February 2006 Newsletter
Blogging Community, Camaraderie & Creativity
“What standards do you use to determine if something is creative
or not? What triggers your inspiration, makes you want to paint or write — and
then dashes your hopes to the ground?” — Durga Keyser, Define
Creativity — I Dare You
IN THIS ISSUE
- February 2006 Journal
- What’s New @ the CP
- Inspiring Success Stories
FEBRUARY 2006 JOURNAL by Chris Dunmire
A Blogternative to Going it Alone
Are
you among those who enjoy using a blog for creative, expressive purposes? If
so, you’re in good company. Artists, writers, and creatives of all
kinds are drawn to the interactive nature of blogging to express their creativity,
share their work, and elicit feedback from the virtual world. Furthermore,
one can blog it alone or (if they desire) team up with others on collaborative
blogging projects with creative themes like illustration, photography, and
creative writing.
Community blogs know no boundaries, for if a theme can be conceptualized,
it can be created. You know this is true if you’ve wandered over to the
Soul Food Cafe Web site (www.dailywriting.net) recently. My friend Heather
Blakey, Soul Food’s driving force and teacher, started using team blogging
in 2003 with her students. When she retired from secondary school teaching
in 2005, she began planting a labyrinth of blogs throughout the corridors of
Soul Food, which now number over 60.
What goes on in blogs with mythical names like the Lemurian
Abbey, the Hermitage,
Riversleigh and Gypsy Camp? Plenty. And the sense of creative community experienced
in the supportive Soul Food environment has been transforming lives. Troops
willingly inhabit these virtual places under Heather’s skillful facilitation
to explore more than just their art and creativity.
Intrigued by Heather’s success, I inquired if she would report on the
transforming opportunities and creative unleashing that lie within the realm
of group blogging. No sooner did I send my e-mail down under that I received
a response by Heather and her creative collaborators in a piece titled “Zen
and the Art of Team Blogging.”
Take note of Heather’s personal invitation to join in with the Soul
Food team bloggers if you dare. But beware — she’ll make you work
hard to earn your keep.
Chris Dunmire
Publisher, Creativity Portal
WHAT’S NEW @ THE CP
Promoting
Your Products and Services
By Carolyn Campbell, MA, CPPC
Who do you want to connect with? What can you offer to improve their business
or enrich their life?
The Alchemy of Art
By Douglas Eby
Creative expression can transform painful reactions and situations, providing
strength and understanding to change how we feel and interact with the world.
Allowing Creativity
By Dr. Margaret Paul Ph.D.
The moment the mind starts in with its fears and beliefs, we get blocked.
How to Get Your Consumer Invention to Market
By Joan Lefkowitz
So you have an idea for an invention? What do you do now?
INSPIRING SUCCESS STORIES
On Becoming a Dark Menace: Balancing Multiple Careers and Family Life
Learn
how Tom Filsinger, associate professor of psychology, creator of an online
program called “Psychology of the Workplace,” owner of a
game company, and author balances multiple careers and family life as a "Dark
Menace."
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