I don’t mean the sort of diversion to stop you writing – like washing the car or emptying your sock drawer – but the kind of diversionary activity that will refresh a mind that has got stuck. You are not avoiding, you are simply obeying a natural instinct and now it appears you have the [...]
Archive for Creativity
MY TOP 10 WRITING TIPS
If you need help starting to write then follow these simple tips and get ready to flow!
Why Self Publishing Is A Key Tool For New Writers
Self publishing is an exciting avenue for new writers who are being more and more excluded from conventional publishing – but it is not all roses, there are thorns to be avoided too.
How To Be A Poet – Part 2
We become better at what we do by finding those who are excellent and studying them. For me, one of the most excellent poets around is Mary Oliver and this poem of hers shows you the feelings, the light, the shade and the sheer humanity that she brings to her work. Enjoy – and [...]
How To Be A Poet
Poetry is how we address our innermost feelings and express the things we often keep hidden. Grief, joy, the mundane and the extraordinary can all be accommodated within this form. If you needed a how to guide, then this poem from Wendell Berry has all you need
On Love and Loss
October has been a month of loss: a dear friend’s husband, a colleague and an acquaintance who made everyone feel like they were a special friend.
Grieving is necessary and for that we often go back into our memories and recall the good times and difficulties we went through together and how much we will miss them. So why am I talking about this in my creative blog? Because when we experience loss we also experience opportunity: to really live our feelings and open our senses because this pain can be alchemically transmuted into future gold.
Noimetics – A New Philosophy for Individuals
Eric Maisel is a US creativity coach whose unique approach goes deep into areas that are normally outside the creative realm and head into personal development. His description of a new naturalistic philosophy, Noimetics, will certainly provoke some thought and when we think, we grow.
Exploring Autumn’s Gifts to Creativity
I love Autumn, the crisp air and the nudge the bite that gives me to focus and pay attention. While we enjoy the odd hot day, or look at the leaves that are now falling it is all about being present, and there is a wonderful poem that evokes that I am quoting an excerpt from here. It inspired me to get out and experience the changes in the air, the earth, the trees and in myself and I hope it does the same for you.
