{"id":16545,"date":"2017-12-15T11:04:21","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T16:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quiltr.com\/?p=16545"},"modified":"2017-12-16T15:18:24","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T20:18:24","slug":"the-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quiltr.com\/?p=16545","title":{"rendered":"The Force"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s happiness? When a totally nerdy, pop-culture iconic movie character says the exact same thing<\/strong> that every freaking thing you’ve ever read or been told by someone speaking to you about writing and art.<\/p>\n

There were more than a few times last night that I felt tears well up and that might have been the biggest. I am guilty of reciting the “there is no try” bit. And I’m able to apply that and last night’s messages to more than art-making.<\/p>\n

And ain’t that the whole hero’s journey -and the artist’s, to keep going, to learn from everything – success and failure, and to be true to yourself.<\/p>\n

Thanks for the reminder. I needed that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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