The Creative Process: Stage Six - Showing

Eight days into the new year I did a little review of my goals today. I am pretty excited about my progress. Using an engine metaphor, I feel like I am hitting on all pistons. One of the reasons I know I am hitting my goals, is because I wrote them in my journal. In a way, I keep myself accountable to my vision for 2010.

In the process of writing scripts I think I developed an attitude that my work was only as valuable as it was marketable and sellable. What a load of nonsense. Sure, I would love to sell a script. There is also a level of personal pride to produce something that others value or appreciate. At the end of the day the greatest personal reward must come from the personal satisfaction of completion.

Gross over-simplification? Sure. I think we complicate our lives way too much. This is my take. If a person makes it through the five stages of the creative process, they should be proud to show their work. There are so many places to show your work. Perhaps you will get some great feedback from comments. If you belong to one or more of the countless online communities for your creative expression, engage there. Most of the time there are people there to offer good critque and support.

As I close thise series of blogs, I have several questions to ask of myself:

• Why do I write?
• What inspires me to seek other creative expressions?
• What do I want from it all?

I hope that some readers will follow my blog. The journey of creative discovery is best shared. My battery is dying. My power cord is 50 miles away at work in Pueblo. Guess I better put this to bed.