It's easy to think of bold creativity as a move to be louder or faster, or working longer hours, being more offensive, more "different."
But that's not necessarily true. At times, it's better for our work to have the guts to be slow or scared or silent or child-like. IT TAKES GUTS TO "REGRESS", but it can be just the right thing for the best function of the senses and the imagination.
My husband Bob's Turkish Kangal Dog, Kaya, is very bold about regressing. He goes back to being a puppy whenever he feels like it. Here's a moment from this past Christmas when he was feeling like a child again.
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Love those photos! What a dog!!
And the reminder that boldness can be quiet. I totally agree.
I'm dealing with a "paradox of creativity" this week - namely, the paradox that for me, during this particular time/season, I need structure and some prodding to keep the creative juices flowing. I've been working since Monday with a friend - we're being "accountability partners" for one another.
It's working! We set longer-term goals (6 months out) over the weekend and on Monday announced our goals for the week. We "report" to one another each evening on our daily progress.
I have found it energizing and a success thus far - it's got me editing my second ms blurb in advance of sending out the next batch of queries, and has me 15 or so pages ahead in my novel-in-progress.
Sometimes you have to shift things around - regress, speed up, slow down, etc. - to get moving again!
I'm trying to let my agent do her job and not get in her way. Very difficult for me to be passive, so I'm trying to frame that more positively.
What's your goal for the week?
Goal one: write 1-2 hours/day - focused "free" writing in the novel-in-progress
Goal two: spend at least 10 minutes each day editing the query letter/blurb for the second ms in prep for the big Sept. 5th query letter mailing extravaganza!
addition to Goal one: on weekends I'm aiming for 2-3 hours/day on the novel-in-progress
Simple enough goals, though specific enough and with my commitment to "Account" to someone, it has shoved me out of my summer funk...:)
Wonderfully specific--and successful!
Revert to Progress :)
Anil P, say more, if you will, about what you mean by "revert to progress." I think I get it, but I'm not sure.
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It would be a bold move simply for me to develop patience. As I write it, I see that attitude embedded even in the phrase I use: "bold move." Bold inaction is a lot harder for me and a lot of people.
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