Searching for that Right Mistake

I know I have written a few posts (maybe too many) about my own short comings on staying focused when it comes to writing. It is also a by-product of my circumstances. I am attempting to do something that no one in my immediate circle is attempting to do. Or even understands. So I guess I just throw that feeling out into the vast span of the Internet in hopes someday some bits of communication may come back someday. Call this my own personal SETI experiment. And I am going to leave it at this for now.

I keep a copy of the book Zen and the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury in my backpack. Everyone needs a coach to refer from time to time. It is hard to always have some on hand. So it nice to be able to refer to someone. The first essay in the book titled the “The Joy of Writing” he tells about how he finds joy in what others don’t understand. He states how he can’t worry about that because he feels compelled to write about it.

An Internet search engine is another way to find material to help me.

I stumbled upon this article that sums up Ray Bradbury’s tips for writing.

How to Feed Your Muse: 7 Writing Tips From Ray Bradbury

I have said that I listen to music a lot when I write. I have been listening to the new Robbie Robertson album How to Become Clairvoyant. All though this album has not lead to anything directly in terms of writing. It is one those “headphone” albums that I listen to when I need to tune out the world and focus on my own internal thoughts. There is one song that has particular meaning called “The Right Mistake”. I heard say in an interview the following quote.
 

“I got that phrase from Thelonius Monk,” Robertson said. “I heard him say that in music we’re searching for the right mistake. I thought, ‘Wow, I completely agree.’ It also applies to life.”

 

It applies to my writing and its process. I am not sure if the “Lynch Pin” exists that will ever make what I am attempting to do make complete sense. I am not sure if there is one key that will unlock all of its mysteries. And that maybe the thing not to look for.
 
 
 
 

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