The Simple Insane Connections
The late, great Steve Jobs said something I found fascinating: "Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because...
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Fantasy Assassins Reading List
Welcome to The Ultimate Fantasy Assassins Reading List for Book Lovers If you love fantasy assassins as much as I do, you’ll probably be looking for more assassin fantasy books...
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Awesome Resources for Creative Writing: Writing Tools
What do you do when you can't figure out a word? Where do you go to find the answer to some creative writing problem that has you stumped? Check out...
Which Mistakes Should You Keep?
The great Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) said, "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." Mistakes, as we all know, are just a...
Book Review: Reluctant Warriors by Vicki Wootton
It's Book Review Wednesday, and our book for the day is quite an unusual one--as you'll see by the blurb below… Reluctant Warriors The peaceful nation of Caladon has been...
Awesome Resources for Creative Writing: Writing Prompts and Stimuli
For a writer, there's nothing worse than staring at a blank sheet of paper and having no idea what to write! Creative writing can be challenging, and it takes practice...
Meditation for Creation: How to Get Inspiration
I've always loved meditation as a concept, though I have the hardest time shutting my mind up enough to actually sit still and meditate. Thankfully, I have other ways of...
Book Review: Pokergeist by Michael Phillip Cash
It's Book Review Wednesday (sorry it's been a couple of weeks)! Today, we're going to Las Vegas for a game we all love: poker, but with a ghost? Pokergeist Sometimes...
Awesome Resources for Creative Writing: How to Structure Your Words
It's funny how many writers struggle with the simple act of stringing together words in a cohesive, smooth-flowing, clear sentence. The creative part of creative writing is usually the easiest;...
Awesome Resources for Creative Writing: Body Cheat Sheets
If there is one thing most authors struggle with in creative writing, it's describing body language! Body language is incredibly expressive. You can say a lot just by raising an...
Autism and Creativity: An Unusual Link to Ponder…
WARNING: This post is NOT to say that everyone who is creative is strange or suffers neurological deficiencies/abnormalities. It was just something I found interesting… Have you ever noticed how...
Awesome Resources for Creative Writing: How to Write Narrative
In my efforts to put pen to paper, I find that writing narrative is the hardest part of the creative writing process. It's easy to write action scenes and dialogue,...
The Science of Creativity
I (along with many others, no doubt) have always wondered where ideas come from. Scientists have long searched for the parts of the brain responsible for creativity and imagination, but...
Book Review: The Rembrandt Ripper by Freya LeCrow
It's Book Review Wednesday, and it's once again serial killer week! Today's book is about a serial killer who sees his work as art. Creepy! The Rembrandt Ripper New York...
Awesome Resource for Creative Writing: Online Dictionaries and Thesauruses
Do you ever have those moments when you just can't find the right word to use in your writing? Or when you think you know the meaning of a word,...
Random Things to Do When You're Bored
You may not know this about me, but I have a bit of prankster in me. Being the mature, responsible parent/spouse/person I am, I usually have to hide that side,...
Book Review: Zodiac Lives by Rhoda D Ettore
It's Book Review Wednesday! Today, I'm reviewing a book that is VERY different from anything else I've read before. All in all, an intriguing look at one of the country's...