Music is a great source of inspiration and super glad to hear someone else feels the same way. Music was my first love as a child (even if my singing was, and still is, atrocious). Interestingly, someone had to point out to me how my other art influences, incl. music, a. would influence my writing and b. could make an appearance in my writing. I had, for some reason, separated the two entirely. But they are connected, or at least not mutually exclusive, and it seems this is very much the case for Erica.
I am new to writing, in general, and Substack, in particular. I take Erica's point about the work cooking in the background before we revisit and reflect on it being genuine / real / finished; I have seen the notion elsewhere, too, and it makes perfect sense.
What I would be interested in understanding in more depth is the interplay between giving our work the opportunity to stew, on the one hand, and the idea that we need to regularly produce writing for platforms, such as Substack, in order to gain and maintain readership, on the other. These days, more than ever in my opinion, there is a conflict, both internal and external, between 'slowing down' and 'being productive / efficient'. This game of tug of war spills into all areas of our lives, including the creative.
How do we, especially as new writers, deal with the need for time and lack of time, all at once?
Thank you both for this interview!
Music is a great source of inspiration and super glad to hear someone else feels the same way. Music was my first love as a child (even if my singing was, and still is, atrocious). Interestingly, someone had to point out to me how my other art influences, incl. music, a. would influence my writing and b. could make an appearance in my writing. I had, for some reason, separated the two entirely. But they are connected, or at least not mutually exclusive, and it seems this is very much the case for Erica.
I am new to writing, in general, and Substack, in particular. I take Erica's point about the work cooking in the background before we revisit and reflect on it being genuine / real / finished; I have seen the notion elsewhere, too, and it makes perfect sense.
What I would be interested in understanding in more depth is the interplay between giving our work the opportunity to stew, on the one hand, and the idea that we need to regularly produce writing for platforms, such as Substack, in order to gain and maintain readership, on the other. These days, more than ever in my opinion, there is a conflict, both internal and external, between 'slowing down' and 'being productive / efficient'. This game of tug of war spills into all areas of our lives, including the creative.
How do we, especially as new writers, deal with the need for time and lack of time, all at once?
I hope I have phrased this clearly :)