October is Inktober and Drawlloween. I am participating in Drawlloween, which is a series of art prompts that I am playing around with. I may try to push the envelope a bit with some of my ideas and materials. I have an idea for today that I really want to try.<\/p>\n
Flow is a concept that I have been interested in since I read \u201cFlow\u201d by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi when it was originally published back in 1990. I did not agree with all that was being said but it gave me a vocabulary to describe how I felt like when I was \u2018in the zone\u2019 and just working without any outside interference.<\/p>\n
When my brain gets going, I can work through ideas and figure out a plan A through Z. Then I discard that which doesn\u2019t work and sort through what is left to see how things will work. Not that I will not find problems once I am out of my head and bringing things into this world rather than my brain.<\/p>\n
It is the same with writing. Once I can get the flow going, I am good until I hit a point in the story that I need to think on to figure out how we get to the next point in my outline. Occasionally I find my characters adding to the story and I have to yank it back.<\/p>\n
Creative flow is a wonderful thing. It is like my brain is singing in tune. <\/p>\n
The hardest is when there is no flow. It feels like there is a blockage or dam that is keeping things from moving forward. Trying to get back to the point where it was flowing can be very difficult. I have found myself stuck there more than once.<\/p>\n
I tend to go do something else to get my brain off of the problem and see if something shakes free.<\/p>\n
But when I am focus and there is a flow, I find my ability to create comforting and exciting. Knowing that my brain works well and I can do this fills me with joy. I feel calm in those moments and the world slows down and speeds up at the same time.<\/p>\n
After I post this I plan to get drawing on the next prompt then get the rest of my day in order.<\/p>\n
I am grateful for when the flow comes easily.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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