#forwriters

Story time!

A personal video which I explain a huge opportunity I missed, and how it taught me that we DO NOT only have one shot.

When you plant something, you don’t see progress for a while. The roots are growing; its core structure is forming; but above the soil, none of that is obvious.

Creative, this applies to your art. Whether or not you can see it, if you’re working, then you ARE making progress.

“But what if I make a bad book?”

“What if I wreck that piece?”

“What if I mess up?”

Great news, creative. If you make the worst art anyone’s ever see… NOTHING HAPPENS.

The time that is lost is lost, and you are welcome to grieve it—but don’t let it define your future.

Spite is a legitimate motivator. But just like you can’t live on adrenaline spikes, you can’t create forever on spite.

What can keep you going? Loving your work.

It’s flawed, I know. Well, who says flawed means unloveable?

Listen: you have a creative pattern. Maybe your best ideas come when doing the dishes. Maybe it’s late at night, when everyone else is in bed.

Whatever it is, that pattern is a tool for your toolbox, and can help you build that daily habit of creation.

“Use it or lose it” is terrifying. The implication is once you pass some magical age, it’s too late to try.

Creative, this is a LIE. Your talent does not leak away. You can still write, draw, compose.

You have not lost your art.