Some random sketches this week, done over the last two weeks. Honestly, it’s a miracle I’ve had time for these even, the last week has been so busy >.< This one was actually done three weeks ago in my diary during a brain break: This one was down at the local park/playground while the kids […]
Made-It Monday: Random Sketches Read More »
Found this in my meanderings earlier in the week, and it was hyper-relevant, since I found it while spending an hour procrastinating for diving into some revisions I’m supposed to be doing :’D Worth watching to the end. I’ve actually blogged about the photography story he mentions before, only I’ve heard the story with an
The 70% Rule (On Perfectionism) Read More »
I had a question about this from a student this week, and since I went to all the effort of typing out a long response, I thought I’d share it here too in case anyone else finds it useful 🙂 The question is, in essence, Why Am I Having A Creative Block And What Can
When You Really Want To Create Something, But Just… Can’t. Read More »
A partial repost, because I’d forgotten about this paradigm I spontaneously invented a couple of years ago until Saturday just past, when I managed to – such fun – lock myself out of my house. Harrumph. $160 for a locksmith is NOT how I wanted to spend money right now, thanks very much. I could
On Processing Mistakes Healthily: 3, 2, 1 Read More »
Phew. Got knocked around a bit last week getting sick, but I guess I shouldn’t really be surprised: it was a ridiculous couple of weeks, what with a grandparent dying, a grandparent getting critically ill, and me suddenly acquiring a mini leadership role at work o.O So yeah. Not especially surprised, really, that as soon
On Relearning How To Write/Create Regularly Read More »
Anything can be critiqued. Criticizing something is easy. It makes the critiquer feel smart, and just a little bit superior to the writer. But that kind of critique serves no real purpose, because that kind of critique is wrong from the moment the critiquer picks up the story or the manuscript or the 400-year-old play.
Thought of the Day: Critiquing is Easy. Doing is Hard. Read More »
So I was going through my inbox the other day, theoretically Doing Important Culling And Filing (but actually we know I was totally just procrastinating–procrastifiling?), and I stumbled on an amusing trend. Liana and I email each other a fair bit (though heaven knows her emails are generally more sensible than mine, she being the
