There are many points in an artistic timeline when you might need a creative reset. I’m currently in the threshold between one creative project and the next and in this episode I talk about:
Resting and recharging without letting go of the habits and routines built by writing to a deadline.
When moving from one project to the next feels like departing from a piece of yourself.
Not letting life fill up the space I usually guard for writing.
Taking an intentional pause between work. As writers we use space and silence in our text because an absence of dialogue allows the subtext to be felt. I hope this same absence of a project can allow my own deeper themes of where I'm at now rise to the surface and inform what I'm inspired and moved by at this point in time.
SUMMER PROJECTS: ‘The Artist's Way' by Julia Cameron. I'll be making my way through the twelve-weeks of creative prompts in this book over summer. If you want to join me in using this as a creative reset, please do.
Thank you so much for listening. If this is your first time listening to the podcast, then some of my favourite Episodes are:
Episode 7. Motivation and Momentum
Episode 9. Dramaturgy, Feedback and Implementing Notes
Episode 11. Writing to a Deadline
Episode 12. Managing Research Draft to Draft
Episode 13. Finishing Creative Projects
This episode was originally recorded in November 2021. You can watch the video diary here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWuhUDYFhG7/.
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