tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785865165535747312.post8877104469139841757..comments2023-12-10T11:10:12.690-08:00Comments on arleen williams: Minding My Muse 04: Process or Product?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785865165535747312.post-40092256634909737412017-03-05T11:25:12.138-08:002017-03-05T11:25:12.138-08:00Thank you for your kind words and your shared proc...Thank you for your kind words and your shared process, Sheri. And I'm sure Priscilla Long would be pleased to know you bought her book!<br />arleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08141337775742102712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2785865165535747312.post-1783244869065380492017-03-03T09:09:36.775-08:002017-03-03T09:09:36.775-08:001. No. No no no. Your novels are not average and ...1. No. No no no. Your novels are not average and mediocre. Ok - it's not Great Expectations... I'll give you that. But for modern fiction, they are timely, relevant, compelling with characters that stay with the reader and insights into worlds that you uniquely have access to and share with us. So no. Sorry. Not mediocre. Not average. I am a voracious reader. I know of what I speak. :-)<br /><br />2. My mandalas are an exercise in focusing on process not outcome. Every single time, halfway through the process of drawing one, I start judging it and thinking I've messed it up beyond repair. I must force myself to keep going and not tear it up. Reminding myself not to care what the result is - just enjoy the moment of drawing. And I too struggle to slow down. Doing this activity takes me out of the goal focus for a while. It's interesting, I think, to slowly rewire my brain that way.<br /><br />3. I bought Priscilla's book - thanks for that recommendation. I'm enjoying reading your process as I reflect on my own.Sheri Nugenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11891784409512536077noreply@blogger.com