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Home : Newsletter Archives : 2008 : August 15 Issue
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August 15, 2008  |  Back to Old School
Quoteworthy

“I must be in an environment that doesn’t place any lids on the things that I want to do.”Angela Mack Interview

In This Issue
August 2008 Journal

A Blog Book Tour!

Here's a fun thing you can do to promote your next published book: take it on a blog tour. That's what Canadian author Linda Dessau did with her new book The Customizable Style Guide for Coaches Who Write. Of course yours truly was invited to participate — see how I played with this tourportunity here.

Back to School Tools: Imagination Prompt Generator Sighting!
An article published on the Christianity Today Web site (14 Random Ways to Entertain Yourself this Summer) promotes our Imagination Prompt Generator: "Get creative. Write poetry or a short story, sketch in your backyard, start a novel, or compose a song. ... For writing prompts to spark your creativity, check out the Imagination Prompt Generator (www.creativity-portal.com)."


Humor Dept.

No Frills Greeting Cards & Invitations
Q: Hello, I'm hoping you can send me a catalog of your No Frills greeting cards. I would love to buy some. I just received a birthday card from my brother and I was laughing out loud. — Judy

A: Hello Judy, all of the No Frills cards are complementary Creativity Portal printables I designed and are available in a printable PDF format here. Enjoy!

Chris Dunmire

Chris Dunmire
Creative Director and Publisher

Monthly Columns & Featured Series

Multicultural Muses
Landscape as Writing Muse

Don't complain that you're blocked, boring, that you have nothing to say. I am an expert on all forms of creative avoidance and blockages, and I can tell you this — 99% of the time, you're not blocked, you're just being lazy.

Love of the Craft
Selling Short Fiction — Is it Easy?

Q: I would like to start out writing short stories. Is it more difficult to sell a book of short fiction?

More What's New @ the CP

An Interview with Musician Angela Mack

Author of "Chronic Creativity" discusses art, creativity, spirituality, and race relations in America.

The Tale of Five Monkeys

Creatively overcoming "the way it's always been done."

Releasing the Creative Energy in Fiction Writing

I know now that the journey of the writer is first and foremost a journey of self-discovery, the path on which we can find essence and hear the song of our soul.

Refining and Being Refined

Despite the initial seeming-chaos of this way of creating, there is an encompassing rapture that attends it. You are following something that is leading you, and you don’t even necessarily know what it is until it has fully shown itself.

Bedroom Decorating: Ideas for a Creating a Skateboard Theme for Kids

Kids want a bedroom that reflects their personal style and interests, and kids that love skateboarding are no exception.

What to Do When Your Handmade Jewelry Isn't Selling

15 Jewelry designing and selling strategies for success.