Learning is the Goal

Thursday, 1 January 2009, 18:22 | Category : Creativity, Writing
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If I still have any readers left from last year, um, sorry.  I realized during NaNoWriMo last year that blogging was getting in the way of the writing I really wanted to be doing.  I’ve learned that no matter how much I think I should do something, if I’m not actually committed it just drifts [...]

Passive Creativity and the Power of Story

Wednesday, 16 January 2008, 11:46 | Category : Creativity, Writing
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I apologize for not posting in over a week. But I really haven’t done much but read. I’ve been drowning in the vast, complex, compelling Kushiel’s Legacy series by Jacqueline Carey, so I’ve not been sleeping or eating much, let alone blogging.
When I was a kid, I spent three or four hours a [...]

Looking Back at 2007

Sunday, 6 January 2008, 11:15 | Category : Creativity
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I realize I’m reviewing 2007 a little later than most people. And it seems a little backwards to have already posted my goals for 2008 before examining the last year. But I find that I usually know what I want to achieve, regardless of where I’ve been. Looking back helps me refine [...]

Creative Goals for 2008

Wednesday, 26 December 2007, 13:27 | Category : Creativity
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When you’re making your New Year’s resolutions, do you stop to think what you want to accomplish in your creative life in the next year?
As I’ve been thinking about what direction I’d like to take Here to Create, I started thinking about what other creative goals I have for the coming year. I’ve never [...]

Scheduling Your Creative Interests

Thursday, 6 December 2007, 4:00 | Category : Creativity
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I ran across an interesting idea at Blue Sky Shining yesterday—a Creativity Calendar. NaNoWriMo winner Terri has made a list of all the activities she wants to do, from knitting to photography, and scheduled each for a single month of the year. She is quick to point out that this isn’t a rigid [...]