Working through creativity
Sometimes it’s awfully tough to know exactly what your creative output is supposed to look like. That’s where I am right now. Having just had a brilliant weekend at the Hutchmoot, I’m more encouraged and challenged than ever by my love for story (and The Story). I want to put that to good use. I’m just not certain what that’s supposed to look like. So of course, being the very private person I am, here I am processing that in front of an audience. How fun!
Life, of course, has its stages. I’m still learning how to be a good dad; I’m still learning how to be a good businessman / employee. I’m still learning how to juggle all the requirements on my time. I’m still learning how to be disciplined. Those are hard processes.They are time consuming. They are sometimes frustrating.
But, one thing I’m learning is that it doesn’t get easier. It probably gets harder. It definitely takes on different looks as life progresses, but if I don’t learn how to master my time and my output now, I won’t have any easier time later.
I’m thinking of combining a few pieces of advice I’ve heard and read lately. Chip MacGregor offered great advice on taking writing seriously the other day. I think I’m going to combine those thoughts with “Start small” and maybe go back to trying my hand at short stories.
I’ll let you know how it works out!
