behind the scenes: on creative paralysis
Sometimes I forget why I do this…posting recipes and sharing about eating a plant-based diet. As I shared here, it often feels like I don’t have the time it takes to develop, test, photograph and write up recipes. And then there’s the paralysis. You’ve heard of writer’s block…well, I’ve discovered it has a companion that reaches all the way back to the recipe development stage. I get an idea for a recipe or come across one that I want to adapt and then before I even bother to reach for ingredients, I psyche myself out of it, because images of recipe fail and wasted ingredients flash before my eyes. It’s…