Discovered a good resource in Writers News this month www.annarushton.co.uk/ including www.catalystonline.co.uk/ These are the websites of Anna Rushton and of particular interest to me is a section on 'Overcoming Creative Blocks and Barriers'. She has some great tips including:
Try saying to yourself; "I will just do 10minutes on my creative project, then I can stop and so something else." Just giving yourself permission can lead you to getting absorbed and involved in it again. If its not working then stop in 10minutes and if it is then stay with it!!
As for judging yourself, Anna says; All creativity comes from chaos, a divine spark, leave space to create in. Your creative project is your baby, so praise it, be delighted at any progress it has made and celebrate the fact it has happened at all.
Following on with the birth analogy; A woman in labour doesn't start thinking about the family's dinner or whether the mower needs repairing. She is focused on bringing in new life - you need to be focused on bringing your creative project to life.
And during your creating time; Never do anything else!! Treat your creativity with respect and don't allow your energy to be diluted with everyday administration. We are often concerned to be 'productive' so would rather do something than nothing. Creativity needs space and time to think, dream, prepare so don't dismiss this time as 'wasted'. It is 'seeding time' for projects and ideas and highly important.
Give yourself permission to create rubbish. Did Picasso produce a masterpiece the first time he picked up a brush? Creativity is about learning how to use your skills and talents to produce something from within you that you are proud of and that does not happen overnight. A diamond has to be cut and polished for its true beauty to be revealed and a diamond cutter has years of learning that skill - so take heart and don't give up because you think your work isn't good enough.
Thank you Anna
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