I’ll be honest: I’ve been putting a lot of pressure on myself over this post. It has to be great, I tell myself. I have to write something that people will like, because they liked my last post, and now I don’t want to disappoint anyone. That’s why this post has been two weeks in …
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Are You Really Wasting Time?
I don’t think it’s possible to waste time. Sure, we’re only given so much, but how can you waste it? Waste money, sure. Waste water, or food, or fuel? Definitely possible. How can you waste time? It passes at the same speed regardless of if you’re using it to watch bad Alaskan reality TV shows …
Pick a Project
When I’m lucky, I can settle down with my laptop and dive into writing, accomplish what needs to be done, and then move on to any copyediting work I happen to have, after which I can sort and catalog some photos. On a really good day, I even take some more photos. Today is not …
Just a Thought
Don’t worry about writing a book or getting famous or making money. Just lead an interesting life.
-Micheal Morpurgo
I’ve been collecting quotes that I like for years. I’m hoping to make quotes a regular part of Salmon Apple Pie. Feel free to share your favorites in the comments section, below.
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Fear of Failure
I wrote for years without showing my work to anyone because I was afraid of the reaction I would get. I wasn’t prepared to hear that my work needed work. And I really wasn’t prepared to hear that my work was good, that I should publish it. When I did start sharing my work, I …
Yes, You Can Create
Now that I’ve gone off about making art versus making excuses and told the world why I create, I heard from a friend who basically said that while it’s fine for me to take time to work on my art, she can’t, because she has a family and she works too much and…and…and… I stopped …
Art or Excuses?
You know those people who are very creative and have tons to offer the world but they refuse to get started on a project? Me too. I know them all too well because I used to be one of them. I never thought of stopping to take a photo of the moss on the ground …
Why Create Art?
A few days ago I met a couple of people on the beach. I was taking photos, and the nice gentleman, seeming very interested in my answer, asked why I am a photographer. I mumbled something about liking to create beautiful things then changed the subject, feeling somewhere between clueless and a pretentious asshole. On my drive home, I started thinking about why …