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Shaili:
Kate
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Welcome to the club! In this episode we explore the need to do things properly, how much it gets in our way and what we’re exploring to free ourselves up from trying to create ‘the right’ way. We talk about MFAs, writing everyday, ‘showing up’ online, sharing your work in progress, being a recovering snob, taking your process seriously whilst having a good time creating, resisting the first step or the first draft. It's great to have you here!
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Here’s a quick recap of the references we make in this episode:
- Kate mentions Morning Pages, they are from Julia Cameron’s ‘The Artist's Way’, Julia describes them like this: “Morning Pages are three pages of longhand, stream of consciousness writing, done first thing in the morning. *There is no wrong way to do Morning Pages*– they are not high art. They are not even “writing.” They are about anything and everything that crosses your mind– and they are for your eyes only. Morning Pages provoke, clarify, comfort, cajole, prioritize and synchronize the day at hand. Do not over-think Morning Pages: just put three pages of anything on the page...and then do three more pages tomorrow.”
- Virginia Woolf, in particular Mrs Dalloway
- Moby Dick, by Herman Melville
- Beach Read, by Emily Henry “Two Writers. One Holiday. A romcom waiting to happen.”
- Romanticise your life on Tiktok
- The 90-Day Novel: Unlock the Story Within, by Alan Watt
- Roger Love, voice coach, @theofficialrogerlove on instagram
- Sheila Heti, author
Journaling prompts
- What is ‘doing it properly’ like for you? How does it help or hinder your creativity? If doing it wrong means you’re doing it right, how can you do it wrong?
- What brings you joy when you create?
- What would it be like to do the ‘bare minimum’? How could you allow yourself to explore this? How can you take ‘soft’ steps towards your creative goals?
- How can you bring more pleasure into your practice? What would be fun?
