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Creative Liberty In The Studio With…me


Liz Massey has a beautiful blog, Creative Liberty. I cold-pitched her for a freelance profile of local artist and syndicated cartoonist Jenny Campbell about three or so years ago (I can’t remember anymore, Liz!) and did some other short pieces for her also. She is a wonderful and generous-soul editor, so I was quite flattered when she asked me to answer some questions for her In The Studio With series.

Here’s the full exchange and here’s an excerpt:

What advice would you give to a “blocked” artist in your discipline to free up their creative energies?

Zimon: This is a difficult question that lacks a simple answer that works universally. Sometimes it’s spending an hour on the phone laughing with a good writing buddy of mine that gets me unstuck. Sometimes it’s a hug from one of my kids; sometimes it’s a deadline looming – for something else! – that gets me going on what I need to do immediately.
Eating a cookie, brownie or M&Ms does not usually help, but I often try it anyway – just to see if it still doesn’t work.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 1:02 pm April 24th, 2008 in Blogging, Culture, Writing 

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8 Responses to “Creative Liberty In The Studio With…me”

  1. 1 Liz @ Creative Liberty on April 24th, 2008 2:35 pm

    Thanks for the kind words and the link, Jill! You were a great interviewee! :)

  2. 2 Jeff Hess on April 24th, 2008 3:44 pm

    Shalom Jill,

    All block is fear.

    Figure out what you’re afraid of.

    Realize that it’s nothing to be afraid of, then get back to writing, or…

    Realize that you can beat your fear with courage and get back to writing, or…

    Realize that you can’t face the fear and change careers.

    B’shalom,

    Jeff

  3. 3 Jill Miller Zimon on April 24th, 2008 3:46 pm

    Are you confirming that cookies, brownies and M&Ms don’t work, Jeff?

  4. 4 Have Coffee Will Write » Blog Archive » MY COMMENTS… on April 24th, 2008 3:47 pm

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  5. 5 Jill Miller Zimon on April 24th, 2008 4:09 pm

    Well – Liz, you are a very benevolent editor. You know how we freelancers really appreciate that at certain times of our careers! :)

  6. 6 Jeff Hess on April 24th, 2008 4:36 pm

    Shalom Jill,

    No more than whiskey, heroin and sex.

    B’shalom,

    Jeff

  7. 7 Wendy Hoke on April 25th, 2008 12:59 pm

    “All block is fear.”

    Couldn’t agree more, Jeff. :)

  8. 8 Jill Miller Zimon on April 26th, 2008 1:37 pm

    I was afraid someone would say that. ;)

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