I bring all of this up to say that if you're someone who wants to make radio stories (or do any kind of creative work), you're probably going to have a period when things might not come too easily. For some people, that's just a year. For others, like me, it's eight years. You might feel completely alone and lost during this period -- God knows I did -- and I hope it's reassuring in some small way to hear that what you're going through is completely normal. Most people go through it. And there are things you can do during this period of mediocrity that will get you to the next step, that will drive you toward skill and competence.
Or this one, which we at Mr. Marvel particularly enjoy:
Imitate others. Painters do it. Why don't we?
Read more of the manifesto here at Transom.org.
(And thanks to B. Holt for alerting us to the link at kottke.org)
