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Why You Need Creative Caffeine, and 4 Ways to Get It: David Sherry
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.
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How to Not Be a Starving Artist
Creative work is work. It takes time and effort, and those of us who want to devote as much time to it as possible still have to eat and house ourselves, which means that, as much as we might also work for love and fun, we do need to make money. Photo: Death to Stock
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The Cure for Stage Fright: Practice Stage Love
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.
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Twice the Work, Half the Effort
"Lack of time" is a common excuse for avoiding creative projects. While our schedules are often scapegoats for the real problem (crippling self-doubt), it's also true that many of us are too tired and overwhelmed most of the time to do the work that calls to us most deeply. It doesn't have to be that way.
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A Sneak Peek at Creative Unblocking, the Book
There's a thing you want to make. It's beautiful. It touches people. It makes life hurt a little less. It illuminates something, both for you and for your audience. It makes the world a smidgen better. From the deepest place inside you, this thing calls out for you to make it. Yet. Photo by vladsogodel, Adobe Stock
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Julianne Chapple on How to Turn Self-Consciousness into a Superpower
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.