We’re all afraid of failing. We dread critics, seek the praise of our peers, and crave spotless records. We think that to be happy, productive citizens, we have to avoid failure as much as possible.
Who can blame us? In school we were taught to be ashamed if the teacher marks a giant red “X” on [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Writing’
Exercises in Failure: Allow yourself to create crap
Taking Shortcuts
In one of my figure drawing classes, we had a series of assignments where we had to copy the human figures in over 20 famous paintings. We were supposed to draw them on large sheets of paper. It was a really tough assignment, especially if we had to copy from paintings depicting a crowd scene.
Some [...]
The Writer’s Life: The importance of solitude and fresh air
“…a writer works alone, indoors, in a room, on a chair, with the door shut. Any young person who wonders what his or her chances are of becoming a writer ought to assess their ability to deal with solitude and, figuratively speaking, an entire working life thrashing around in inspissated darkness. It has been said [...]
