There are many points in an artistic timeline when you might need a creative reset. I’m currently in the threshold between one creative project and the next and in this episode I talk about:

• Resting and recharging without letting go of the habits and routines built by writing to a deadline.
• When moving from one project to the next feels like departing from a piece of yourself.
• Not letting life fill up the space I usually guard for writing.
• Taking an intentional pause between work. As writers we use space and silence in our text because an absence of dialogue allows the subtext to be felt. I hope this same absence of a project can allow my own deeper themes of where I'm at now rise to the surface and inform what I'm inspired and moved by at this point in time.
• SUMMER PROJECTS: ‘The Artist's Way' by Julia Cameron. I'll be making my way through the twelve-weeks of creative prompts in this book over summer. If you want to join me in using this as a creative reset, please do.

Thank you so much for listening. If this is your first time listening to the podcast, then some of my favourite episodes are:
- Episode 7. Motivation and Momentum
- Episode 9. Dramaturgy, Feedback and Implementing Notes
- Episode 11. Writing to a Deadline
- Episode 12. Managing Research Draft to Draft
- Episode 13. Finishing Creative Projects

This episode was originally recorded in November 2021. You can watch the video diary here: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWuhUDYFhG7/

You can learn more about my work on my website http://www.emilysheehan.info or say hi and ask me a question via @emilysheehan__ on Instagram.