I feel small. I’m sitting here on the couch of our house in a city in a tiny country called the Netherlands. I just finished watching a documentary on Netflix about creativity; one of many, and all of them show different things. It reminded me about my creative journey and how it’s played a central Read More
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On My Mind: Exercise Your Creative Muscle
Exercise your creative muscle to stay on top of your game. You can do it without any tools, just use your mind. Find more ways to be creative. Read More
On My Mind: I Don’t Believe In Writer’s Block
I don’t believe in writer’s block. Three things are responsible for being unable to create and here are some tips to fix them. Read More
On My Mind: The Path I’ve Walked
Turning thirty has Tessa reminiscing about the past decade. She talks about how she realised that writing fiction was what she wanted to do most and how she got to that point. Read More
Recommended Reading: Creative Confidence – David Kelley & Tom Kelley
Creative Confidence is definitely recommended for anyone who wants more creativity in their lives or needs a new perspective on their job. Take your time reading it and think of how you can make a difference in your world. Read More
Five Things To Do To Stay Productive When You Don’t Write
Everyone has moments when words don’t really happen. In such cases you have two choices: write or don’t write. If you choose to write, then get to it! You don’t have time to read this. But when you don’t write, you can still do work as a writer. There is more to being a writer Read More
On My Mind: Embarrassing Inspiration
Today, Raven fires off a quick stream of consciousness about being inspired by things that might draw scorn (or worse). Read More
This is My Design: The Peril of the New Idea
New ideas are awesome, fresh inspiration is fantastic, and motivation can strike like a bolt out of the blue. Unfortunately, that bolt can sometimes hit us right when we’re in the middle of something else. Today, Raven talks about the three methods he uses to deal with the potentially terrible timing of new ideas. Read More
This Is My Design: Flow
Getting into the zone. Every artist has heard this phrase, but what is it really? I take a closer look at the concept of ‘flow’ and how you, the artist, can use it to your advantage. Read More
This Is My Design: Dreaming
Raven talked to you last week about some of his sources of inspiration and this week I want to highlight the strongest source of mine: dreams. Read More