Why I got out of Academia
I'm pretty particular about my tools of the trade. I fall in love with certain types of pens or pencils (probably keyboards, too, for that matter), and can't function if they change.
More seriously, though, this is probably my biggest problem with writing, or any artistic endeavor. I have these wonderful ideas (or dreams), but when I actually sit down to write them or draw them, they never come out the way I wanted them to. Many people consider this the process of creation, but I've alwasy thought of it as plain old mush.
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That is why *most* great arts people do a ton of practice, and tons of refinement on their initial ideas, etc. Raw talent unrefined can only go so far. Ok, you have heard that enought times.
Maybe it would help to try to think of each idea you want to get out not so much as a "piece" but a "project". It may help you frame it out better and take more time in expressing what is inside. You may never hit the mark you look for, but it might get closer...
Posted by: Hubby | April 16, 2005 7:00 AM