Stalling
September 23, 2007Okay, so I’m not so much keeping up with this blog o’ creativity. It’s okay, I’ll just walk it off, pretend it never happened.
Robert once told me a story about a friend who bought a Moleskine* notebook to record all his creative thoughts when they came to him, but ended up throwing it out because he couldn’t fill it fast enough and felt like it was becoming a constant reminder of his lack of creativity.
I feel like that now with this blog. Only, I can’t get rid of it because now I have an audience to satisfy. So much pressure!
The only thing I can do, I suppose, is step up the pace. So I will try to post every little bit of creative thought I can muster, no matter how tepid or downright boring it is. Watch out.
*For those of you who don’t know, a Moleskine is a brand of notebooks and sketchbooks marketed to those of us who have decided that we want to tell the world, “hey, I’m artsy!” It also has a tendency to go along with pencil lead on the fingertips, little bits of your artistic medium on your (possibly handmade) clothing, and a generally unwashed appearance. If you are that kind of person–or at least want to appear that way–you will (if you haven’t already) eventually buy a Moleskine and stick it in your back pocket. Trust me.
try not to fret.
lots of people have this initial reaction with blogging (and with moleskins…)
hopefully, in time, you will become accustomed–maybe even addicted to this space–and the very presence of it will feed your creativity rather than stifle it.
best of luck.
Thanks. I’m sure it will get easier, though I’m not really so worried about my creativity being stifled, so much as just figuring out a way to merge my ideas and thoughts with a public narrative. How does one introduce another outlet? Should I simply approach it as though I’m exploring another medium? Probably. I mainly started this as a mode of exploration; a way to get out of my own head with my endeavors and get feedback, perhaps start a dialogue even. So there is also the aspect of vunerability to grapple with as well. How much do I put out there?
Wow, this is a long response. Perhaps it should be a post unto itself.