Writing Exercises
First, we need to make a straight line, then we need to put a little dot on top of it, and that's how you write an 'i'... While my handwriting could definitely use practice (anything in lowercase is illegible; anything in uppercase is heading in that direction), these aren't those types of writing exercises. Recently, my creative output has been anemic. Part of that is due to a mini-vacation that had me outdoors for most of last week, and part of that has been due to a bit of a journey into the creative doldrums that's lasted more than a few weeks. My best method for fighting through the morass is usually setting bounds around both my theme and my time. My guitar playing lately has been very rote, with nothing to advance either my technical ability or creative output. As a result, I'm working with my instructor to develop mini-themes between lessons. This week is to write a happy song in a minor key . Similarly, I often wander about...
