Eight Habits of The Creatively Intelligent
We’d all be more creative if we paid less attention to the surfaces, our doings and achievements, our ambitions and desires; and more attention to the depths, the hidden forces and faculties that lie within ourselves and others.
Nurture Your Creativity: List What You're Thankful For
Much has been written about gratitude throughout the centuries, and with a common theme: Gratitude is a positive attitude or emotion that benefits us greatly when it's employed.
Author Lisa Crone's Inspiring Success Story
Her secret to intermixing positivity with passion and publishing her first book 'A Bead in Time: 35 Jewelry Projects Inspired by Slices of Life.'
The Joy of Creativity: Emergence
If I allow myself to speak, write words, or paint marks without knowing what I am going to say next or what I’ll end up with, eventually something will emerge.
Not-Knowing: A Sometimes Unnerving but Utterly Reliable Guide
We want to know. We want to know things beforehand, ahead of time. We want to know where we are going, why we are going there, what we will encounter (and should thus prepare for) along the way.
Passionate, happy people. I know them from the moment I meet them. Their energy is high and they love what they do. They follow
their heart's desire and each day inevitably unfolds with new, exciting opportunities. In tune with their callings, they are
living a life filled with joy.
I'd like to introduce you to Dave Duggins, who is one of these passionate people. Dave is a professionally published short
story author and the editor behind the colorful and melodramatic covers of Spacesuits and Sixguns, a contemporary pulp fiction magazine. In addition to that, he's a creativity coach
and writing mentor who has joined the Creativity Portal community with his new writing column called "Love of the Craft".
You'll sense Dave's passion and enthusiasm in his inaugural columns,
"You and the Page"
and "Start Write Now!".
He's also inviting "ask the writing coach" questions to answer in future columns. His desire to help educate and motivate
writers at every level is both welcome and wonderful. I can't help myself when I say that I'm truly diggin' Duggins.
Let's see if we can keep Dave busy answering your questions about writing, publishing, and creativity. Submit your questions to
him through his Web site form at voidgunner.homestead.com.
Creative Solutions & Inspirations from the Modern Day Muses Muse Song, the Muse of Pampering,
Encouragement and Good Company By Jill Badonsky
In the process of teaching people how to break through creative blocks, I have observed that many of us have a problem putting ourselves first.
Inner Voices of Creativity Patience: The Calming, Lovely Antidote By Anne Marie Bennett
Patience can be one of the most difficult inner voices to hear in our lives. If you’re struggling with this on your own creative journey
right now, try this...
Love of the Craft You and the Page By Dave Duggins
If you sit down with notebook in hand, pen at ready and the foremost thought in your mind is where you're going to submit the story when
you've finished it, you've already failed.
Romancing the Cod By Deanne Fitzpatrick
Where does rug-hooking artist Deanne Fitzpatrick pull inspiration from? Read the beautiful history and sensory-satisfying details behind
her fish rugs.
Interview with World Traveler Marie Javins By Nancy Mills
Marie spent one full year of her life traveling around the globe by public transport and then posting about it as she traveled on her
popular MariesWorldTour.com.
