Today Dr. Burton explained that when it comes to blogs, sometimes quantity is more valuable than quantity, simply because not every post is great, and the more you write the greater chance you have that some posts will be great. Such is the case with Dr. Burton's sonnets (according to his evaluation, not mine). This post is an attempt to follow his advice, and, by way of my self-directed learning, offer additional insight to his advice. I've been reading a book called Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting, by well-known screenwriting instructor Robert Mckee, whose students have included Peter Jackson, John Gleese, and 26 Academy award winners.
Here is what Mckee had to say about creative inspiration: "Creativity is five to one, perhaps ten or twenty to one. The craft demands the invention of far more material than you can possibly use."
Mckee echoes the same idea, that we can't sit around and wait for inspiration and creativity to hit; we have to wade through the mediocre to get to the good stuff, which is exactly the case when blogging about Shakespeare.
