"The truth is, creative blocks happen. Stopping, starting, frustration, ecstasy, agony, despair, triumph, agitation, pleasure, movement and monumental blockage are all part of the creative experience." — Chris Zydel, One Magic Question to Move You Through Creative Blocks

Eileen's first essay is Just Cause It’s Messy Doesn’t Mean It’s Wrong which gives hope to many who lose their way at various points in the creative process. We're happy to share Eileen's essays with you.

Chris Dunmire
Creative Director and Publisher

Creative Solutions & Inspirations from the Modern Day Muses
The Just-Get-Started Muse
By Jill Badonsky
Last in the line-up of Modern Day Muse introductions is Marge. She is the Muse of “Okay-Now-Let’s-Get-Started.” As her name implies, she is all about beginning the creative process — often the hardest part.

PLUS: Meet the Modern Day Muse Marge

Love of the Craft
Making a Living as a Computer Game Software Artist
By Dave Duggins
Think about it: every computer and video game developer in the country (and many with offices in Canada) builds games in a similar way — with teams of writers, artists and creative designers.

Creative Careers in the Arts Interviews
Interview with David Duggins, CEO of Voidgunner Press
By Molly Anderson-Childers
Q: The publishing world is notoriously competitive. Do you have any advice for young professionals hoping to break into this field?

A: There is no competition. Publishing has the appearance of a competitive industry, but the appearance is a lie. ...

Creating the Book of Your Heart
Slowing Down and Listening Inside, to Make Room to Receive What’s There
By Naomi Rose
You, in beginning your book, are not being accosted by a blank page. You are giving yourself the magnificent opportunity to bring forth what is in you: to be a creator.

Inner Voices of Creativity
Sweet Surrender
By Anne Marie Bennett
What happens to your creativity when you lean back into your life and let it flow around you like a wild and wonderful waterfall?

Art of the Song Creativity Corner
Just Cause It’s Messy Doesn’t Mean It’s Wrong
By Eileen Kalinowski
After doing a lot of work on a project, you can feel lost in the middle of it. It’s not a sign that you should turn back, throw it all away, or start a new project altogether, abandoning the work you’ve done.

Getting Around Being Stuck
By Janet Tanguay
When stuck happens, we all have different ways of dealing with it. Here's a simple mnemonic system you can use to get unstuck.

Share to Make Ideas Happen
By Behance Team
The philosophy to "share ideas liberally" defies the age-old instinct to keep ideas secret.