“If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.” Margaret Atwood Perfection is the antithesis of inspiration; it prevents you from getting started. If you’re struggling to get started, do it badly. You may also like:
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‘The test of a book is how much good stuff you can throw away’
“The test of a book is how much good stuff you can throw away,” he said. “When I’m writing it, I’m just as proud as a goddam lion. I use the oldest words in the English language. People think I’m an ignorant bastard who doesn’t know the ten-dollar words. I know the ten-dollar words. There […]
Paint is colored glue
Paint is effectively a colored glue. Thus, a paint’s job is to turn from a liquid into a solid and then stay in place permanently. Different paints achieve this in different ways. Watercolor paint does it by drying, releasing water into the air through evaporation and leaving only the pigments on the page. Mark Miodownik, […]
The remix artist Maira Kalman
The Cut interviewed the renowned artist and writer Maira Kalman at her New York apartment. Although most fans think of her primarily as an illustrator, she often emphasizes the writer part. “How do I combine this writing and this art to say as much as I can with as few words as I can: I […]
‘Life is a movie; death is a photograph’
“Life is a movie; death is a photograph.” Susan Sontag, from her first published novel The Benefactor (1969) You may also like:
Make even more art
Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art. Andy Warhol You may also like: