Category: Creativity
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The Infinite Inspiration Tap
Are you interested in energy and abundance? If so, check out Michelle Lowbridge – she’s doing a series of abundance activations for free over on her Facebook page – get involved here. Today I did number 12 – feeling inspired – an energy I already have, and I thought I had it in abundance. But…
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Don’t know where to start writing?
A friend asked me the other day where to start writing. My (slightly facetious) instant answer was: Start at the beginning. After all, it’s a very good place to start. But as I considered the question a little more, I came up with what seems like an even more facetious answer…but it really isn’t. Anywhere.…
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Not Feeling Inspired to Write?
In the Creative Catalyst Circle, we’ve been talking about not those times when you just don’t feel inspired to write…and this subject got me inspired to think about being inspired. I’ve spent years practicing listening to my inspiration and playing with the ideas that come from inspiration, and I’ve also discovered the life changing magic…
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My Best Advice For Writing Your Book
A friend asked me for advice about writing her book. This was it: Start writing. Keep writing. Stop when you’re finished. I know that sounds a little basic, but it’s the best advice I have for you. Start. You can’t write a book unless you start. So start. Don’t wait to be ready (you’re never…
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Ride Out the Creative Turbulence
Last week I was super excited – I had an epiphany from my “Fill What is Not Full” post – I realised this was the container for the book I’ve been mulling on for 8 years or so about self-care and other great foundations for a fabulous life. The excitement continued all week…with ideas raging…
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27 Creative Guidelines
I’ve been inspired this week by the Creative Catalyst Circle – my new Facebook group, and by Allison Crow Flanigan’s “BE Team” group (which is all about pulling back from the insanity of busyness, stress and ‘nexting’) to create this set of creative guidelines: No pushing. No striving. No nexting. More BEing. More joyful creation.…
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6 Tips For Overcoming Writing Resistance
WARNING! I swear in this post, so if you don’t like bad language, don’t read tip 6! So, I book myself a writing day every week…and the idea is that on that day, I’ll work on articles, guest posts and perhaps even future books… But for the last two weeks the reality has been very…
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What Is Blocking Your Creative Pipeline?
I do these amazing Creative Catalyst sessions, and I’m endlessly fascinated by how deeply creative people are and also by how deeply creative they don’t think they are! And for most people, the ideas are already there. The problem is that we have all sorts of things that are blocking the creative pipe. Everybody has…
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The 7 Phases of the Creative Process
Last year when I was writing my book, for the first time I noticed that there were definite phases and peaks and troughs in the creative process. (I’ve written a full length book before – back in 2008, but you never seem to notice anything the first time around do you? Or you think it’s…