Thursday, June 19th, 2008
As I mentioned (or threatened) earlier, here is the second part of our tour stop for the Post2Post virtual book tour. I'd like to share with you some of my experience as I read A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative.
Whack is ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Reading On Writing feels like I just sat down for a beer with Stephen King and had a conversation about writing. I didn't say much. I just listened as he unloaded his heart, experience, and knowledge right off the page. Of course, he doesn't seem to drink beer anymore, and ...
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Thursday, June 5th, 2008
I'm excited that Creativityist is going to be a stop on the Post2Post virtual book tour two weeks from today. We will be interacting with Roger von Oech about the re-release of his classic work on creativity: A Whack on the SIde of the Head.
Here's the rundown of the tour ...
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
I love words. I love the way that words can shape mental images and sway opinions. Because of this, I can recognize the bias behind what I'm about to tell you. (But I think I'm right anyway.) Writing is the foundation for creative expression.
It doesn't matter what medium you choose, ...
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Sunday, February 10th, 2008
Posting may slow down a little bit this week here at Creativityist. I will be doing a little bit of traveling. I have a number of entries in process right now, including the next installment in the capture everything series. I'll put finishing touches on them and post them if ...
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
From Anne Lamott's fantastic book on writing (and life), Bird by Bird:
We write to expose the unexposed. If there is one door in the castle you have been told not to go through, you must. Otherwise, you'll just be rearranging furniture in rooms you've already been in. Most human beings ...
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
I find that ideas are best flowing when I am in a regular routine of doing daily pages. Daily pages might not be the right name in my case -- perhaps weekly pages, or even fortnightly pages, would be more suitable. I'll go ahead and stick with daily as a ...
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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
At the core of creativity is finding the space to bring ideas to life. Creative expression doesn't happen for me unless I give it the space to take shape.
I've already mentioned it, but I use GTD methods to help my creative process. Not only do they help me diligently capture ...
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