Creative Process: Layers of Expansion and Contraction

This week I am on a last minute vacation on Martha’s Vineyard. I’m focusing on the clients on my calendar today, and working on my book as much as I can so it can get to the presses ASAP.

I want to speak today about expansion and contraction in the creative process. It’s something I have thought a lot about in a number of contexts thanks to some muses including Sarah Michael and Cortney Budney. (I like to give credit where it is due, because it’s an interesting topic and a lot of conversat...