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If I thought a unicorn would really lick me, the sky is the limit on what I'd pay.

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Mar 27Liked by J.E. Petersen

I love this. I saw a quote today from Neil Gaiman with the same theme, "Nobody's ever going to see your first draft. That's the thing you might be agonising over, but whatever you're doing can be fixed. You can fix it tomorrow, you can fix it next week." And Jane Smiley said, "Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist."

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This is great. “They are too young to be ashamed of what they make…” I have a 6 year old who can barely write or draw but is so thrilled by anything he makes.

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Mar 27Liked by J.E. Petersen

When DO we start being ashamed of our art? Is it adolescence? Man, that phase blows. Especially when it lasts half your life and you're still giving a crap what the cool kids think well into your forties.

Fortunately, my kids aren't afraid of scrap paper.

I took an introductory drawing class when I studied abroad in college, and the first thing we learned was to muss up our paper before we started drawing anything on it. We'd literally just scribble a little something over it. Spirals. Zig zags. Whatever. Just to break up the surface. Maybe that was an exercise in creating a less intimidating canvas for our subject. Hmmm... How can I apply this theory to writing??

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Mar 27Liked by J.E. Petersen

Now I have to draw that tiger.

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Mar 27Liked by J.E. Petersen

Lovely, and adorable

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Apr 19Liked by J.E. Petersen

Tigers that breathe lightning are serious business, dad. I would prefer to be licked by one of them.

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Mar 27Liked by J.E. Petersen

❤️ ‼️

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Can I NOT upload an image into comments?! That’s gotta change!

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