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 [...]

Writing Demons

Wednesday, 28 November 2007, 8:00 | Category : Creativity, Writing
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Author Lynn Viehl posted today about the importance of balancing inspiration and practicality in writing. She brings the point to vivid life by describing the demons Necessity and Creativity, who pull her writing chariot:
“Generally Creativity gets all the credit for the success of the journey — something that would never have happened without Necessity’s [...]

Stuck in a Creative Rut? Read These Inspirational Articles and Break Free

Thursday, 15 November 2007, 8:00 | Category : Creativity, Inspiration
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I’ve been so obsessed with writing recently that I’m completely neglecting my other creative interests. While I’m waiting for my Dragon NaturallySpeaking software to arrive so I can continue working on my novel for National Novel Writing Month, I’m going to try to reconnect with some of my other creative interests. To get [...]