 This month I am returning to weekly artist dates. In Julia Cameron's books The Artist's Way and Vein of Gold she suggests going on weekly artist's dates. These are solitary jaunts to the museum, the galleries, to the beach, or anyplace else you like to go. You can take in the entire experience without worrying about whether someone else is having a good time or whether the kids are getting into trouble. Schedule your artist date for this week right now! After getting published a few times now, I started getting nervous and blocked. I put too much pressure on myself to publish. I want to concentrate again on getting back to the joy of writing. Writing just to write. Writing for the soul. Writing because it needs to be said. I am committing myself to writing a minimum of 15 minutes a day and it doesn't matter what I write. I am going to start by using writing prompts from the December issue of Writer's Digest. Can you commit to 15 minutes a day to your creative pursuit? Don't deny your gifts, use them to produce greater creativity and fullness to your life.
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Here are some wonderful books on creativity:
Aha!:10 Ways to Free your Creative Spirit and Find your Great Idea by Jordon E. Ayan
Creativity on the NetArtist's Way Ideas from the book and artist's way discussion groups Be More Creative Creative quotations, creative management Brain DanceKeep your mind creative with these exercises from this e-zine Brain Tricks Discovering how the brain works The Creativity Web A huge resource for creativity, including mental workout center Creativity Challenges 52 activities to increase your creativity Directed Creativity Creativity in business Enchanted Mind Humor inspiration and puzzles to teach creativity Eric Maisel Inspiring creativity author, exercises and ideas on his site Beyond Human An Ezine with brain benders, games and columns Quick Tips for Creative People Inspiration and low cost marketing ideas for artists
Writing on the Net Absolute Write Interviews and articles Become a Writer Free course of Learn.com Write4Kids For writers who write for children Bookwire Comprehensive list of books Freelance Online Job opportunities FreeLance Success Marketing and management guide for non-fiction freelancers For Writer's Writer's Resources Gila Queen's Guide to Markets Inkspot One of the best writing sites on the web Ink Magazine Tips, interviews, fiction and poetry IUniverse Writing Community John Hewitt's Writing resource center PhilipaJane's Writer's Kit Character sheet form, query form Purdue's Writing Lab Handouts, tutors, resources The Quill Society Writer's Forums Women Writers Literary Magazine Word Museum Chat, tools, articles Writing to the Black Hole Which publishers reply in a timely manner Writer's Block An e-zine for writers Writer's Digest The magazine The Write Life Challenges, articles, interviews Writer's Write Huge resource, how to's, articles, guidelines, markets Victoria Claire Query Letter Info
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