Writing

Art Practice: Meditation Versus Action

August 2, 2010

Where do ideas and art come from anyway? It’s all well and good to talk about ‘artistic process’ in an abstract fashion but it really is all about doing something – anything – and then doing something else. Progress in process is all in the doing.

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Julia Cameron on ‘Real’ Writers

June 8, 2010

Earlier this week my Amazon shipment arrived including The Right To Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into The Writing Life by Julia Cameron. I haven’t had a chance to delve deeply into the book, however I wanted to share an extract here since it follows on so nicely from this week’s Creative Concepts podcast.

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When No One Cares…

January 27, 2010
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I sometimes get disappointed when something I produce doesn’t get much of a reception. You hope that a project is worthwhile and that somebody somewhere is getting something out of it, and as much as I look for some intrinsic merit to the things I do, I am still sometimes left wondering. But what if no one caring was actually a good thing?

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Classroom Community Of Writers

December 21, 2009

St Ninian’s Primary School in Stirling, Scotland, introduced a “Writing For Real” program.

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Wayson Choy: Your Story Is Absolutely Worth Telling

November 11, 2009

Wayson Choy: “I would say your story is absolutely worth telling. Don’t even hesistate to think otherwise, but remember you can only tell your story if you have the craft and learn the craft of writing.”

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I Sacked My Writing Coach!

November 10, 2009

Yes, I have next to no willpower. I’m not having fun. So ocassionally I will seek encouragement from various sources… But advice, as Mann and Schmich have observed, isn’t always helpful.

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Write What You Know. Write What You Feel.

November 6, 2009

Write what you know. Write what you feel. It’s classic writing advice. Here screenwriter Bill Grundfest and Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. offer their thoughts on the importance of writing from your own perspective and from your own personal history.

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Karen McQuestion: Every Acceptance Is A Victory

September 23, 2009
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The wonderful Cynthia Harrison (who has been a dear friend to this blog and supporter of my efforts) has published an amazing interview with Karen McQuestion on writing, rejection and the power of Kindle publishing.

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