Your Creative Metabolism
Today I’m beginning a series on a concept I like to call your creative metabolism. In this article, I’m going to break down the essential concepts, and in the following blogs, I will dive deeper into each.
Development Diary #13: In The Rough
For today’s Development Diary, I’m changing it up a little bit. I usually don’t like to show my cards before they’re lined up for the win. But it's a new year. And, in the spirit of shaking off my need to wait until I feel that I’ve reached perfection, I’ve decided to share a scene from a book I’m drafting.
YourCreativeWell.com Goes Social!
These social pages share new and great goodies from YourCreativeWell.com, and also curate the best content on creativity from around the web. My goal is to make sure you have more creative inspiration than you know what to do with.
Overcoming Stage Fright
If you’re suffering from stage fright, and you’re not sure what to do, here are 3 tips I learned that will help you perform with grace, and kick the stage fight blues for good.
Feeling Creative Isolation? Join My Creative Mastermind!
I’m familiar with creative isolation, and I want to invite you to be a part of my solution.
2016: Year of Production
2016 is my Year of Production. This year I began building my verticals. What I put in place last year will be a firm foundation for my efforts in many years to come. Though I still have more things I’d like to try, it’s now time work with what I have while I still have momentum.
"Year of Foundations" in Review
This year was my Year of Foundations, and I've done a lot of horizontal groundwork in order to have a proper platform to begin building my verticals. This year was filled with trial and error, but in the end, I've accomplished much more than I actually thought I would.
Development Diary #12: My Progress So Far
This is my last Development Diary of 2015 and I’d like to take a moment to review my progress so far. I planned to be where I am, but a lot of where I am is an unplanned, but a pleasant surprise.
Cutting Corners With Your Sleep? Your Creativity Is Suffering!
Is it better to lose a little sleep in order to stay a step ahead?
Development Diary #11: The Scarpe
When I started building the SOPC world, I decided to create a place that wasn’t so strange that the learning curve would require a glossary as prerequisite study, but also different enough that there was always something new to discover around every turn of the page. Today’s Development Diary is about one such discovery. Its origins began as a means to improve a story, but end as a new piece of SOPC lore.
3 Things Writers Can Learn From Politicians
Though it might not seem like the democrats and republicans know the difference between Rembrandt and Roth or Dali and Dahl, I think there are quite a few things writers can learn from politics.
How to Die Empty
I’ve heard it said that the most valuable land is a graveyard. Thousands of people die every day, taking a lifetime worth of unexplored ideas with them. Poems unwritten, philosophies unexpressed, melodies uncomposed.
Building Your Idea Muscle
Ideas are the seeds of all great creations. They’re the building blocks we use to create new and innovative experiences. But just as creativity is a function of our minds that must be cultivated, so does our ability to generate ideas.
Putting Creativity First. Everyday.
I’ve been experimenting with optimizing the amount of time I have during a given day to accomplish all the things I need to do.
Development Diary #10: First Blood and Tele's Origins
Today’s Development Diary directly correlates my short story First Blood. It’s the first story I’ve released in the Seed of Prophecy Continuum world.
First Blood Cover Reveal and Release Date
First Blood will be available to read for FREE on Oct. 25, 2015.
Discovering Your Creative Superpowers
We all have a superpower. It’s not the kind of superpower that superman or the daredevil has. It’s the ability to create new things.
#ParanoidParenthood ― All Bigot's Eve
What if I told you there was a day you could be whoever or whatever you want?
Development Diary #9: Slang and Vulgar Terms
Worldbuilding is a curious process. Sometimes while writing your story, you’ll find that you need to create all new elements in order to make the world feel tangible. Today, I’d like to share one of these instances.
Website Redesign and YourCreativeWell.com
You can finally go to sleep knowing you’re not crazy. This website did go through a large re-design.