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Jim Woods's avatar

I think every good creator must get to the point where they don't give a damn what anyone else thinks of their work.

Thanks for this great reminder, Shawn!

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Robin Archibald's avatar

I haven't written in several months. Somehow, I got into what I call "making pretty" (not Art, and hardly even Craft) with stickers and then stencils. I've NEVER done anything artsy/crafty. Now I spend hours in complete, satisfying silence, putting together shapes and colors. It's been hugely therapeutic for my mind to occupy itself with nothing more than whether the color of this butterfly goes with the color of that flower, and to feel pleasure when I see them together on the page. I guess it's the simple satisfaction of Making, as you once wrote about with Leo's offering. My time of "making prettty" has me wanting to return to my WIP with that same feeling of low pressure--just Making this story for the pleasure of enjoying what I made.

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