TitlePendingAudio

Welcome to the Title Pending Audio Series; a collection of readings from the book Title Pending, focused on moments in my own creative history I hope shed an inspired light on yours. In 1998, I recorded 11 original songs and then set out on the road to see if what I’d made resonated with people. I’m still at it, with books and stories, a podcast and, yes... more songs... and looking back on that history, I took note of a few themes, practices and principles in my creative process that might, I hoped, shed an inspired light on your creative process should I share them. The stories and reflections that will make up this series first appeared in the book “Title Pending,” which is currently sitting on the amazon sales list somewhere between the most recent James Patterson and an instructional booklet on how to keep a platypus as a pet. Honestly, I didn’t capture these 21 stories and thoughts in order to become a best seller or anything like that. Instead, I simply believe what you make matters and I that reading or listening to these reflections will inform, enrich and inspire your work. Making them available as a podcast means they’re more readily available to you, more portable and better suited to fit your life as you’re living it, which is where your work is taking place.

There is no "The Creative Process." More at: http://yourcreativeprocess.info Music by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com

What happens when your great idea looks like work?  More at: http://yourcreativeprocess.info Music by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com

You'll have to make bad art in order to make good art.  More at: http://yourcreativeprocess.info Music by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com

You are what you eat, as it were.  More at: http://yourcreativeprocess.info Music by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com

Look for someone who does what you do and does it really, really well. Then, for practice, do it the way they do it.  More at: http://yourcreativeprocess.info Music by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com  

The details matter. In fact, the generally mean the difference between bad/good work or even good/great work.  more at: http://yourcreativeprocess.info Music by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com

Don't start at it, bu let the big picture remind you what it is you set out to do.  more at: http://yourcreativeprocess.info Music by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com

There is a world of richness in any specific image, word or subject you choose.  More at: http://yourcreativeprocess.info Music by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com

What you care about is part of who you are, which means it can be a very natural part of what you make.    More at: http://yourcreativeprocess.info Music by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com 

There are many sustainable motivations for crativity. Sales can be one of them.  More at: http://yourcreativeprocess.info Music by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com

Whatever you want to say, if you way it honestly and thoughtfully, you'll find an audience.  more at: http://yourcreativeprocess.info Music by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com

Using familiar words, images, phrases etc... can be a helpful tool. Don't be cliche by flatly avoiding cliche.  more at: http://yourcreativeprocess.info Music by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com

If you've made good work, you can do it again. You might even make better. Don't get stuck thinking you've peaked.  more at: http://yourcreativeprocess.info Music by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com

You really do want to be critiqued.  More at: http://yourcreativeprocess.info Music by Lee Rosevere: https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com