My next newsletter post was not going to be this one. In fact, I was working on the last edits when I had an idea for different post. So, heeding my own advice, I let the muses take me where they wanted me to go this fine Saturday morning and I started writing some notes. But the muses were in an especially playful mood I guess, and they turned me around
Glad you posted this one! Totally captures the idea of writing with wild abandonment. Love the analogy of sifting through the ore to find the gold. Born in a mining town, I can totally relate.
The clip you provided from DPS made me cry, Graham. I loved that movie too, and like you haven't seen it in years. Decades. What a powerful scene, and you're right. The fear and loathing that stops us from writing is a toxic contagion that must be wrestled into submission. Thank you for this inspiring post.
The more I think about it, the more I think that this scene is one of the best representations of writing I’ve seen in a movie. It’s hard to translate the internalized act of writing to a visual medium. The reality is so much more… boring. This scene captures the spirit of that creative act well.
Are there any good “writing scenes” in movies I’m forgetting?
Glad you posted this one! Totally captures the idea of writing with wild abandonment. Love the analogy of sifting through the ore to find the gold. Born in a mining town, I can totally relate.
This was exactly what I needed to read today! Thank you
The clip you provided from DPS made me cry, Graham. I loved that movie too, and like you haven't seen it in years. Decades. What a powerful scene, and you're right. The fear and loathing that stops us from writing is a toxic contagion that must be wrestled into submission. Thank you for this inspiring post.
The more I think about it, the more I think that this scene is one of the best representations of writing I’ve seen in a movie. It’s hard to translate the internalized act of writing to a visual medium. The reality is so much more… boring. This scene captures the spirit of that creative act well.
Are there any good “writing scenes” in movies I’m forgetting?