FRI 10/26 6:40 am
hello world, the creative process never ends
sp i finished novel and looking for next project
decided to do oral version of the hoodoo book of flowers
in part because doing oral tends to cut out anything
that does not hold audience, that is slush so im in
studio (subcat syracuse) and i find myself stumbling
over the historical and political so i start cutting it
which leaves the spiritual, the mystiical and its a
diifferent text, one that might actually sell, so i
decide two texts, one for all humanity and a
limited edition w/all the blackness
the true text
the humanity text is still afrospiritual
but its been universalized,, which is
one of my goals anyway, i think of the
years of hard work im cutting and its
kinda heartbreaking but the Book
giveth, the Book taketh
i did a lot of fiddling around in studio, doing
arthurs fav hits next session is friday, this
time ima be ruthlessly focused
been getting good responses to novel
please vote
all my love
rdoc
SUN 10/14 6:25 am
hello all
been a while since i been in pocket
finished my novel, it works for me and
i kinda dont care what the industry says
all im doing now are poetry drafrts, takes
about a day, cleaning up the poetry
sharpening muddy passages, these
are the fun drafrts, where one word
one phrase, add layers of meaning to
the text, been trying to decide whats
my next project, screenplay vsn of novel
and an oral version of my holybook
those are my two goals
the screenplay, i can already see the movie in my head
and im hoping it will finance my retirement, ive decided
its time, it was so dfiifcult comiing out of my summer
woodshed, im still not fully out, this has got to be my
last year, its just that im afraid of being out there w/no
check, no institutional affiliation and damn if im not
going to miss my students, this is likely my last cohort
i been off the grid cause i had some computer issues
and other distractions, im back, more or less, im
kinda in a state of flux and dont know whats what
im in an interesting space, ive finished my two major
projects to my satisfaction, i know that when i read them
cold i will take them to higher ground but what i got i
can live with, or rather die on, so ive gained a certain
freedom from the worriation of mortality, i can enjoy
the rest of the ride and whatever i do now is gravy
ima try to do my multimedia thing, ima do an oral
version of my holybook,, just start booking studio
time and just force march thru it and accept the
raggedy nature of whatever comes up and ima
ask all my literary, musical and hoodoo folk to
like do cameos, strictly background, we will see
the biggest thing is that it has to be something folk
dont mind listening too year after year, generations
after generatrion, thats always been a goal of mnine
so thats how ima apporach it and anybody who
participatesw got to understand that
also will start folk opera/fillm script (???) of novel
ima play music while i still got hands and a voice
im gone, i have schoolwork manuscripts to grind
thru that i have put off till the last minute
all the nore reason to solidfy this retirement process
and not dither on that, i need to be free . . .
i want to be a full time writer again
guess that means i will be poor again
but im a lot better positioned this time
to do the starving artist bit, we will see . . . .
the same thing thats driving me out, wanting to focus
on my work instead of student work is the very same
thing ima miss, my student, grad and undergrad
my cohorts and the surprise bondings
with folk you would not have thought
fellow travelers and keepers of the faith
im gone . . .
all my love . . .
rdoc
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