Ideas and resources for understanding and increasing creativity
“[N]otice what you noticed. No, go further: tell yourself the audacious thing that because you noticed, it matters.” ~ Linda LaPlante The conversation occurred during those minutes before class when students wait with varying degrees of patience for the teacher—in this case, me—to begin. “I think parts of my brain are missing.” This came from …
Who doesn’t love watching book trailers? These multimedia book previews whet our appetite for more, and, when created by the authors themselves, they also give a valuable peek into the author’s inner world and understanding or his or her work. Enjoy the following suspenseful book trailers for Kelsey Ketch’s YA novel Death’s Island and Kate …
This topic is a bit of a cross-over with the topic of my other blog, but it also ties into our recent explorations of schedules, goals, and social media. Back in May, when I first joined Twitter, I wrote on Everyday Intensity about how overwhelmed I felt and the steepness of the learning curve, from …
Whenever I get an email notice of a new post on the blog “The Sophia Project,” written by Cyndi Briggs, I feel myself jump inside, kind of like when my grandpa would pull some candy from his pocket, or the Bookmobile arrived at our country school once a week. Today I got a Cyndi fix, …
You know how, every once in awhile, you need some inspiration for your creativity? I’ve been in one of those places recently. Fortunately, there are a lot of creative folks out there who have inspiration to spare. Check these out: 1. Felicia Day Joss Whedon fans will enjoy Douglas Eby’s piece on Felicia Day (Buffy …