Week #2 – Dogs vs. Coffee - Rise and Write with Grace & James

What comes first: dogs or coffee? (photo credit: Grace Church)

Week #2 – Dogs vs. Coffee!

This past week in our second video, I interviewed James…and this is the kind of deep, thinky stuff that came out of it:

What comes first in the morning: dogs or coffee?

It may seem like a silly question…but a quote I posted later in the week shined the light on the delicate balance between habit and originality:

“The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything.” (George Lois)

For many writers however, habit is the very thing that sparks creativity. It’s the things we do to warm up, to set the tone, to get us in the right head space to shift into creative mode…and get to work!

In addition to Jim’s morning routine, we talked about:

What Jim does when collaboration gets hard.
How he keeps things fun when they aren’t going well.
His favorite tools and resources for research.
His go-to technique to calm down and focus.
What he is reading these days.
And this nugget: “To me, passion is overused. Fascination and deep interest in a subject (or character) is more important than passion.”

What about you?

We would love to talk with you about your experiences with creating, collaborating, and keeping fun company for the journey! Join us in our private Facebook group where we break these questions down each week, share tools and techniques, and hold each other accountable to the work we have been called to create.

Because we know it’s hard…we want to talk about how!

Tune in to our Facebook page tomorrow when Jim and I flip the coin and HE interviews ME!

Until then, set your alarm for whatever time YOU feel most creative and productive, and then…

Rise and Write!
Grace