Last week I had the pleasure of seeing Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear, speak at Benaroya Hall. It is alway helpful to hear that I’m not alone when it comes to the struggles of getting work done and when this information is followed up with thoughts on how to move forward in the writing journey, I am inspired and itching for my pen.
Ms. Gilbert’s idea of creativity and fear being a package deal makes sense. I have written a book and I know I can do it, but there is always this little something that works to drag me down in the process of writing another one, this fear perhaps that it can’t possibly happen again. It takes a lot of work to pull thousands of words together in a way that makes sense and that meets one’s fancy. So knowing that fear is common place, a part of the deal, helps to remind me that it is normal and that I can simply move along, and in time, with work, my new book will come together.
I can’t wait to dive into Big Magic and read other tidbits that can help me to bring my story together, although I know that nothing can do that better than sitting my butt in a chair, grabbing my pen, and getting to work. Write on!
WRITING PROMPT#1: What are you afraid of?
WRITING PROMPT#2:Candice bent low, ducked her head and entered the darkness…
