First Drafts
Guadalajara, Mexico 2024, Instituto Cultural Cabanas - Gallery Exhibition "Text" "The first draft of anything is shit." ~ Ernest Hemingway Remember the beloved typewriter? Or, even putting pen to paper? Flash back to crumpled wads of paper piling up at 2 o'clock in the morning. The scribbled research note cards scrambled your brain, or perhaps it was the strong coffee, as you attempted to hammer out the essay that was due in seven hours. We've all been there -- racking our brain over what to write and finding just the right words. Professional writers will admit that it is rarely easy for them... "you just have to pour it all out and get started." Worrying about being judged or trying to get it perfect the first try won't help. So let's show any uninvited voices in our heads the door. Aside from writing, I believe this goes for any type of endeavour or artistic process. Just start from the heart. “ The solution is never to sit down and ...