Knowing what your next 'project' is can be reassuring and, perhaps, a way of avoiding the challenge of 'what now?' A blank page, a blank canvas put you in a challenging place, much more liminal that 'my next project'.
You're right Jim. And then something out of the blue, like yesterday: glancing out of the kitchen window, seeing a primrose; getting an idea for a short story, the opening two sentences; a day later and a 2.4k word first draft - and a potential entry for the Bridport Prize...
There you go, Ian.
Knowing what your next 'project' is can be reassuring and, perhaps, a way of avoiding the challenge of 'what now?' A blank page, a blank canvas put you in a challenging place, much more liminal that 'my next project'.
You're right Jim. And then something out of the blue, like yesterday: glancing out of the kitchen window, seeing a primrose; getting an idea for a short story, the opening two sentences; a day later and a 2.4k word first draft - and a potential entry for the Bridport Prize...