| May 1, 2011 | Longing for More Creative Courage? |
| Quoteworthy |
“If you’re longing for more courage,
if you crave the soul-deep bravery
required to tackle a new project,
you must first face your fears.”
Molly Anderson-Childers |
| In This Issue |
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May 1, 2011 Journal |
Creativity Portal Named a Writer's Digest Best Website for 2011
Creativity Portal is honored to be included among Writer's Digest's annual guide of 101 Best Websites for Writers in its must-have May/June 2011 issue. We have enjoyed this privilege in previous years, appearing on the list formerly in 2006.
Thank you to everyone who has nominated our site and to Brian Klems and the WD staff for listing Creativity Portal #2 in the Creativity category this year encouraging writers at all levels to "Enjoy photo prompts, creative writing exercises, and how-to advice to help you generate ideas for your work."
This praise is appreciated and wouldn't have happened without the collective effort and collaboration of the many creativity coaches, writing mentors, authors, publishing houses, photo prompt artists, and others who have contributed their experience and expertise to our creative community. Thank you, everyone!
If you would like to become part of our expert community and share your voice of experience, please review our submission guidelines and contact us.
Video Thrilled the Creativity Star: Call for Submissions
Have you produced your own creativity-inspiring videos hosted on YouTube (or other site) and allow others to embed them on their sites? If so, we're launching a new video feature on Creativity Portal to help visually inspire our progressive community and invite you to submit your copyright-friendly videos for consideration for inclusion in this feature.
We're seeking high-quality, low-commercial, family-friendly videos that touch on any aspect of cultural creativity, creative expression, artistic development, how-to's (demos, tutorials), coaching, and collaboration. Videos submitted with introductory text, context, and application are desired and will be promoted with full attribution.
For consideration, please submit your video link(s) along with your Web site and organization your video promotes (if other than personal/hobby) via our contact form with the subject: Creativity Inspiring Video.
Write Long Challenge Winner's List
Congratulations to Perica Cesko, Patricia Dillon, Debbie Esslinger, Jane Falla, Judy Jahnke, Olga Jardim, Amy Lloyd, Mary Martin, Margo Roby, and Gwynn Scheltema for participating in Naomi Rose's March Write Long Challenge and being selected for the Winner's List.
If you missed the Official Challenge in March, you're still encouraged to try your hand at this deeper writing process with the guidelines in mind for your own personal pleasure. See how the long-writing process served challenge participants by reading their inspiring entries and process notes along with Rose's personal comments. Thank you for taking the challenge!
Chris Dunmire
Publisher, Creativity Portal® |
| Features & Series |
Guided Imagery Scripts
Courage in Creative Expression
By Molly Anderson-Childers & and Chris Dunmire
Artistic creation in any medium is a great act of courage. Even braver? Sharing your work with the world.
Creative Careers Interviews
Early-Childhood Arts Educator & Author Abby Connors
By Molly Anderson-Childers
Abby discovered she had a passion for inventing games and songs to teach children about music, and began a music enrichment program for kids. |
More What's New @ CP |
Letter Lessons in Manifestation: The Three P’s and a D
By Jennifer Lee
When you’ve laid out a grand big picture for your creative business, it can sometimes feel daunting or unattainable because it is huge and exciting.
If You Always Do What You Have Always Done...
By Edward Glassman, PhD
For the past 75 years or so, a quiet revolution has taken place.
Plus: Pre-Workshop Innovation Questionnaire
The Anxiety of Choosing
By Eric Maisel, PhD
When you create you are constantly choosing, which means that a certain amount of anxiety will most likely always attend you as you create.
The Creativity of Suffering
By Shelley Klammer
We find out phenomenal things about ourselves when we explore our personally disowned and our more universal, unfathomable difficult feelings.
The Antidote to Fear is Desire
By Naomi Rose
Letting the Muse find you when you procrastinate writing your book.
Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road’s Message about Creativity and Children
By Diana Rivera
Where does empathy exist for you?
Measuring Creativity in California and the Nation
By John M. Eger
Proposing an investment in the human capacity for imagination, creativity and innovation. |
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