To create art is to risk failure. It’s that simple. Some people can’t live with that reality. They want their work to come forth fully formed, Athena emerging from Zeus’ head.
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Give Them Grace
Grace is the only air not toxic to humans. – Ann Voskamp
You breathe in a lot of things during the day. Hurtful words. Not being asked to join your co-workers for lunch. Tragic stories, some that hit closer to home than others. A loved one forgetting an important date.
Launching Satellites
A newly released film is like a satellite. It might transmit or not. I’m on the ground and have to find something else to do. – Keith Maitland
Who are You Writing for?
Of our greatest acts we are ignorant. You were not aware that you saved my life. – Emily Dickinson to Thomas Wentworth Higginson
How to Handle Failure
The problems of failure are problems of discouragement, of hopelessness, of hunger. You want everything to happen and you want it now, and things go wrong. – Neil Gaiman, “Make Good Art” [Read more…] about How to Handle Failure
What to Do When You Disappoint Yourself
I disappoint myself on occasion. Some people might argue it’s my perfectionism rearing it’s ugly head, and they’re right at times. I sometimes hold myself to an untenable standard. Other times, I have a legitimate reason to be disappointed with myself.