I had a similar thought recently as I was working on a painting. You have to be able to manage the waves of frustration that come to kill your creativity and impede your flow state. Or you'll never get to the other side. If I drew a graph it would look like steps but not connected just lines staggering upward. They can't be connected cause it's a mystery how I found the way to start again at each interval.
"You have to be able to manage the waves of frustration that comes to kill your creativity and impede your flow state." <-- Yes, 100%! I think so much of writing, for me, is actually just trying to tolerate the discomfort of it, those waves of frustration. And I love your idea of upward-staggering lines that aren't connected, because it's a mystery how to get from one to the next. Exactly! Thank you for this wise and validating comment!
Oh, fun! Immediate curiosity at hearing their voice.
My bf and i argued over the sentence "Cindy Lee is the performance vehicle of Patrick . . .etc." bc I thought it was clear this person was not one but two, or both one, said rather straightforwardly, but he thought it was oddly vague somehow (maybe because of the word "vehicle" instead of "persona"? idk).
Yeah, that sentence could probably use revising. I also thought about using "stage name," "drag persona," "alter ego," or some combination. (For some reason "performance persona" reads weird to me.) Nothing seemed totally right — maybe the best way to say it is that Patrick Flegel records and performs as Cindy Lee . . . I will revisit!
I like your last graph best - think it’s marvelous actually! It seems like this is exactly what your quote is saying: there’s absolutely no right way to get through it. As long as we keep going, all of it is right. Each day, each project, a new surprise 🎁
Yes, exactly! And just acknowledging that it may take *thousands of hours* before you get the thing to the point where it's worth sharing (and that's OK and to be expected) — I really appreciated that part!
Mason, you should take a look at my post from yesterday. I interview my friend Jill Margo, who is a creativity guide (among other things)... I think you'll find lots to chew on! She's all about helping creators do their thing: https://balampman.substack.com/p/no-83-an-interview-with-jill-margo
I had a similar thought recently as I was working on a painting. You have to be able to manage the waves of frustration that come to kill your creativity and impede your flow state. Or you'll never get to the other side. If I drew a graph it would look like steps but not connected just lines staggering upward. They can't be connected cause it's a mystery how I found the way to start again at each interval.
"You have to be able to manage the waves of frustration that comes to kill your creativity and impede your flow state." <-- Yes, 100%! I think so much of writing, for me, is actually just trying to tolerate the discomfort of it, those waves of frustration. And I love your idea of upward-staggering lines that aren't connected, because it's a mystery how to get from one to the next. Exactly! Thank you for this wise and validating comment!
Oh, fun! Immediate curiosity at hearing their voice.
My bf and i argued over the sentence "Cindy Lee is the performance vehicle of Patrick . . .etc." bc I thought it was clear this person was not one but two, or both one, said rather straightforwardly, but he thought it was oddly vague somehow (maybe because of the word "vehicle" instead of "persona"? idk).
Yeah, that sentence could probably use revising. I also thought about using "stage name," "drag persona," "alter ego," or some combination. (For some reason "performance persona" reads weird to me.) Nothing seemed totally right — maybe the best way to say it is that Patrick Flegel records and performs as Cindy Lee . . . I will revisit!
Loving that haunting low-fi retro sound...
Yess 💯
Oh, thank you for introducing me to this music. I really like it!
I'm so glad! It's practically the only thing I've listened to for a few weeks now — I want to tell everyone about it.
I too am obsessed with the Cindy Lee album! That is all. :)
It's so good!
I like your last graph best - think it’s marvelous actually! It seems like this is exactly what your quote is saying: there’s absolutely no right way to get through it. As long as we keep going, all of it is right. Each day, each project, a new surprise 🎁
Yes, exactly! And just acknowledging that it may take *thousands of hours* before you get the thing to the point where it's worth sharing (and that's OK and to be expected) — I really appreciated that part!
Thank you for the peace on Cindy Lee. Diamond Jubilee is a mind blowing, astonishing record.
Haha... your last graph...PERFECT.
Mason, you should take a look at my post from yesterday. I interview my friend Jill Margo, who is a creativity guide (among other things)... I think you'll find lots to chew on! She's all about helping creators do their thing: https://balampman.substack.com/p/no-83-an-interview-with-jill-margo
“Thrift is paramount!” — love this and I think that’s the true definition of creativity.