Sunday Links for Writers, April 29

Need some motivation or a new perspective? Be sure to bookmark and read this week’s recommended links for writers. 1. From Joanna Penn at The Creative Pen, an article and video interview, “You Are a Writer. Act Like One. With Jeff Goins“ “Jeff has a great Writer’s Manifesto and he also has a new ebook out …

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This and That and the Other Thing

My original timetable for unpacking and sorting through stacks of virtual moving boxes after switching to a self-hosted blog has morphed from a few days to a few weeks, with unexpected benefits. As I find myself in no hurry to decide on a final design or organization, I also have the time to think more …

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On the Creativity of Childhood and the Magic of Technology

A couple of really good links to share to start your week: 1. Childhood and Creativity In my Creative Thinking class today, we are discussing the creative personality (starting with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s theory of creative complexity), and a perfect companion is Maria Konnikova’s recent Scientific American piece, “The Big Lesson of a Little Prince: (Re)capture the Creativity of …

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Sunday Links: Fiction, Photosynth App, and Burnout

1. The Social and Emotional Value of Fiction Having just returned from a family vacation that had built-in time for reading the novel Ender’s Shadow (on the heels of having re-read Ender’s Game, which I wrote about here) and starting The Stress of Her Regard, by Tim Powers, I appreciated yesterday’s New York Times opinion piece, “Your Brain on …

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