I’m Not Good Enough
‘Maybe I’m not good enough.’
Every creative person is struck by self-doubt at times. But sometimes, self-doubt stops us in our tracks and keep us there, for days, for weeks, for years – sometimes forever. (more…)
On Completion
Completing projects can be hard, particularly when you’ve worked for a long time on a piece of work, a book or a script or a visual work. Letting the project go, saying goodbye to it, can feel strangely painful. Or scary. How will it be received? What on earth are you going to do now? (more…)
Copying and Voice: How the Artist Learns
‘Start copying what you love. Copy copy copy copy. At the end of the copy you will find yourself.’
We all have heroes or idols. The authors we love to read, the musicians we love to hear, the directors whose films we love to watch. So entertaining, so thought-provoking, so inspiring. So overwhelming. (more…)
New Year Resolutions
New Year’s Resolutions. Don’t you hate ‘em? We make so many and we stick to so few. A 2007 study showed that 88% of people who make resolutions fail. Which is why the gyms are packed at the start of January, but empty by the end of the month. (more…)
You are not your creative work
Many people identify totally with their work. They may never actually put this into words, but they live as if they were what they do.
When the work goes well their worth as human beings goes up. When the work goes badly, they are failures, useless, fit for nothing. (more…)
A Daily Practice and The Creative Journey
‘There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live.’
Dalai Lama
