Sometimes, the most disconcerting part of
creative work is the amount of time that it takes to generate a great idea and
publish it. I write poems and songs, so I decided to compare the processes of
composition. I feel like I can create a product that I am satisfied much more
quickly as a poem.
Although I knew this on a subconscious level, drawing a mind-map helped me to visualize what an extensive process songwriting can be. I realized that creating a recorded song requires many more layers of decisions, refinement and judgment.
Like a journey through a treacherous land, each part of the process may spell doom for an idea. A lot of ideas have to work in concert to create something magical. A recording is an entire system ideas attempting to capture magic.
The mind-map diagram is a useful reminder that one must embrace and be comfortable with time and process.
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Rob Keith (2015). Songwriting and Poetry
mind-map.
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Diagrams are also interesting if you have
discovered a system for creating unusual sounds and you want to document the
process.
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