This is day 2 of Writing on stage, today’s dispatch is titled Wen is it done. You can check out the entire Gameplan here.
Project Notes: Continue working in your artist diary for 10 minutes a day, use week 2 as a minute of options if you need some ideas.
Today we think of our practice as a means of collecting tried and tested material
Crafting something is a long uncertain process a maker should show her work
— Austin Kleon
A comedian is someone who can do the most terrifying job on earth (speaking in public) and make it seem effortless.
A comedians prowess is measured in minutes, how long are they able to stand on a stage in a room full of strangers and make them laugh, reliably. It’s measured in minutes not because it’s a test of stamina or mental prowess. It’s measured in minutes because everything the comedian says on that stage is part of an act.