

“The magic of the creative process is that there is no magic. Start where you are. Don't stop.”
― The Practice: Shipping Creative Work
― The Practice: Shipping Creative Work

“Years ago, I produced a record for a very skilled duo. They were incredibly hardworking and committed to their art. In order to survive, they performed three hundred days a year, and they lived in a van, driving each day to a new town, playing at a local coffeehouse, sleeping in the van, then repeating it all the next day. In most towns, there are a few places like this—if you’ve issued a few CDs and are willing to work for cheap, you can get booked without too much trouble. These cafés are not good clients. Easy in, easy out, next! What I helped these musicians understand is that going from town to town and working with easy gigs was wasting their effort and hiding their art. What they needed to do was stay in one town, earn fans, play again, earn fans, move to a better venue, and do it again. And again. Working their way up by claiming what they’d earned: fans.”
― The Practice: Shipping Creative Work
― The Practice: Shipping Creative Work

“repeat itself; it can’t. But the creative journey still follows a pattern. It’s a practice of growth and connection, of service and daring. It’s also a practice of selflessness and ego in an endless dance.”
― The Practice: Shipping Creative Work
― The Practice: Shipping Creative Work

“Practicing how to throw. Getting good at throwing. If you get good enough at throwing, the catching takes care of itself.”
― The Practice: Shipping Creative Work
― The Practice: Shipping Creative Work

“We hesitate to make a promise like “the show will be on at 11:30,” because we’re not sure we can meet the deadline and make it happen in a way that allows us to control the outcome.”
― The Practice: Shipping Creative Work
― The Practice: Shipping Creative Work

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