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Prajna and the art of clear seeing
You can’t write well when the sun is shining on your laptop screen; the glare prevents you from seeing the words. This phrase popped into my head as a little writing exercise. I was observing something...
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A Way Past “I Don’t Feel Like It” to “Getting Things Done”
Ah, creative types. We’re a neurotic bunch, aren’t we? One of the most common hiccups in the creative process is procrastination. Why is it so tempting to put off what needs doing? For several years...
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Slices of Time
I’ve noticed an interesting phenomenon lately while working. As a full-time freelancer, my clients expect me to track my time fairly and explain how long different tasks took to accomplish. We...
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Clear seeing – pattern recognition
TweetRecognizing patterns is a key component of creative thinking. Being able to compare situation A with situation B or process 10 with process 20 allows you to use metaphors, solve problems and...
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Editing is Not Censoring
img "shhhh!" courtesy bewinca on sxc Let’s just say, right up front, I’m a big fan of editing. I believe it’s an extraordinarily important, frequently undervalued part of the creative process. That...
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An exercise to develop your observational skills
Two words: Photoshopped images. They’re like Where’s Waldo for adults or a Web version of One of These Things Is Not Like The Other. It’s amazing how much photo manipulation can be done to an image...
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Is Your Fear Holding Your Imagination Hostage?
As I’m plowing through the third week of NaNoWriMo, I’ve been surprised at how difficult it has been to pull scenes, characters and settings out of my imagination. It’s a bit rusty, and the struggle...
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Rework, or the Humility of Saying “Well, That Effort Sucked.”
I feel like I should preface this post by saying that this isn’t a post about the book Rework. While I’m sure it’s an excellent book, and probably covers ideas worth thinking about here on...
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Big Picture vs Finish Line – Binary Learning Styles
Learning, at its core, is processor-intensive for people. While some people get really good at hiding the turning of their gears, others need to collaborate. Some of us can paint canvases of ideas and...
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