In my blog post of 8 February 2011 I talked about the Creative Box and promised to explain a little more about it a little later. “A little later” has now arrived.
So. What is a creative box?
A creative box is a container of some sort in which you keep items intended to stimulate your creativity. It [...]
Thanks for the comments on yesterday’s post, everyone. Isn’t it great to know we’re not really as crazy–or as alone in our problems–as we believe we are? I’ll try to cover the areas you’ve mentioned first.
I had to laugh at Toni’s comment about water, because being close to water also helps me when my creativity [...]
Picture this.
You’re writing a scene. It’s flowing smooth as oil. Life is good. You have it nailed. You could write like this forever. You could–
And your mind goes woolly.
Then blank.
The inspiration that only a couple of seconds earlier had been shoving and fighting behind your ears in its determination to get out of your head, [...]
I’ve been having so much fun with the plot of my new book that the last few weeks have slipped by on greased wheels. What’s made it fun? Well, discovering my Muse is, in fact, a ferret has been a major. And yes, I know I sound as cracked as a dozen eggs dropped from [...]
All right. Having found my Inner Ferret I am now in the process of training him. And I’ve discovered some useful things.
His name is Finn. He’s black and white. He’s easily distracted by email and will chase Search Engines round their tracks–and everyone else’s–for hours.
On one hand he doesn’t like structure. On the other hand [...]
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