The Artist's Way
Today I received an Antipodean care package, courtesy of my friend and collaborator Jodi.
The package contained Cadbury Furry Friends and Caramello Koalas. The Koalas didn't take to international postage that well (a little flat, but still NOM). For those unaware, I should point out that I'm not Australian. But I work with an Aussie and a Kiwi who bring in Antipodean treats, so I blame them for getting me addicted to Koalas, pineapple lumps and L&P (although Tim Tams are just Penguin bars minus the wrappers!).
But confectionery was not the purpose of the package, rather a book that Jodi had been meaning to send to me for some time.
Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way is a coursebook that aims to help you remove the blockages to your creativity. I know many writers who have undergone the Artist's Way, and rave about it, and there is certainly no denying that my creativity has become blocked recently.
I haven't touched The Astonishing Adventures of Captain Juan in some time, leaving me at risk of feeling disconnected from my own character. Similarly, The Long Watch: Apocatastasis has ground to a halt, brought on by a rewriting crisis precipitated by reducing the importance of one previously key part of the story, and in order to better flow into the second story, Lucifer Falls. That has itself has ground to a fault after I freaked out a little over an execution scene in the story.
So this course is something I need to do, so I'm going to start it next week. I'll keep you updated on my progress.
The package contained Cadbury Furry Friends and Caramello Koalas. The Koalas didn't take to international postage that well (a little flat, but still NOM). For those unaware, I should point out that I'm not Australian. But I work with an Aussie and a Kiwi who bring in Antipodean treats, so I blame them for getting me addicted to Koalas, pineapple lumps and L&P (although Tim Tams are just Penguin bars minus the wrappers!).
But confectionery was not the purpose of the package, rather a book that Jodi had been meaning to send to me for some time.
Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way is a coursebook that aims to help you remove the blockages to your creativity. I know many writers who have undergone the Artist's Way, and rave about it, and there is certainly no denying that my creativity has become blocked recently.
I haven't touched The Astonishing Adventures of Captain Juan in some time, leaving me at risk of feeling disconnected from my own character. Similarly, The Long Watch: Apocatastasis has ground to a halt, brought on by a rewriting crisis precipitated by reducing the importance of one previously key part of the story, and in order to better flow into the second story, Lucifer Falls. That has itself has ground to a fault after I freaked out a little over an execution scene in the story.
So this course is something I need to do, so I'm going to start it next week. I'll keep you updated on my progress.
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