Want to Write? Get Naïve
“Despite a lack of natural ability, I did have the one element necessary to all early creativity: naïveté, that fabulous quality that keeps you from knowing just how unsuited you are for what you are about to do.” – Steve Martin, Born Standing Up.
What’s keeping you from your art today?
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June 1st, 2008 at 10:00 am
Today? A fever is keeping me from being creative today. At the moment, all I can do is work through the natural rhythms of life (manual tasks) much as D.H. Lawrence outlined at the beginning of the Rainbow.
See, I only get literary like this when I’m burning up.
Fantastic quote, Brandon!
June 2nd, 2008 at 8:20 am
I definitely feel this one. I put off and put off starting my new novel b/c I know enough now that it’ll never be good enough. It’ll never be what I want it to be.
I finally started anyway and dipped my toe in Lake Naive.
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:10 am
Jamie, Natural rhythms… I like that. I hope that yesterday was a restful day of recovery for you.
Heather, Lake Naive… I love it! Brilliant. And I’m glad you started anyway… keep me posted on how it goes!