Subtle Maneuvers
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“I’d love to pour more of myself in . . . but I lose focus, get tired, get frustrated, feel disappointed in my progress.”
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“Things are usually in my way but that’s the thing about writing.”
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On David Salle, Janet Malcolm, and feeling like you’re doing everything wrong
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The author of Our Endless and Proper Work fields this month’s creative dilemma.
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“For four hours I forget all my worries and boredom, I am afraid neither of poverty nor death.”
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Kubrick’s willpower, Nicole Eisenman’s mantra, Baldessari’s “Johnisms,” and other nuggets from my move-scattered brain
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“With only a little temperament, one can be a lot of painter.”
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Can you convert sleeplessness into a creative asset?
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Presenting the composer’s “precise daily schedule” on this 155th anniversary of his birth
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The celebrated graphic novelist photographs herself striking every pose depicted in every panel of her work?!
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A trove of quotes on the great jazz musician's composing process
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The author of Make Your Art No Matter What fields this month’s creative dilemma.
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