writings + recordings
Keep sharing your art. We need it now more than ever. Much love,
j
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I had something come up and now I am working on it:
Be well and make stuff. Much love,
j
I recorded this minutes after I woke up this morning, I may have to go back and listen to what I said.
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j
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On this episode of The Writing Record, I have good news: The first draft of my children’s book is done, now what do I do? This is uncharted territory, so here’s the gameplan. Happy Saturday!
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j
Now that Creative Drive is exclusively a podcast about sharing the work of creatives out in the world, I remembered I still need an outlet to help keep me accountable. So I started a thing. Sometimes you need to hit the record button and vocalize the challenges ahead, as well as the victories. This is my self care. Some episodes will be shared here, others will not be. Either way, it’s okay. This will be The Writing Record: Journal entries about my writing process, emotional progress, and other projects.
You can listen if you like, but nothing’s required. Much love,
j
Hello all! Today we feature the poetry of Mark Gordon!
Mark Gordon is a novelist and poet who grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His poetry has appeared in numerous literary journals in the United States and Canada. He is presently living in Toronto.
“Raconteur” was recently published in Gravitas, edited by Andrew Lafleche. Please check out this wonderful literary magazine! https://andrewlafleche.com/gravitas-poetry
Visit Mark on Twitter for updates on his latest work, and on his website http://www.markgordonauthor.com/ Thank you for your sharing your work with us, Mark!
Don’t be idle, make art! Much love,
j
Hi all,
Road recording! Lessons from this week about finding an unbeaten path beyond the outline.
When have you veered away from your story outline?
Much love,
j
It’s go time:
Stop by and say hi at ourkidsasleep@gmail.com
Much love,
J&M
It begins! After stumbling for a couple of months on a direction for the script. I got a story backbone I really like and am moving forward with a draft! It felt like this took forever!
Initially, the plan was to do scene cards and create a more straightforward outline for the script. This script, however, is not linear. It is a three pronged narrative that, if executed properly, will have additional points of view supporting or countering the main perspectives. I am super excited because the fun is going to be in the subversion of expectations and leading a reader/viewer in multiple directions.
As an experiment, I recorded my one hour writing session late last night and narrated the process of starting this script. It was super informative for me because it helped me think out loud, and vocalizing so much of these creative thoughts is at the core of many writing setbacks. It’s like we need to materialize an idea before we can actually do something with it!
Given the nature of the script and how many surprises it has in store, I won’t be publishing the videos anytime soon, but it gives me a great idea to start using livestream to document the process or to bring others along with me. I think that would be a lot of fun! For the time being, I’ll focus on this draft!
Much love,
j
