THIS IS SO GOOD. I love reading about other people's creative processes, mostly to see if there's something that I hadn't considered, that I can try. But yes, as you say, the important part is being deliberate about it. "Did this work for me? Could it work better? Did I hate every second because it's not for me or because it IS for me, but when I get better at this?"
Yes! I didn't want to be too sensational about it — "Studying other people's process is DUMB!" — because I LOVE studying other people's processes, and have gotten a lot of great insights from doing so. But I think so often we get sidetracked by the cult of personality, this idea that if it worked for [Big Superstar We Love] then it must work for us. Thanks for your comment, and just want to say I love your writing as well! Going to be ordering a certain book about a certain pair of trench coat wearing dogs for my 5-year-old today.
What about nine showers though?
THIS IS SO GOOD. I love reading about other people's creative processes, mostly to see if there's something that I hadn't considered, that I can try. But yes, as you say, the important part is being deliberate about it. "Did this work for me? Could it work better? Did I hate every second because it's not for me or because it IS for me, but when I get better at this?"
Yes! I didn't want to be too sensational about it — "Studying other people's process is DUMB!" — because I LOVE studying other people's processes, and have gotten a lot of great insights from doing so. But I think so often we get sidetracked by the cult of personality, this idea that if it worked for [Big Superstar We Love] then it must work for us. Thanks for your comment, and just want to say I love your writing as well! Going to be ordering a certain book about a certain pair of trench coat wearing dogs for my 5-year-old today.
Well this certain author is very excited about this certain comment. I hope your 5-year-old likes it!