by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jul 18, 2013 | Creating
“The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring talents and industry, ‘Thus far and no farther’.” — Ludwig van Beethoven Do you feel like you’re always fighting everyone and everything to perform your creative work? Are you at the point you’re willing to make...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jul 11, 2013 | Creating
“Conditions for creativity are to be puzzled, to concentrate, to accept conflict and tension, to be born every day, to feel a sense of self.” — Erich Fromm People have seen or heard what you’ve created. Has one of these people asked you to create a particular work for...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jul 4, 2013 | Creating
“The wise learn from the experience of others, and the creative know how to make a crumb of experience go a long way.” — Eric Hoffer Do you ever feel your creativity is at an all time low? Everything you do is a rehash of what you did when your creativity burst like...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jun 20, 2013 | Creating
“Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Creative types love to put our unique stamp on whatever we do. But all personality types have an upside to embrace and a downside to control. So how do we know when an injection of...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 30, 2013 | Creating
“The secret to humor is surprise. ” — Aristotle We know humor adds much to engaging an audience. This is true whether our works are art pieces, presentations, dramas, novels, short stories or non-fiction. But we also know humor, unlike other elements in our creative...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 16, 2013 | Creating
“If people never did silly things, then nothing intelligent would ever get done.” —Ludwig Wittgenstein Tired of staring at a blank screen? Are all your ideas frozen inside your brain? Try this exercise. It’ll thaw your brain cells. 4 Steps to Jumpstart Your Stalled...