Creativity Exercise: Take Your Characters Shopping
Characters are funny people for authors. We spend so much time with them, they often become real to us. However, the process of creating them, of determining their likes, dislikes,… Read more »
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Nanowrimo: Should You Do It?
Nanowrimo time is upon us once again. It’s the time of year when writers and wannabe writers take on the challenge to write 50,000 words in a month. While it… Read more »
The Great Technology Ripoff 2: Steal Your Soul Back (2/2)
Because sequels are all the rage these days, it’s time for the sequel to my post about technology stealing your soul. This is the Great Technology Ripoff 2: How to… Read more »
The Great Technology Ripoff: Has It Stolen Your Soul? (1/2)
Hang on to your hats, people, because here comes another post from the old fart reminiscing about the good old days before the internet. “Oh, no, here she goes railing… Read more »
Writing Lessons Learned from Jigsaw Puzzles
A few years ago, I wrote a piece on the benefits of jigsaw puzzles and why you should add them to your entertainment repertoire. Now I realize that over the… Read more »
Embrace New Things, Don’t Fear Them
I’ve been waging a long battle with my brain these past few years. It fritzes out at random moments. Words I’ve known since third grade elude me. Names? Forget it…. Read more »
Dork Optimism #1: Think of All the Ridiculous Creative Crap You Want To Do and Then Do It
I used to be a huge fan of the TV show The Middle before it went off the air. Sue Heck was always my favorite character. She went out for every… Read more »
Is Your Creativity Stuck? Go Small.
Like most creative people, sometimes my creativity gets stuck in the mud. No matter what I do, things just don’t seem to happen. Ideas are sparse, projects stall, and everything… Read more »
Why Wait to Turn Your Creativity Loose?
Hanging out on some Lego fan boards the other day, I came across a comment from a fan of the Elves line of products. (Elves will be ending this year,… Read more »
Want to Be More Creative? Follow This Simple Time Formula.
I hear from people all the time, “I want to be more creative, I just don’t know how.” Or, more commonly, “I don’t have time!” There’s no time for all… Read more »