“Don’t much know what this is going to look like,” is a perfectly acceptable place to start from. It may be the only place to start from. Now, take a step. The next one will follow. There’s always fog on the path. Learn to move with, and in, uncertainty. It isn't easy. … Continue reading Don’t Much Know What This is Going to Look Like
Category: Writing
Planning for the Fearless Challenge
I’ve wanted for a while to put together an intake to help people prepare for the Fearless Songwriting Challenge. I’d forgotten about “The Ship It Journal,” Seth Godin’s workbook to help people suss out the resistance they’ll find in working on a project, and helps them plan ahead to beat it. Here’s a link to … Continue reading Planning for the Fearless Challenge
Chord Stories (or B.E.A.D. Guides Chord Flow)
Pat Pattison has a brilliant reduction for the elements of story: Stable. Unstable . . . Pivoting between these two states is the engine of story, (excepting exceptionally dull stories). You could frame this idea as tension and release as well. A pithy saying which expresses a similar idea is; "If it can't happen (stability), … Continue reading Chord Stories (or B.E.A.D. Guides Chord Flow)
A Better Relationship with Your Critic (Or We Both Have Great Taste!).
It's easy to feel frustrated, lonely and overwhelmed writing. It's a fuzzy, poorly defined project. Washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen, (both good substitutes for writing), are projects with a clear beginning, middle, and end. The details of dishwashing’s plot aren’t riveting, but are a comfort in relief to the writing’s unknown topography. Writing is … Continue reading A Better Relationship with Your Critic (Or We Both Have Great Taste!).
Sending Myself to My Room Without Dinner
I’m aiming to make fewer resolutions. My resolutions are all about making myself better: I’m going to play scales on guitar for an hour everyday, or I’m going to stop looking at my phone the moment I wake up. They’re little ultimatums I lay on myself. They’re the equivalent of grounding myself or sending myself … Continue reading Sending Myself to My Room Without Dinner
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