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Creative Genius: 3 Not-Always-Easy Steps to Accessing Yours
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.
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3 Keys to Creative Longevity: Holly Lisle
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.
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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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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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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.