Once upon a time, I took a jewelry-making workshop. As soon as we sat down, the instructor handed us a stack of blank white copy paper and said, "Draw a simple jewelry design. Don't worry about how you would actually make it, just get an idea on the page." Now, there was a gentleman in the class who was training to start a new career, after … [Read more...] about When Creativity is Scary: The Bad Biker Boy and the Blank Page
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The Art and Craft of Writing, Part 1: Where does “writer’s voice” come from?
We had an interesting question come up in the Authority community, looking for resources to develop the "music" of writing: What's the best way to make the words flow together? How can we create writing that has more artistic and creative power? Obviously, that's a huge question, and one that won't get answered in a single blog post. But … [Read more...] about The Art and Craft of Writing, Part 1: Where does “writer’s voice” come from?
Going from “Sometimes I Write” to “I Am a Writer” (New Workshop)
When I was in college, a lot of smart people thought that our society was becoming "post-literate" -- that the written word wasn't going to matter much any more. I didn't buy it, because even then (and, my friends, those were the internet dinosaur days) I could see how much the web relied on writing. There's so much advice out there for … [Read more...] about Going from “Sometimes I Write” to “I Am a Writer” (New Workshop)
Impostor syndrome and finding the confidence to develop your ideas
Sometimes it's hard to come up with an idea because we've been working too hard -- we've drained the well and haven't refilled it. Sometimes it's hard because we haven't been working enough -- our creative brains have gotten out of the habit of sending us new ideas to play with. And sometimes it's hard because we lack the confidence. We … [Read more...] about Impostor syndrome and finding the confidence to develop your ideas
