Sometimes I wish I had an art style that would let me sit down and make a complete thing in one night. Haven’t figured that out yet.
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I've wondered a lot about that, too, in different domains. I guess my personal working theory (YMMV) is that creators collect many habits that help them create. It can be hard to set those aside, since they usually contain lots of wisdom.
A solution that's worked for me is to decide _for a limited time_ to set aside some of those habits, and try something different, something I'd ordinarily think of as "bad". Somehow, timeboxing makes this a lot easier.
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That’s a great idea, that basically describes my time allocation of late. I try to give focused time each week (ideally every day) to “playing” at my art, testing and experimenting with no fixed goal in mind. It’s very creatively freeing.
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Testing and experimenting
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I’m not sure I’ll ever find that “quick style” but I’m not sure I’m supposed to. Maybe time is part of my medium.
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Yeah, that's a nice point if you can internalize it. I used to worry that I over-revised. I asked a well-known author how often he revises - he replied, with a deep sigh, "For the hard bits, sometimes 50 to 100 times." I found that very freeing!
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I really find this a fascinating problem! And things like Michael Moorcock's "How to Write a Novel in 3 Days" are really interesting in this vein:https://interestingliterature.com/2014/11/23/michael-moorcock-how-to-write-a-novel-in-3-days/ …
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