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"Show up and work"... I love it! That really resonates with me. I waste too much time waiting for that inspiration or that "perfect" idea. The ideas for stimulating creativity have been so good that I'm in the process of culling all the suggestions down into one mega-document that I can refer to from time-to-time. I'll make it available to you all if you want it. Brian From: Ed Durbrow [mailto:edurbrow@sea.plala.or.jp] Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 7:09 AM To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com Subject: Re: What do YOU do when creativity dries up? I have a book called theWARofART. The entire book could be summed up in the preface which is a few pages. Maybe you could go to Amazon and read the preface if you are interested. Basically, it says the task is overcoming resistance, show up and work. It is full of aphorisms such as: A pro views her work as craft, not art; The Amateur believes he must first overcome his fear; Resistance feeds on fear - etcetera. What do I do when creativity dries up? I have so much I could do when creativity dries up. There is finishing stuff. I have so many ideas that were inspired, if I may use that term loosely, that need completing, polishing sequencing and recording. Much of composing is working things out after the initial inspiration. That is more like craft. Was it Einstein that said it is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration? I make it a point to write every day no matter what. If I end up just staring at a page of lyrics for 3 minutes and writing one or two words that are pure garbage, I count that. I figure just putting attention to it will keep it in the rotation of my subconscious. On Nov 5, 2011, at 1:07 PM, stanitarium@earthlink.net wrote: Albert Brooks did a weird movie about this and my feeling is simply sometimes she visits for a long time-sometimes she is nowhere to be found. Is that the one with Sharon Stone? Ed Durbrow Saitama, Japan http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/