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272 pages, Hardcover
First published January 9, 2024
One thousand words, all year round. You can do it.
HOW TO GENTLY RESTART
· Remind yourself of what the project is and why you wanted to write it
· Reread it all starting from the beginning
· Read the first chapter of a book you love to see how the author made it work, and then think about how it makes you feel
· A little forgiveness, followed by a lot of focus
· Set yourself up for success physically and mentally
· Ban yourself from the internet for the first few days
· Above all, do not feel intimidated or discouraged
Creativity happens all the time, whether we know it or not. We just have to learn to pay attention to it. And we can be at any stage of the creative process all year round. We can always be thinking and consuming and processing, even if there's no visible output. You can also just exist in your life, too, and that is wonderful. You don't need to be consistently viewing the world through an artistic lens. But I just want you to know that this creative side of yourself is always available to access in one way or another. One thousand words is a beautiful guideline. But you are the ultimate creator of your guidelines. You drive your future creativity. You don't need me or this book or anyone to tell you how to make your art. It's year-round, this work, this life. What you can count on is yourself, sitting down and doing that work. And the relationships you build along the way.
Whatever it is you are working on, whatever it is you're dreaming about, whatever path you're trying to carve out for yourself, whatever electricity you're trying to generate, whatever voice you're trying to draw out of yourself, whatever way you're trying to connect with people, whatever you're trying to communicate with the world, whatever fire you are trying to start this morning today this week forever and ever, you can fucking do it.
One thousand words, all year round. You can do it.