by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 25, 2013 | Leading
“Order and creativity are complementary.”—Lewis Mumford Hello. My name is Zoe. I’m a creativity junky. If you’re like me, your creative musings and your compulsive desire to create threaten your sleep, your family and spiritual living, your house cleaning, and your...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 18, 2013 | Writing
“Men are not moved by things, but the views they take of them.” —Epitectus We storytellers want our characters to be interesting, plausible, and memorable. But often our characters come across as one-dimensional. But with a little work, we can do two things that will...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 11, 2013 | Writing
“Procrastination is opportunity’s natural assassin.” –Victor Kiam We don’t plan to procrastinate. We want to fulfill our obligations and move forward. But too often we don’t.Let’s face it. Procrastination is a weird kind of selfishness, because it robs others...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 4, 2013 | Leading
“We have met the enemy and they is us.” — Ashleigh Brilliant We want people to love our creative works, but find critics dislike them. People refuse to look at or listen to or taste our works. Sure, critics are often wrong. But not always. Here are 4 questions to...