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  • Rainbows shining through a homemade prism symbolising creative genius

    Creative Genius: 3 Not-Always-Easy Steps to Accessing Yours

    by Amanda Truscott

    I've wanted to tell stories since I was old enough to read, but like many people, as I grew up I learned to doubt myself. "You'll never write anything good," the voice in my head sneered, "and if by some miracle you ever manage to publish, you'll be a joke." It doesn't say that anymore.

    July 6, 2018
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  • A long bookshelf stacked high.

    3 Keys to Creative Longevity: Holly Lisle

    by Amanda Truscott

    Novelist Holly Lisle is no stranger to creative setbacks. The worst came after she discovered her ex-husband was a child molester and she went on medication to deal with the resulting depression. "Prozac completely killed my ability to write," she remembers. The publishing industry wasn't particularly kind, either. Photo by Alextype, Adobe Stock.

    August 18, 2017
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    Interview
  • Why You Need Creative Caffeine, and 4 Ways to Get It: David Sherry

    by Amanda Truscott

    A few months ago, David Sherry was stuck. The photographer and co-founder of Death to the Stock Photo says he felt like he was "making sequels instead of originals." Photo courtesy of David Sherry.

    July 19, 2017
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    Interview
  • concert audience members showing love to performers by raising their hands and making hearts with their fingers. The performers have conquered their stage fright.

    The Cure for Stage Fright: Practice Stage Love

    by Amanda Truscott

    A guest post by Celeste Lovick: "When you love someone, you cannot be afraid of them. The most important thing as a performer is not what the audience thinks of you. It is what you feel about your audience." Photo by Seth Doyle.

    July 4, 2017
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  • Julianne Chapple on How to Turn Self-Consciousness into a Superpower

    by Amanda Truscott

    Julianne Chapple's performances are electric, which makes it surprising she deals with social anxiety and self-consciousness on a regular basis. That is until you consider perhaps those things are what lend her dancing such high voltage. Photo courtesy of Julianne Chapple.

    November 16, 2016
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    Interview

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