Creative Process

Jun. 26, 2011

Leonardo, procrastinator

Leonardo da Vinci’s epic procrastination and the practical use of procrastination as a sign that your work (rather than yourself) may be dull.

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Jun. 10, 2011

Think Quantity

Looking over the numbers of prolific artists and innovators reinforces the basic rule: Creativity is a function of the quantity of work produced.

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Jun. 6, 2011

The creative cycle in a nutshell

A PowerPoint-esque chart by designer/illustrator Christoph Niemann perfectly captures the writing process.

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Apr. 20, 2011

Why do writers like working in coffee shops?

Why would a bustling Starbucks be conducive to writing? It may be an antidote to procrastination.

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Apr. 3, 2011

Austin Kleon’s 10 Tips for Writers

Austin Kleon, of Newspaper Blackout, shares ten great tips for writers and other artists. (link)

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Mar. 29, 2011

What Creativity Means

Creativity is not about making something out of nothing. It is about making something new out of old things. To create, you must remix.

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Mar. 21, 2011

The Five Commandments

A few rules for a novelist (or any artist, presumably) struggling to get a new project started.

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Feb. 16, 2011

Daniel Pink: What Motivates Us

An animation of Daniel Pink’s wonderful lecture about what really motivates creatives and other “idea workers.”

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Feb. 11, 2011

Creating Billy Bathgate

E. L. Doctorow says that his character Billy Bathgate was *born in that first sentence, in the rhythm of it, in the syntax.* (quote)

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Oct. 5, 2010

Drawing Circles

Lessons for creatives from two famous circles, Giotto’s O and the enso of Japanese calligraphy.

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