Somewhere in the liner notes of a Hank Williams album, I read old Hank liked to compose his songs in bars. While everyone was drinking and carousing all around him, ole Hank was writing the music and the lyrics of his newest, soon-to-be hit. As soon as he had a stanza, he’d shush everyone up to play and sing it. They’d all chime in with their drunken two cents, and he’d revise— right then and there. His listeners became his co-writers. As he put it: “If anybody in my business knew as much about their business as the public did, they’d be all right!”
Mark -- are there specific examples for you where you’ve done this? Have you found a common amount of feedback you need to KNOW you have what you need? Do you look for repetition among comments?
Somewhere in the liner notes of a Hank Williams album, I read old Hank liked to compose his songs in bars. While everyone was drinking and carousing all around him, ole Hank was writing the music and the lyrics of his newest, soon-to-be hit. As soon as he had a stanza, he’d shush everyone up to play and sing it. They’d all chime in with their drunken two cents, and he’d revise— right then and there. His listeners became his co-writers. As he put it: “If anybody in my business knew as much about their business as the public did, they’d be all right!”
Love this example!
I’ve been writing short stories. I think I will try this idea in a different form or two in order to get more feedback on the writing.
I'd say this approach applies to most creative pursuits!
This is a genius idea... thanks for sharing.
Freaking great advice and "easy" to set up ! ( Except the extreme shyness and anxiety for the first few times but oh well!)
Brilliant!
This is a great suggestion for how to learn to fail fast and fail forward.
This is an excellent description of the incredible human spirit in action!
Mark -- are there specific examples for you where you’ve done this? Have you found a common amount of feedback you need to KNOW you have what you need? Do you look for repetition among comments?
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