The myth of the magic bullet

brett — Wed, 01 May 2013 10:45:59 +0000

All artists share the same genetic thread, a special distinction that can either define or destroy us: We are all born from the same struggle Some of us find our way to becoming fully formed; others, we allow the fear that fuels the struggle to slice our evolution at the knees. It is the ultimate [...]

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Get off the self improvement treadmill

brett — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 17:56:38 +0000

As I type, the wheels in my head are spinning at a wild pace. The engine that drives these wheels is well greased and ready for action at all times. Or perhaps it’s just a coiled spring ready to unwind at any given moment. Either way, the end result is a constant neon scream that [...]

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Just create

brett — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:51:23 +0000

There is no safety to be discovered in waiting, in strategizing, in planning for what lies ahead. In any given moment, what feels like “the right way” is likely to be the anchor that holds you to the whims of the tide. Here, you will simply rise and fall with the passing of ships and the [...]

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Quality in a place of quantity

brett — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:16:12 +0000

I’ve become very sensitive to the call of purity. Call it maturity, call it “the thirties,” call it evolution, or simply call a spade a spade. I’m just tired of processed, effortlessly consumed, unpronounceable ingredients in my everyday life – whether it be food or otherwise. I drink more tea these days than coffee, which [...]

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Art is a process, not a pez dispenser

brett — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:04:29 +0000

There is no timetable for your success. No timetable for producing good work. No timetable for when the work “should” be done or “needs” to be done. There are two paths that our feet must find: One – all that matters is getting to the work, and two – be patient enough to allow the [...]

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Becoming the adaptable writer

brett — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:00:13 +0000

As the paradigms in publishing continue to shift, and shift rapidly, there has never been a more opportunistic era to be in the market of sharing ideas. But with opportunity comes competition for attention. The sandbox is crowded, to put it mildly, and from small business to Fortune 500, everyone has a stake in the publishing [...]

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A brave new world for artists

brett — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:25:59 +0000

The creative landscape has been fully democratized, which means today there are more opportunities for us artists to share our work than ever before. The yesterdays of permission and limited options for earning attention for our work – these days are fading into the backdrop, and fast. It’s head spinning at times. With all this [...]

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“How to” guarantee safety

brett — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:00:03 +0000

“How to” has started to become the crutch of online existence: How to publish for your audience and how to blog better and how to tweet like the pro’s and how to social media your way to top of that social media mountain. For me, it’s become a fog of white noise, a thousand haystacks [...]

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What should I create now?

Amber — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:37:01 +0000

In an effort to further fuel the creative process,we’ve taken a few snippets from previous posts and developed them into a visual “kick in the pants.” This particular kick was inspired by this post on how giving your energy to “next” instead of “now” robs your creations of the necessary fuel to evolve. So instead [...]

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When structure is not your ally

brett — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:58:34 +0000

It is perfectly human to hope for a path of least resistance. We tweak and tinker and toy with our creative process. We construct complex productivity systems to support what he hope are epic stretches of creating. While the purpose of these exercises is noble, the end result is far more destructive than helpful. All of [...]

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