{"id":4098,"date":"2014-01-08T10:50:07","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T10:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedorseypost.com\/?p=4098"},"modified":"2014-01-06T10:58:47","modified_gmt":"2014-01-06T10:58:47","slug":"inspirations-for-amateurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedorseypost.com\/?p=4098","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration&#8217;s for amateurs."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4099\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/art-nerd.com\/newyork\/apartment-and-studio-of-chuck-close\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4099\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4099\" alt=\"Close at work\" src=\"https:\/\/thedorseypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ChuckClose-Studio-480x330.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedorseypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ChuckClose-Studio-480x330.jpg 480w, https:\/\/thedorseypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/ChuckClose-Studio-480x330-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Close at work<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Persistence: we call it getting to know the Muse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Writer\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainpickings.org\/index.php\/2012\/11\/20\/daily-routines-writers\/\" target=\"_blank\">E. 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