Introducing the Work in Progress Series

A definition for creatives: The chance to be reflective while making work; being aware of what lets us progress (or not).

In this blog series, I am testing out my definition. I’ll make new work for each post then will leap to a short reflection. I’ll be exploring what I mean by work and in progress, but in all posts, I’ll offer you something I relied on to make the work. I hope you’ll find something new or a helpful perspective—and are inspired to explore your work in progress too. 

Many thanks to Neil Freese for making the images for this series. They are an important part of the work. 

Note:

Chapter 37: Not so fortunate me, March 19, and Invocation are original posts.

At Home, The Shoebox Sewing Box, and Yellow Room have been revised/further developed and are included in Stay with Writing: Practices for Sustaining the Writer’s Work and Life. I’ve kept a sample of the original blog here and Neil Freese’s art to highlight how we worked together on this project. I hope you’ll read the fully-developed works in Stay with Writing—and let me know your thoughts. Please message me on Instagram at cindyshearer2 or write to me via this website. I look forward to hearing from you.