Some Friendly Reassurance, courtesy of Robert Louis Stevenson…
I imagine most of you reading this fancy yourselves creative, and you are. We’re all capable that way. We ought to count ourselves lucky that we choose to harness our creativity in a form of art … in words. But being a creative individual sometimes has its fallbacks.
We’re always thinking, both grand and minute. In this way we always have ideas circulating our minds. Today you feel like writing a suspense, tomorrow you don’t. Or maybe right now you feel like a fantasy, but in a few minutes a mystery. Short story … then novel. Script … then poetry. There are times when you can aim our focus on one thing at a time, but when inspiration strikes, don’t hesitate to embrace it; you’ll regret it if you don’t.
To quote Robert Louis Stevenson:
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.”
Nothing happens in an instant, least of all in the world of writing. Don’t rush yourself to finish the script or the novel or the story. Follow inspiration as it comes, because even if you have multiple projects on your plate, they’ll each be drenched in heart and soul.
-Tori Domay
James Cameron’s “Avatar” = AWESOME KITE.
Visiting COSTCO with my Mother, Sister, and Nephew today, this freaking awesome kite was sitting on the shelf begging to be purchased. I can’t wait to go out and fly it. The mark of a great film, and the emotional impact of the story, is sometimes reflected in how successful a film’s marketing turns out. I got suckered right into this one. Huzzah!
I can’t wait to be just like Jake Sully, and fly my Great Leonopteryx Kite. He is called Toruk, because he is the Last Shadow other Kites will see!
