For the longest time, I've been looking for ways to improve my writing, but couldn't quite find the exact format or venue to pursue this effort in. However, as a big fan of podcasts, I've recently run into Jeffery Saddoris' Iterations.

They are his thoughts and musings on various parts of life as a creative professional. He describes them as "observations and reflections, mostly around visual arts and my own creativity", but to me, they really feel like a conversation with himself. I found them interesting because I often meditate about seemingly unrelated things that people said to me, and tend to develop them into miniature conversations of my own. For a long time, I couldn't find the right way of getting them out from my head to the world, but I think the Iterations would be a great template to start from. It is also accidental that it is a great way to put the pen onto the proverbial paper.

And since the idea started with a meditation, it seemed like this would be an appropriate name.

Due to time restrictions and life getting in the way, there will be a few simple rules and guidelines:

1. One every 2 weeks, written on Saturday, published on Sunday

2. 20 minutes to write: a fountain pen and paper first draft

3. 30 minutes edit: publish the second draft

4. Substance over style

5. Learning over perfection

I'll try to document the journey on substack, so give me a follow there if you find this interesting.

Meditation: a written or spoken discourse expressing considered thoughts on a subject.