Years ago I was meeting with an artist. He was telling me about his publicist and how the working relationship wasn’t going very well.
I asked why.
He said he it was because had no idea what she was really working on. She would talk in vague terms and avoid clear and specific communication.
I asked him if he had brought these issues to her attention. He said, ‘Well I’ve hinted at it several times’.
Ah ha, there we go! The vicious cycle.
Clarity is messier than hinting, alluding and passivity but it cleans up much better.
