The Business of Writing
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Self-awareness Project
Creativity is a Journey Inward
Jan. 5, 2024, 8:15 p.m. • Ross Laird
The self-awareness project is an opportunity to reflect upon the depth of your experience in the course. How did it go? What happened? What did you notice? What was diffi...
Reading Project
Choose Your Adventure
Jan. 5, 2024, 8:14 p.m. • Ross Laird
Possible Readings There are a couple of directions you might follow in choosing readings for this class. As I mentioned in the welcome video a...
Welcome
Shaping the Creative Life
Jan. 5, 2024, 8:14 p.m. • Ross Laird
I’d like to start with a short vignette from the world of writing and publishing. In the early 1970s, Robert Pirsig was working as a technical writer (of computer manuals...
Writing Project
Shaping the Future
Jan. 5, 2024, 8:15 p.m. • Ross Laird
You have the freedom to choose the form and structure of your writing project for this class, and here are my suggestions about two different paths you might take: Optio...
Considerations for the Creative Activities
FInd Your Way by Making a Path
Jan. 5, 2024, 8:13 p.m. • Ross Laird
The business of writing is a tricky subject. It’s all wrapped up with questions about career, income, the future, and other uncertainties. So, as we approach this course,...
Toward a Career in Arts & Culture
The Meandering Path Forward
Jan. 5, 2024, 8:15 p.m. • Ross Laird
Careers in arts and culture are unpredictable, meandering, filled with synchronicities—and that there are no specific or concrete steps to follow to guarantee success or ...