The last couple days I’ve been learning a bit about transitions. Once I’m in a rhythm and working, the work is easy. Moving from one project to another is often difficult. There are lots of reasons for this. Today, and for the last few days, one of those reasons is simply that “The Fearless Challenge,” … Continue reading Transitions
Last week was the Fearless Songwriting Challenge (to write seven songs in seven days). This was the final song of the week: https://youtu.be/YCSPiSosfn0 Bitter like a burnt caramelFunny like a broke down carouselGrinding round and roundWith no ups or downLike the gears in a jail cell The dark river of our timeRuns course like a … Continue reading Tunesday: Hard to Forgive
As I’m writing this, it’s a quiet Sunday morning. Out my kitchen window I can watch the wind twiddle the leaves of a tree in my neighbors yard. I find quiet to be difficult to sit with, to enjoy. There are so many opportunities for noise, for filling my time with busyness. Today, after … Continue reading Struggling with Quiet
I’ve read that doodling helps many people think better. Maybe it’s the kind of repetitive activity like washing dishes that lulls a persons judging brain to sleep. In doodling, single line could become a flower stem, or part of a ladder, or maybe a bemused smile like the Mona Lisa’s. The stakes low for … Continue reading Doodling with Words
There’s a balance between shipping consistently, and aiming to create great work. One school says work your craft daily, and it will improve. That the process is the purpose. Another school says the work in honing the skill, making the craft as good as a person can. School one says the process of creation … Continue reading Ship More or Hone More?
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