Inspiration: the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something creative. Here’s my theory: Inspiration is the state of being when the desire to create something specific is greater than any apprehension of possible failure. Just wanting to create isn’t enough, because you can still be paralyzed by the blank canvas/page. Inspiration is just not… Read More Inspiring Inspiration Manually
I was recently re-reading Jason Dorsey’s My Reality Check Bounced! and thinking about what I wanted my future to look like. I started thinking of questions I had for my future self, and being the time-travelling junkie that I am, I really liked the idea of writing a letter to my future self. Enjoy! Dear Mary… Read More Dear Future Me
Nothing is the worst thing I have ever done, I think. Yeah. Pretty much. Doing nothing. I have to tell myself, “Don’t stop going, whatever you do.” For the longest time, whenever I felt like I was stuck/lost, I always just stopped whatever I was doing (drawing, writing, painting, driving) and tried to just stand… Read More Don’t Touch the Brakes
I was very maturely whining about a “lack of inspiration” on Facebook. I usually don’t, but whatever. I’m only a human being deprived of sleep. So there I was, complaining. Then a friend of mine, author of “Adventures in My Petticoat“, very kindly commented: “That’s amateur talk.” Why, yes, I do believe it is. And… Read More “That’s Amateur Talk”
Miss Marck 