Snow, Hawks, Circuses, and yes, we are all creative.
The Writist, a subscriber stack about the creative journey of writing and art...
The Writist launches, officially, today and you can find the first post here. This new adventure will document the process of creating a self published book of poetry, the creation of ten handmade art books that will feature pieces from the full length book, and offer a behind the scenes look at the entire creative process. The good, the not so good, the downright bad, and how a chronically creative soul navigates the process.
There will be free peeks but it is a subscriber only newsletter. Each post will have a paywall at some point where I will share work that is both in process, and protected because it is part of a project that is not yet public. On the other side of the paywall you won't find anything scary, well maybe-new work can be a little rough, or anything scandalous, salacious, or gossip worthy. I am not spilling the beans on any big secrets, sorry. What I am sharing is my creative life, the scary-ness of vulnerability, the sometimes ugly truth of words, or new artworks struggling to make sense, the messy undone-ness of beginnings, and the sticky in-between-ness of process. There is nothing glamorous hidden behind the paywall either. It will be sweatpants and old sweaters, cold coffee and unmade beds. It's there for the serious ones, ones who want more than surface and safe-ness, who want to talk about real things and want to enter into the conversation, not just observe it.
You will find occasional updates here with snippets of what’s happening. If you like what you discover here, I hope you consider subscribing to The Writist!
Susan, I so happy you're working on another book of poetry and that it will have some artwork--what a beautiful project!