Friends, family, colleagues and critics often resist unusual ideas or those that stray from

Friends, family, colleagues and critics often resist unusual ideas or those that stray from established artistic norms.
arising out of envy and competition,
 agreed-upon ways of thinking cultivate group harmony.
 all harshly criticized, dismissed or persecuted by their contemporaries.
break from the status quo.-start talking about smth else
fear of criticism, rejection or failure. 
life: Socrates was executed on charges 
Bruno was burned to death, in part, for his heretical claims that the Earth was not the center of the universe.
directs all attention to the task at hand.
feeling languid can grind your motivation to a halt.
 a sweet spot of anxiety - an ideal level of anxiety
tuck myself away –removing oneself away from others seeking solitude and seclusion
I decided to tuck myself away in a resort next to the mountains in Tucson for two weeks and work 12-hour days to wrap up- finish or end the book.
met the same fate 
expiration date.
to compose stories, myth and legends about the afterlife
 traversing a mental landscape
 traversing a mental landscape- travelling a mental landscape.
Mining your imaginatipon – tap into or explore one’s own creative and imaginative abilities
 plotting your next steps- planning your next steps
plumbing your memories – delving deep into your recollections and exploring past experiences
art grows inside the artist autonomously while the artist keeps feeding it; when the time comes, delivery happens.
soaking up most of your attention?
reframe the fear in an objective way that liberates you from its shackles.
the crummy feeling of not completing a task.
clears my head from all of the clutter of daily life back in Michigan
 fears that crop up along the way.- happen unexpectedly appear suddenly