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The 7 Vices of Highly Creative People

September 20, 2011

Abraham Lincoln: “It has been my experience that those with no vices have very few virtues.” via The 7 vices of highly creative people – Steven Spielberg – Salon.com.

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29 Ways to Stay Creative

June 14, 2011

29 Ways to Stay Creative Make lists. Carry a notebook everywhere. Try free writing. Get away from the computer. Quit beating yourself up. Take breaks. Sing in the shower. Drink coffee. Listen to new music. Be open. Surround yourself with creative people. Get feedback. Collaborate. Don’t give up. Practice, practice, practice. Allow yourself to make [...]

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Inspiration from Pinterest

June 10, 2011

I joined Pinterest. It’s a closed beta so you have to ask for an invitation. I was sent mine within 24 hours so it’s not a long wait. I like the site. I know there are others out there with the same theme, the same plan. But, there is something about Pinterest that makes it [...]

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30 Day Photography Challenge

June 9, 2011

White Peach Photography has the 30 Day Photography Challenge. In writing we build the picture with words. Illustrating, with a photograph, drawing or some other form of visual art is usually saved for children’s book and non-fiction. Except for book covers which have illustrations geared more to selling the book than sharing the writer’s vision [...]

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Think your Way Through

January 16, 2011

Whether you just need to stop and gather your thoughts, make a decision or just come up with a plan, we all need to think. Once you get rid of or ignore the distractions it’s suddenly just you and your brain. You have to think your way through. Here are some tips to becoming a [...]

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Reconnect by Getting Hands On

January 3, 2011

When did you last write something out, by hand? Reconnect to your creativity by getting more hands on again. Pull yourself away from the computer and write long hand at a coffee shop. Or get paper and pen and draw something instead of writing a word. Write in a journal, something personal and connect with [...]

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Review: Creativity Now

December 30, 2010

Creativity Now: Get inspired, create ideas and make them happen now! I bought this book last year. I wanted more creative ideas and inspiration. New things to try and build my own ideas from. This book is a great way to get out of a rut, find a new idea, or a new spin on [...]

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Guest Post: Creative Karma

December 18, 2010

From Bev Walton-Porter at her blog, Elemental Musings. Creative Karma – Do You Have It? In the writing life, there are certain intangibles you can’t explain to other writers until they’ve experienced it for themselves. One of those intangibles of the writing life is what I call creative karma. Simply put, creative karma means what [...]

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DIY Blog Book Tour

December 5, 2010

A blog book tour is usually hosted by a book author, one blogger or a tour service and consists of several bloggers making scheduled posts on their blogs, networking with social media, in order to promote the book for the author. Tours are held for a new book release but could be used as promotion [...]

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Personal Shoppers Get Retail Therapy for Hire

October 24, 2010

How nice does it sound to spend a lot of time shopping, bargain hunting, day tripping around town and not spending any of your own money? In fact, you get paid to do it! I doubt the actual job is as deluxe as it sounds. Working for someone else is still working for someone else, [...]

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Creative Women Share Social Media Tips

October 1, 2010

The series of posts are originally called 9 Creative Women Share Secrets to Succeeding with Social Media. But, the part about it being a secret seems a bit too silly to me. So I am skipping it and posting it here to share the “secret” too.

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Creative Technologists

September 16, 2010

Creative Technologists are a new type of breed. The Creative Geek (or “Creek” for short) has a very unique and mixed profile. It’s a profile where the left side of the brain meets the right side. Creeks are logical, rational, analytical and objective which are all qualities coming from their technical background and left side [...]

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What’s Your Awesome Thing Today?

September 10, 2010

I noticed ‘The Book of Awesome’ at the store over the weekend. I didn’t have anything handy to write down the site so I stuck it in my head and hoped I’d remember to visit it. After a couple of days, I did! My awesome thing today is my brain. It keeps my head from [...]

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You Don’t Need an Image with Each Blog Post

September 5, 2010

Why are you adding an image/ graphic/ photo to your blog post? Because someone said to do it that way? Because people are visual and need the extra stimulus? Because the print magazines (or some popular blog you read) does it that way? Rethink that plan. The images added to blog posts for the sake [...]

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The Art in Hoarding

September 2, 2010

I heard about the woman who was missing and later found under the stash of all her hoardings. I have watched the TV show Hoarders and cringed while thinking of my own collection of clutter and the dust bunnies I haven’t sucked up yet. But, I’ve also looked at photos of collections of clutter and [...]

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Is Focusing your Creativity Important?

August 28, 2010

Is focusing your creativity important? You would think that was a simple question with a simple answer. Of course focusing on what you are doing will work in your favour. But, what if you are too focused, too intense. What if you have practiced and focused the life right out of your art? Technically perfect, [...]

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