5 Ideas To Try When The Creative Well Tuns Dry
A dry creative well is a real problem to us creative types. As much as we want to be able to create forever, we are not bionic. Yet. So how can we refill that creative well when it runs dry…
Wise Words from musician Autumn Sky Hall
My DGH and I just got back from a week long "staycation." And it was horrible. Not even 24 hours into our getaway, does a flash flood run through our neighborhood and decide to party in our basement. The entire…
Let Your Brain Play (with a roadtrip!)
Creative people are notorious for getting wrapped up in their work. Especially when we love what we do. I know I’ve missed coffee dates and meals when in the middle of writing an exciting scene or am almost done with a painting. The worst is when I put off going to the bathroom because I’m on a roll. How sad is that? (Yes, there were a couple close calls. But I’m a grown childless woman. Accidents don’t happen at my stage in life.)
After a while of being sucked in, we may notice our work has become a little stagnant. Our paintings don’t have the unique perspective as they used to. Our novels don’t have the voice or plot lines we strive for.
We pull our heads out of our work to figure out what the crap is going on. And we realize we’ve become so wrapped up in creating perfect scenery we forgot to actually go visit some scenery. Or we tried so hard to perfect that snappy line of dialogue we haven’t entered dialogue with another person in a long time.
Our brains need space to play, especially as creative people. We forget to splash in puddles, squish mud between our fingers, listen to the waves crashing, or even try a new flavor of tea. We need to experience life in order to be inspired by it. Without playtime, our creative work can become colorless and rote.
Which is why I’m taking a road trip.
J is for Journey #AtoZChallenge
J is for all the places I plan on journeying to :) We've been saving to go on abroad once Randy finishes grad school. I've been overseas several times, but Randy has only been to the Bahamas for our honeymoon.…
Live the Creative Life: Free Chalkboard Sign
Following my last post on facing the fear of the blank/white page, I thought it fitting to giveaway this chalkboard sign:
I tried to make this one a little more gender neutral. I promise to make a more masculine sign! I will succeed! Again, this is free to whomever wants it. I have a slightly bigger size, so holler if you want that one. (Well, maybe not literally. Sound doesn’t travel through my computer pixels as of this decade. Unless you record it. But I digress.)
Creativity is not about being right or wrong.