Living your life gives you something to write about

Writing about your life is good, but living your life is better, plus it gives you something to write about.1 Julia Cameron calls these “artist dates”—assigned play.2 I like to call them Little sabbaticals. Play is creative fuel. [[ What helps me connect with my inner child? ]] These are some of my [[ Artist date ideas ]]. Creativity is not all output—it’s input too.

Richard Avedon says the work changes the life and the life changes the work. They are inseparable.3

  1. How to Write One Song ch. 5 ↩

  2. [Artist Dates Julia Cameron Live](https://juliacameronlive.com/basic-tools/artists-dates/?utm_source=pocket_mylist)

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  3. The life and the work are equally important ↩

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