If you have not already read Elizabeth Gilbert’s essay “Some Thoughts on Writing” – it’s well worth a read (and periodic rereads)

http://www.elizabethgilbert.com/writing.htm

“Magazines, editors, agents – they all employ young people making $22,000 a year whose job it is to read through piles of manuscripts and send you back letters telling you that you aren’t good enough yet: LET THEM DO IT. Don’t pre-reject yourself. That’s their job, not yours. Your job is only to write your heart out, and let destiny take care of the rest. “

I was so inspired by the comments you made about creativity and will definitely look up Elisabeth Gilbert. I have often thought I was crazy — and how are you making a living being an idea channeler?

My ideas come in what I see inside of everywhere I look — kind of like looking at the clouds and seeing pictures — I look at a wrinkled piece of fabric or a rug and sometimes see people doing things, sometimes see animals, sometimes I see one large image — then I look somewhere else and see another scene. My life is a continuous experience of visually generated story and idea — my challenge is to manifest those ideas without being overwhelmed or giving in to just making money…

Thanks for helping me think about this!

“Nobody ever asked my father, ‘Do you have chemical engineering block?’”

I’m sure that’s the best quote ever…

Thanks for writing all those down. Glad to hear that you’re enjoying the conference!

Misty Faucheux
http://www.viscape.com/users/mistyfau

Thanks for posting the link to her talk, Peter. It was awesome!

Sincerely,
Tina