I have been dabbling on twitter lately. You can find me at www.twitter.com/annajharris. In the process, I came across one of my old favourite bloggers, Hugh MacLeod at Gaping Void. If you haven't seen his blog, it's worth a visit. He is amazing cartoonist who likes to look at the world from a the perspective of a slightly cynical marketer. He knows the jargon, but he doesn't necessarily believe it. I like him. I love his cartoons. I love his take on creativity. I love his brevity - he draws cartoons on business cards. Nice.
Anyway, the point? He shared a link to another blog called daily routines. This blog shares interviews with all manner of artists, writers and creatives about the daily routines that couch their creative process. I find it incredibly interesting because as a writer, I understand the value of the daily process. It's almost like an athlete training. It keeps your brain fit, it keeps your hands fit, it keeps your ideas growing and developing. It's hard to demonstrate, but when you write every day for a decent length of time, you begin to understand it. Suddenly, you are like a plant in season and all the buds begin to swell and get a bit of colour on them, petals unfurl and something is born.
Writing is organic,... I'm glad to see myself writing again. This is a good thing. It's almost a lost art for me but gee, I need it. It is such good stress management for me. [sigh]
