Open Your Mind and Listen…
I was working on a proposal for a new musical (in its preliminary stages) yesterday when it occurred to me that I don’t really know one of my characters all too well… I started wondering why that was, and who he is… And then I went off to take a shower…
Wonderfully, between shampoo and conditioner, I heard him speak. Actually, I heard another character (his ex-wife) talking about him, and then I heard him describe himself.
Naturally, I ran to write it down… I had been waiting months to hear him, and it was an inspired moment.
When a friend called in the middle, I told her that I’d heard him speak and was trying to get it all down. She laughed it off, thinking I was just being Sue, I guess…
But the point is, that while it’s true a lot of my work is crafting… a lot of it is also just LISTENING… being open enough to hear what’s already there…
My other point is, we can all probably find lots of inspiration in every day life by just listening and being open to what’s already there.
–Sue
Add comment May 22nd, 2008
