Sometimes the Work Knows Better
You can begin a creative project with a clear plan. Then the work starts talking back. A character behaves differently than you expected. A song wants a different arrangement. A story takes an unexpected turn. An idea becomes more interesting than the one you started with. You have two choices. Force everything back into the […]
Let the Work Teach You Something
You don’t have to know everything before you begin. Sometimes the reason to make the thing is to find out what you didn’t know. Write the chapter. Make the song. Shoot the scene. Build the project. Then pay attention to what the work reveals. Maybe the idea changes. Maybe your assumptions were wrong. Maybe you […]