by Zoe M. McCarthy | Nov 14, 2013 | Creating
“If you don’t understand a problem, then explain it to an audience and listen to yourself.” —Tom HirshfieldYour creative work isn’t where you want it to be. You’ve done your checklists, and it’s still lacking. You want to improve your baby so your teacher, critique...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Oct 3, 2013 | Writing
“There are no mistakes or failures, only lessons.” —Denis Waitley Do you need to go to a writers’ conference to learn to write? Yes. How else will you experience blunders that teach you about conflict; the hero’s greatest fears; obstacles, disasters, and ticking time...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Aug 8, 2013 | Creating
“Perhaps the greatest psychological, spiritual, and medical need that all people have is the need for hope.” — Billy Graham When you hear a song, view a painting, or read a story don’t you want to be moved? Don’t you want your experience to be worthwhile—to understand...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Aug 1, 2013 | Creating
“What is art but a way of seeing.” — Thomas Berger We know most of the standard suggestions for brainstorming, such as no analyzing, no judging, and no discussion. But if we look closely at our brainstorming exercise we may notice the ideas often fall into an...
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...
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