Ursula K. Le Guin on How You Make Something Good in Creative Work
- This, from Jenny Lawson (thebloggess)which I instantly added to my collection of “things to come back to when I’m feeling meh”:
To really like my work I have to look at it with different eyes. I have to forget everyone who did it better or faster, and remind myself that no one has ever done it quite the way I have. I have to remind myself that the
Sari Azout • Make Something to Learn More About What's Inside You
If your work is to have integrity, it must come from the inside. Everything you need to be creative you've probably possessed since you were ten years old. Just show up, regardless of the results, and scream down the well with every inch of your lungs. That’s how you get a career.
Kieran • Following the White-Hot Fire Inside of You
"The secret of creative work is to make a lot and publish a little.
Don't underestimate the power of giving yourself permission to create junk. Most of what you create will be mediocre or bad.
But that's okay. You only have to show people the good stuff. Make 100 things, discard 90, and share the 10 best. Create, create, create. Edit, edit, edit."