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.
Here's to a flurry of fun in February!
In addition to our 365 Pictures readying for launch, we're also co-sponsoring an essay writing event, My Own True Genius, with author Jennie Nash in celebration of her new novel The Only True Genius in the Family.
Jennie Nash is author of the memoir The Victoria's Secret Catalog Never Stops Coming and Other Lessons I Learned From Breast Cancer and the novel The Last Beach Bungalow. She is an instructor at the UCLA Extension Writers' Program, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two teenage daughters. Learn more at www.jennienash.com.
Thanks to the rich creative collaboration between Jennie Nash and our own multi-talented columnist Molly Anderson-Childers, you'll enjoy more Nash-Bash features in the coming weeks, including the chance to participate in a Live Book Club Event with the author!
The fun kicks off now with Molly's Multicultural Muses column, The Story as Muse and a special gift that she, Jennie, and myself created for you: A one-of-a-kind Creative License for you to print, frame, and enjoy!
Chris Dunmire
Creative Director & Publisher
Monthly Columns & Featured Series
Multicultural Muses The Story as Muse By Molly Anderson-Childers
Writers are often voracious readers, and with good cause. We have much to learn from the stories, letters, diaries, and memoirs of others.
The Jennie Nash 'My Own True Genius' Writing Event Submission Deadline: March 15, 2009
Ever felt like a creative genius? This is your chance to shine! Enter the 'My Own True Genius' contest by submitting a short essay (200-300 words) describing a time when you felt the genius of creative inspiration for a chance to win a fabulous Grand Prize — The Book Club in a Box!
Snapshots of Personal Renewal By Barbara Bowen
In evaluating our actions in face of challenges, I believe the present demands particular attention to the inner level of creating.
Writing Children’s Picture Books By Dalen Keys
14 Key learnings to help you jump to the bestseller list as quickly as possible...or not.
Using Photography to Inspire Writing VI By Hank Kellner
Inspire students in their creative story writing by using poetry, fragmented photos, and photo essays.
Groundhog Day "Awe-Manac" Fun By Chris Dunmire
A blog tour, revealing interview, and lots of creative fun with author Jill Badonsky.
