Darrelyn : ) He actually writes about how important it is to find a way to move through and beyond the hesitation or “we risk being paralyzed by the very uncertainty that makes creativity possible.”

Thanks, Jennifer.

ladies – this was so interesting. I found myself saying uh-huh the whole way through.
“it seems you almost live in a world of hesitation during that incubation period”

gorgeous.

and thanks, Cynthia for this great post.

You mean, that made sense?! 🙂

Actually, I have a terrific headache today and probably shouldn’t be writing anything … including blog comments.

I’m always curious about the creative process. It fascinates me.

I don’t think you write backwards because that would mean there was a forwards : )

I enjoyed hearing about your process and I’ve heard other writers recount a similar one. It seems you almost live in a world of hesitation during that incubation period, and I believe that’s the creative process David Jauss is writing about.

Interesting. It seems we hesitate at different stages, but is that so?

I believe I write backwards. When a story comes to me, I make notes, and plans, and sketches without much hesitation, but I don’t write the story. I live with it for days, weeks, months, considering the possibilities. So when I finally type out the words, it’s with less hesitation because I’ve already “polished” in a sense.

That’s not to say I don’t need to clean it up a bit, but I rarely find a need to truly revise. Then again, what do I know? 🙂

I appreciate your post and this exchange of ideas.