The uncertainty drives some writers crazy. Starting a fresh draft is one of the most exhilarating – and excruciating – parts of writing. When writers ask me for tips about first drafts, I tell them to get lost. Then, contribute or dispute in the comments section below. I’ve aimed the ideas below particularly for writers, but business artists would be wise to view their own businesses as similar creative projects that require patient, artful drafting and re-drafting. But wander with smart tracking wonder tips so you know how and when to get back on-track. My best advise is this: In the early stages of your project, wander. When do you let go of hasty shipping and when do you invite the not-knowing? It’s tricky to know.
But patience and tolerance for ambiguity remain virtues for creative questers. Sound advice for the over-thnking Maven who wallows in indecision and incomplete projects. The World of Buzz pushes us to speed things up.
I hear that restlessness among clients and mentorees in the Your Captivating Book mentorship program. I hear the restlessness at times among the business artists and professionals in the Your ArtMark™ expedition.Īnd the writer wants to shape the book today and ship it tomorrow. The business artist – start-up or in transition – wants to shape a business identity now and get moving tomorrow. Business artists and writers share a common uneasiness with ambiguity. He also had to let go of what he thought the Story might be and let the writing show him.Įasier said than done. But when it came to his own story – with his father’s story entwined – not only was he in new genre territory. The son of a prominent short story writer, Dubus had met success as a novelist, the least of his successes being that The House of Fog and Sand has membership in Oprah’s club. That’s what Andre Dubus III said when he wrote his first memoir, Townie.
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