Hello fellow BrewFeeders!
I hope your New years went well. Last year I was a bit of a recluse but this year I want to push the envelope! 2018 wasn’t as super charged as the first year, 2017. However, I’m not ready to give up.
I wanted to talk about the book I’ve been reading. Personally, I’ve been quarreling with my inner demons on writing my own stories and art. It’s been frustrating where I’ll jump up and say I have something to say and then, squeak and run away when it comes time to put fingertips to keys.
BUT!!! I digress, I’ve been reading The Art of War for Writers by James Scott Bell. So far, I can nod in agreement like a bobblehead on crack. Everything that I do or feel he’s got me under that heat lamp of truth. It isn’t as harsh as I paint it but in fact, it’s more of an acknowledgement of the hand wrenching anxiety any artist feels when pouring out their whole world to well, the world. Relax all, there are exercises that help you relax and re-think on how to tackle pen to paper or keyboard to monitor or if you’re really nostalgic typewriter to paper(bravo by the way). Trust me Mr. Bell writes well and isn’t too wordy where you get lost but rather, gets straight to the point.
With my last words, keep trying, keep plugging away, don’t let anyone steal your worth!
Keep on Brewin!