[box options]Editor by profession, writer by heart and baby corn hater by choice, Todd Foley contacted me recently for an interview. After blushing slightly at the thought of typing words out and submitting them to an editor, I sent him some responses to his thought-provoking questions. You can find the interview here. Make sure you… Continue reading Judas Style Creativity
Category: creativity
Thou Shalt Not Swim? Caption for Your Thoughts
Saw this in a restaurant last week. Yep. What would your caption be for this toilet adornment?
The Three Stages of Creativity
The Start Excitement. Ideas. Inspiration. Freshness. Beginnings. The Part Many Never Complete The work. The reworking.
How to Write Worthless Content
Writing worthless content is all the rage. Here’s some tips! 1. Your opening sentence must elicit boredom. You might try a sentence like this: “This blog post is about the time I found a rock in my shoe.” Or…
You’re An Actor: The Good, Bad, and Ugly
You’re an actor. Why? You want to be liked. You want to be special, chosen, influential. You want to make people feel something. That’s what actors do: transfer feelings. [box options]We numb ourselves with food, entertainment, and sometimes even other people. We want to feel again.[/box] If you create, your art takes on a character and… Continue reading You’re An Actor: The Good, Bad, and Ugly
Caine’s Arcade: Create What You Love
I probably post about two videos per month. There’s a reason for that. Many aren’t worth the time. This one is. Caine’s Arcade from Nirvan Mullick on Vimeo. After I watched this film, I felt: joyful inspired motivated curious challenged How does Caine’s story challenge your own story?
The Problem with Vacations
[box options]Do you agree with Godin’s assessment of vacations? Why or why not?[/box]
You Need To Celebrate
[box options]I was asked to answer the question “What do I need to celebrate?” for The Celebration Series blog crawl project put together by Annika Martins. I’m one of 10 writers Annika asked to blog about making space in our lives for celebrating. See what the other bloggers has to say and get info on… Continue reading You Need To Celebrate
Play Grounds Theater On Site
I like to play with my food. I like to be childlike. And May 5th and 6th I’ll be playing in a steller event called Play Grounds: Theater on Site. Jason Mundok and Steve Carlson, the same fine folks who produced 24 Hour Plays last year, keep turning the “make stuff happen” wheel for the artistic community in… Continue reading Play Grounds Theater On Site
Slow is the New Fast
Slower. Slowing down. Taking a moment to be silent. And still. Take thirty seconds to be silent. (30 second pause. . .) What did you hear? I hear my breath, rising and falling. I hear a few early morning chirps outside my window. A slight hum of cars off in the distance.