Hello all!
What the hell is spitballing? I first heard the old scriptwriter and novelist William Goldman state it. Sure. He wrote BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID. But most folks know him more for
And his function that calls “sptiballing?” Very helpful. It’s another term for “brainstorming.” Dudes… It’s about generating ideas. Many and many ideas. Cory Mandell talks about this in his writing classes:
Come up with at least 50 escalations to have two to three usable ideas.
Cuz that’s what my ass has been doing these last several months while I work my way through integration. Yes. Integration is the fancy term of where I release old shit that doesn’t serve me to make room for new stuff that does and mix it with the old ways that do work.
Since really? Not all old ways are bad and not all new ways are good. AND???? None alone are the single answer for the rest of my life. Fuck no. Not even remotely close…
Comes down to the old advice:
Take what you like and leave the rest
My process is to then test the fuck out of it in a variety of scenarios. Cuz I’m in the process of building multiple income streams to help me create art that nourishes me for I know in going specific like that? It’ll expand out to be universal. I know. I know. I know. That seems like counter intuitive for you’d think that trying to be everything to everyone that you’d have a much greater chance of connecting to a wider range of people.
Nope…. BUT WHY HOLLY WHY!?! Sounds like you’re speaking gibberish.
If you fragment out your creative work to appease everyone? It becomes blander white walls. Sure. That’s a great base that can appeal to the masses. EXCEPT? That works for walls. Not art.
So?
I’ve been spitballing ideas to get to the core of my art for months now. Yup. It’s sometimes felt like a grind. Of course… That’s when the real magic happened. I’ll use these blogs: I originally envisioned a few blogs while I processed the massive blog of terror that came forward after completing the sex magic ritual for 105 days. Well? I’m over 80 blogs strong and still going.
Working my way through a busy life spanning over 54 years? It’s given me a shit ton to talk about while I process everything. Am I using the best tools ever? That’s where it would be easy to stall: Getting hung up on judgments instead of doing the work is like chasing blame: Mental masturbations that won’t change the past. And if you’ve been following my blog for a minute? You’ll see that I’m steadily working my way through all of this.
My final judgement around my current tools? They are what I have right now. All have been helpful in getting me to look at my bigger patterns and themes. This allows me to build a cohesive slate of my work with a clear world view instead of my older approach of squirrel, squirrel, and YES: squirrel… Beyond fun!!
As always: Have a glamorous day for fun!!
Holly Soriano 