The Start
Excitement. Ideas. Inspiration. Freshness. Beginnings.
The Part Many Never Complete
The work.
The reworking. Continue Reading…
Twitter for Twitter Haters
This is the second post in the series “Social Media for Artists.” Social media shouldn’t be a drudgery–at its core, it’s communicating creatively. Today’s topic: Twitter!
Photo Credit: Shawn Campbell via Compfight
Before we catapult into 21 century communications, let’s hop in a time machine together and enjoy a little flashback…
- 1450′s: first printing press.
- 1660′s: first American newspaper printed.
- 1830′s: first electric telegraph and Morse Code invented.
- 1870′s: first electric telephone.
- 1910′s: first radio with tuners.
- 1930′s: first TV broadcast in the United States.
- 1970′s: first cell phone network in the United States.
- 1990′s: Internet is commercialized.
- 2004: Facebook launched.
- 2006: Twitter launched publicly.
- 2012: people get frustrated with all the social media platforms. Continue Reading…
Brownie for Life
This is a guest post by an amazing writer, actress… and wife! The fantastic Sarah Zahn is an avid learner and Mindy Kaling fan. She likes coffee, fun writing games, and bags of Doritos. She’s also the founder of Sugared Beauty, LLC, a line of skincare made with organic ingredients. Follow her adventures here: @SugaredBeauty.I don’t remember a time when I didn’t enjoy learning. Like being from a small town in the Midwest, learning stuff and getting good grades just seemed like my lot in life. This didn’t exactly grant me a lot of friends in school. In 7th grade I remember a kid in my class introducing me to the cute new boy as a brownie. I’m ashamed to admit I thought it was a compliment.
As a result of this and other name-calling incidents, some of the first interpersonal relationship lessons I heard from my mom was that I should “get a sense of humor” and “bury the hatchet.”
I am still figuring out how to do this.
It’s not that I was any smarter than anyone else, I just got a kick out of learning things. Throughout grade school I would toe the line between first and almost-first in class…until I hit puberty. Continue Reading…
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.”
Social Media for Artists Who Hate Social Media
You’d rather be writing, painting, performing, singing, acting, dancing, sculpting, crafting…
Be honest, tell us that social media is getting in the way of your creative flow? It is, isn’t it?
You’re not alone.
If you’re an artist dabbling in the world of social media you may quickly grow overwhelmed with all the platforms, coding, plugins, rules, etiquette, tips… the list could go on, but we’re trying to avoid that overwhelmed feeling right? So I’ll stop there. Continue Reading…
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.
We numb ourselves with food, entertainment, and sometimes even other people. We want to feel again.
If you create, your art takes on a character and that character is a vehicle to carry your thoughts, ideals, and feelings to whomever engages with your creation. Yep, you’re an actor. Continue Reading…
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?
Today’s post, Artist’s Seven Deadly Sins, is a guest post of mine found at Jim Wood’s site. Head on over there for the post an other great creative inspiration!
You Need To Celebrate
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 how you can join in at The Celebration Series.
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Photo Credit: A♥ via Compfight
What do you see when you think of the word ‘celebrate’?
Balloons and colors, cakes and candies, elaborate decorations planned out to the hilt?
Anniversaries. Birthdays. Christmas. Thanksgiving.
Maybe you even see a Seinfeld classic: a good old fashioned “Festivus for the rest of us?” Continue Reading…
