Creative Process

Art For Art’s Sake: Part 16 — The other day, I watched a Lee Child interview (author of the Jack Reacher thriller novel series), and there was this one thing he said that struck me. He said that when he sent off his first novel to the editor, he immediately got working on the next one. Isn’t…

Creation is a complex process that happens inside a creator’s mind/brain, which is a chaotic workshop. Any art or work that is conceived from one’s mind/brain — be it making a movie or writing a book or building a product involves creativity. From the outset of every successful project, everything…

Pomodoro can be so much more than a technique — In the last year, I have been on a quest to understand and redefine my creative process. It started when at some point in 2021, the metaphoric brook for my ideas dried up. There was nothing in my brain but white noise. No matter how hard I tried, there was…

If you feel stuck, frustrated, bored or demotivated then you must open yourself up to e possibilities. It’s very difficult to make progress along the journey of life without discovering new possibilities. New possibilities are the product of the creative thinking process. Creative thinking is the process of coming up…

Just yesterday, “9 Generative Storytelling Games — Part 02” was published. Right within that essay, are 3 storytelling games. Our first post in this series — “9 Generative Storytelling Games — Part 01” also contains 3 games. Since this is the case, the essay you are about to read contains…

There’s a myth that only certain people are creative. The proof is in the title, right? Wrong. We’ve been taught that creativity is something you either have or don’t have, which is an outdated way of thinking. …

Orcas Island Missing you, We went camping. I mostly sat near the fire and stared into space, which was nice. I haven’t been able to focus and am even having trouble finding space in my mind to write this, but I’m enjoying the confusion I feel instead of fearing it…

What happens to your creativity when you’re no longer open to suggestions or feedback about your work? You burnout. We’re doing a deep dive on burnout here on the blog because so many people are looking for solutions to revitalize their creativity. There is no one fast way to fix…