Re: good art taking time: I have lately been thinking about the optimal length for a great piece of music, and I think it’s somewhere around 9 minutes.
I did have a vision when I started my book: that if I went through with this process, the process itself would change me. It would show me a path out of grief. I couldn't articulate it while in my masters, but that's ultimately what informed my every decision. Why am I learning this about my past, and what is it here to teach me? For a long time I was writing a book about escape, because running from Alaska was all I knew. But now I can very clearly see, my story is about return. And I've returned, and am very much changed. Anyhoo, this is all to say thank you for this reminder. As I write the dreaded story summary in prep for submitting my manuscript, it was nice to be reminded of what started this journey in the first place.
Re: good art taking time: I have lately been thinking about the optimal length for a great piece of music, and I think it’s somewhere around 9 minutes.
I did have a vision when I started my book: that if I went through with this process, the process itself would change me. It would show me a path out of grief. I couldn't articulate it while in my masters, but that's ultimately what informed my every decision. Why am I learning this about my past, and what is it here to teach me? For a long time I was writing a book about escape, because running from Alaska was all I knew. But now I can very clearly see, my story is about return. And I've returned, and am very much changed. Anyhoo, this is all to say thank you for this reminder. As I write the dreaded story summary in prep for submitting my manuscript, it was nice to be reminded of what started this journey in the first place.