Dec 11, 2021Have you missed anything?Go to the Creativity Grows On Trees BLOG for more cool stuff... Quotes to Inspire you Have you heard of Ravenous Butterfly? Are there bad...
Nov 1, 2021Artists...Embrace the 5-minute ruleI found this great article (link is below): In a nutshell… Challenging tasks aren't finished in one sitting. Chip away at them, one small...
Oct 6, 2021Music and Creativity: Part TwoA companion to the blog entry: A connection to music and inspiration ? Link to an article from VOICES.COM “How Music Affects the Brain...
Oct 6, 2021Music and Creativity: Part OneA companion to the blog entry: A connection to music and inspiration ? Link to an article published by the DENVER PHILHARMONIC...
Sep 10, 2021Blocks -- All creative people run into them. An article worth readingFascinating and concise article. Explains a lot about "creative blocks." Not just the history as the title indicates....
Aug 11, 2021Direct from genius Kurt Vonnegut: Exercises YOU should do…Letter from Vonnegut: November 5, 2006 Dear Xavier High School, and Ms. Lockwood, and Messrs Perin, McFeely, Batten, Maurer and...
Jul 27, 2021Go to art museums...even if you're a writer!I always tell people that when visiting an art museum pay as much attention to the art you "hate" as you do to the art you "love." I...
Jun 5, 2021Georgia O'Keeffe "How to be an Artist" (or "How to Create")Short essay which is part of a great series from artsy.net. Contains quotes from and commentary about Georgia O’Keeffe. Pay attention to...
May 14, 2021This book may have the word "writing" in the title, but it has lessons for anyone creative...ON WRITING, A Memoir of the Craft, by Stephen King. Sure, this guy is famous for writing exceptional novels in the horror genre. But this...