The Creative Process and Fairy Dust

I love art.

I appreciate the creative process and the end result.

For me, it’s the in-between period that becomes rather labor intensive.

I think most writers would tell you there’s an initial high that comes when we’re creating a new story with fresh characters.

We love to plot and pour it out on paper. Sometimes we can’t type fast enough.

When the ideas are firing in quick succession, the sky’s the limit. The world’s our oyster. In fact, we’re on top of the world with our own creative brilliance.

And then reality hits.

The thunderbolt moment strikes.

We realize though our “masterpiece” is completed, there’s still much work left to do.

Editing, revising, and polishing replace our pie-in-the-sky mentality. The dream of getting it right the first time vanishes.

We’re older.

Wiser.

Jaded?

No. I don’t think “jaded” is the correct word. I think the term I’m searching for is a little less dramatic.

How about self-aware?

As in “realist.”

After what seems like a party in la-la-land where pixies and princesses hang out, suddenly we’re thrust into the bright white truth of reality.

We no longer envision fairies and rainbows, but we’re still open to a little of that fairy dust just the same.

The truth is, however, a great book isn’t great without a reason.

And generally, that reason involves a little more than a pretty pixie and fairy dust.

Can you guess what I’ll be doing this weekend? 😉

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What’s the biggest epiphany you’ve had during your writing journey?

What do you enjoy most about the revision process?

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