Get the Picture
Art is born in attention. Its midwife is detail. Art may seem to spring from pain, but perhaps that is because pain serves to focus our attention onto details (for instance, the excruciatingly beautiful curve of a lost lover’s neck). Art may seem to involve broad strokes, grand schemes, great plans. But it is the attention to detail that stays with
... See moreJulia Cameron • The Artist's Way: 30th Anniversary Edition
A literary agent, who shall remain nameless, said to me recently, “Everyone always wants a central narrative which is driving me fucking crazy.” It’s like there is this strain of puritanism in publishing that seems to say, “Books are for my own intellectual and moral edification, how dare it resemble a drug!” I think the internet has contributed to... See more
Big Magic: How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear
Elizabeth Gilbert • 2 highlights
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