tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20654551.post8287032045151480536..comments2023-10-05T03:06:42.081-07:00Comments on Eric Maisel Creativity Central: Don't Quit Your Day JobEric Maiselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03616912091956978071noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20654551.post-13950240379813362212009-01-21T10:37:00.000-08:002009-01-21T10:37:00.000-08:00There's a wonderful book on being an artist or cre...There's a wonderful book on being an artist or creative person and making a living. It's been in print since 1997 and is still going strong. It has a silly title, but it describes the different types of creativity, interviews creative people and gives ideas on combining day jobs and creativity. Don't let the title put you off. "Creating a life worth living" by Carol Lloyd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20654551.post-28872092013535046312009-01-12T22:41:00.000-08:002009-01-12T22:41:00.000-08:00Thanks Suzanne! I'm beginning to see that I'm a ve...Thanks Suzanne! I'm beginning to see that I'm a very different writer if I write everyday instead of just when I have time. It's my goal for 2009, but more likely a life long challenge!Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632981523532521040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20654551.post-82930038067169504582009-01-12T12:15:00.000-08:002009-01-12T12:15:00.000-08:00Colleen, I think you're on to something by resolvi...Colleen, I think you're on to something by resolving to write in the cracks. I remember years ago reading an interview with Jane Smiley, whose family was younger at the time. She said that she wrote while waiting in the car for them to come out of athetlic practices, even if it was just 15 minutes. She said that, in effect, if you weren't dying to get to your writing, maybe it was too boring. Her comment made a real impression on me. It's a habit you have to cultivate -- that of writing even when you don't feel like it. Because the irony is that once your kids are grown, and even if you suddenly have 40 hours a week to write, the habit of going to the page will not come any easier. There will always be reasons not to start -- the kinds of existential reasons that Eric Maisel talks about in "Van Gogh Blues." Of course, I'm giving myself this talk even while I'm giving it to you. :)Suzanne Kelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737097484481921128noreply@blogger.com