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"You get past the discombobulated part and hit a moment of flow, no matter how fleeting" -- that has got to be about the best description of a first draft I have ever read. And I read this just before diving into an essay I want to be good (will it be? who knows) but that has been sitting in shitty first draft form for over a year. Reading this made me feel better about going into it again. There's some synchronicity right there.

Thank you for linking to my essay!

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I love the synchronicity. And can’t wait to see what it ends up being :)

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Well, my friend-colleague who gave me feedback essentially said I'm not writing about what I think I'm writing about, so that's a good start. 😂

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Haha perfect. Wonder if I can apply this to my papercuts. Maybe I’m not making the art that I think I am?? 😂

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All of these, but especially #15-#19 !

Yes to more mermaid papercuts. Scales must be tricky, buy I'm sure once you figure them out will be oh so satisfying.

Why are we so hard on ourselves?!

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Jul 20Liked by Anna Brones

Love this!! And look forward to a Muse series ♥️

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#23, every time. 💕

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Love the muse at the end!!

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Jul 21Liked by Anna Brones

"Problems become less threatening, more interesting." YES. I really love (eventually) getting to this part in every creative cycle.

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Your depiction of your creative process making paper cut is a gem - you really nailed it haha!

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Jul 20Liked by Anna Brones

Yes please to muses 😍

Can muses be non-human?

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Kelp and barnacle muses?? :)

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