Creativity

The Season of Creating Memories

When my daughter remembers this holiday season, I don’t want her to remember that her mother was stressed out or tired. I want her to remember having fun decorating a Christmas tree, snuggling on the couch while reading holiday stories, and just having fun. This is a great…

Creativity and Bufflebum

When putting their daughter to bed, Nick Wilkie and his wife sometimes make up stories for her, especially if she doesn’t want to pick a book to read.

Sharing the experience and love of reading has been important to their relationships. As Nick told me, “I…

Thoughts on Creative Productivity

Several books that I’ve been reading recently have brought up the concept of creative productivity and creative work, which is harder to define sometimes with artistic endeavors that don’t have a market value in the way that some other, more standard forms of work have.