"Dive on in, in everything dive in, and don't be afraid of drowning because you can breathe water." How hard is it to return to your creativity after a long absence? It can be as hard as getting yourself back in the gym after a long period of being sedentary, or returning to eating healthy …
Month: March 2011
Fear of Rejection
Every writer wrestles with the fear of rejection, their finely crafted words dismissed by agents, editors, publishers, readers, neighbors, spouses, children... well, I'll stop there. But in a guest post I've written for Milli Thornton on the Fear of Writing blog, I discuss another case of fear of rejection, one I faced when embarking on …
Creativity Tweets of the Week — 03/04/11
Do you have tiger blood and Adonis DNA? Then you, like Charlie Sheen, can handle the Creativity Tweets of the Week. The links below on creativity and writing are only for F-18s that deploy their ordnance on fools and trolls. The inspirational links can only be handled by total bitchin' rock stars from Mars. If …
Congress’ Push for Enforcement of Creatives’ Rights
I found myself back on Capitol Hill yesterday, listening to the Obama Administration's top official for intellectual property promise Congress more enforcement of creatives' rights. She said she is encouraging U.S. firms who facilitate online infringement to stop (Google's name came up a lot), but it was clear a bipartisan consensus of Congress wants stronger …
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