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How To Gain Two Weeks of Free Time Every Year

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Imagine you’re granted a magical power. You suddenly receive two weeks yo didn’t have before. You have no duties, no stress, no deadlines. Want to learn more?

Creativity and Sleep

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How are creativity and sleep related? How can we use our dreams to generate ideas? Read on to find out…

How I Became a Better Writer…and You Can Too!

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If you want to become a better writer, you need to write everyday. That’s obvious. But how can you develop the daily writing habit? Read more to find out…

How to Manage Stage Fright: Not Just For Musicians

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Musicians aren’t the only people affected by stage fright. Anyone who creates anything must contend with this slippery hydra at some point. This article will help learn to manage stage fright. Click here to read more!

Week 46 Link Love Round-up

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Life wisdom from Will Smith and 50 Cent, a quick way to boost creativity, and an article on how to be indispensable.

How to Make Creative Inertia Work for You

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Creative inertia works against you until you make it work for you. Getting your creative project in motion is like pulling a ship along a canal, only you’re probably better looking than the poor bastards in the picture. Click the title for more shameless audience flattery…

Who Is Your Audience and How Do They Affect Your Work?

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Do you know who you’re creating for? How well do you know your audience? The people you have in mind as your working on your project will probably affect your final product.

Quickie: What Are You Waiting For?

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“If only I knew then what I know now. ” How many times have you heard this lament? Do you ever wish you could go back and tell your past self a thing or two? In this short post, Seth shares what he would tell his younger self…if only he could fix his blasted time machine!

Temporary Insanity: 10 Lessons Learned from NanoWriMo

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In less than three weeks, over 200,000 people will allow themselves to go a little crazy for a month. They will gnash their teeth, smash their heads, and possibly destroy their livers. What can we learn from them?

16 Ways to Increase Creativity and Generate Clever Ideas

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We’re all looking for ways to increase creativity, but sometimes it isn’t easy. No matter what kind of work you do, sometimes you run into a wall; the ideas dry up and you feel anything but creative. It happens to everyone. Don’t worry. You’re not alone. You need a break. You need a strategy. You need a [...]