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The Single Source of Creativity
It’s not writing.
You can write the most beautiful, page-jumping sentence on the web, but few will read it if it’s not interesting.
Writers need a well to spring ideas, metaphors, and creative avenues for their works. This is true for creative writers and technical writers.
Because if you can’t capture and keep attention line by line, you’ve already lost your reader. The only source of creativity is through experiences.
You find creativity through the trip you took, your conversation, or your thoughts while watching nature.
It’s impossible to get creativity from a dark room, sitting at your desk. Writers need active, messy experiences to create original work.
No matter the situation, we can create a process that opens the floodgates of creativity.
Say Yes
These days, most of us know the power of no. It makes us efficient and focused, and we can create our best work.
If anything, most people deal with overcommitting and learn to say no for a better quality of life.
There was a time when I was overcommitted.
Years ago, when I was in high school and worked part-time, I played for the youth group at my church, then for a 6am…
