If you're a creative type, you already know this. But who doesn't need this reminder, every now and then?
Creativity Works…When You Work It
What Happens When You Let Go
Letting go encourages good habits because it creates space for so much creative abundance to move in.
How Do You Start What You’re Afraid To?
If you're struggling to get started on your creative passion, you can start where you left off.
Making Space for What Counts
Making space for what counts is not so much a resolution as a life goal. Here's how I'm doing it this year.
How Four Words Got Me Back on the Writing Track
The long road to epic: When you put your own priorities first, you'll finish your novel.
Knowing When to Stop
Having a framework for writing is almost as important as the writing itself. We can learn from the writing rituals of the great ones.
Practice Awareness to Tap Your Creativity
The benefits of being mindful are many and well-noted. But perhaps not so acknowledged is the way awareness turns on the creative spigot.
There Is Truth In What You Paint: Yours
Perfection isn’t what painting is about. It’s about finding your truth, and you can remain committed to that by letting go of art fear.
Why The Fear of Ruining Your Art Will Ruin Your Art
The desire to make your painting perfect, and the fear of ruining it, will always lead to painting doom. But there are ways to overcome art fear.
Are You Important Enough to Have Writer’s Block?
The sun may set on your creative block, but it will rise again. And because you've stayed committed, you'll be ready to do what you do.
Focus Only on What You Are Writing Now
Follow the 11 Commandments of Writing and Daily Creative Routine, according to Henry Miller, in 1932.
Why Making Art Is Messy
Making art is messy for a reason. It's to remind us that we won't ever get it just right, or even close to perfect.
How to Deal With the Loneliness of Creativity
"Creativity is Essentially a Lonely Art . . . An Even Lonelier Struggle" - Lou Dorfsman
What most creatives know about happiness is this: If they can't create, they can't be happy. Here's to the thrill of the creative effort and happiness for all in 2014: Phillip Q. Gangan on The Path to Creative Happiness: "Creativity . . . is an integral part of everyday life, both at work and at play.... Continue Reading →
"If you don't know where you're going, you might not get there." —Yogi Berra Being prompted by a WordPress Daily Prompt, State of Your Year, is a great way to start a regular habit: assessing where you're at mid-way through the year, or at any time that's right for you. Why assess where you're at? Well, just... Continue Reading →
Twitter, We Have to Talk
After celebrating our three-year anniversary, I'm still as madly, deeply head-over-heels with Twitter as ever.
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