Is creative genius a gift that only some people are lucky enough to have, or can we all remake ourselves into creative geniuses? For the word genius to have any meaning, it must denote something special. And as Dash told his mother in The Incredibles, if everyone is special, that’s “another way of saying no […]
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Is Solo Creativity Really Dead?
February 10, 2012 
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Consider yourself lucky you’re not my wife. Every morning she is forced to endure a rant from me about something I’ve read in that day’s Washington Post. Sundays provide multiple opportunities for fist-shaking, but one editorial this past Sunday hit a nerve: the topic was creativity. The headline said it all: “The end of lone-wolf […]
Read moreCreativity Tweets of the Week — 7/22/11
July 22, 2011 2 Comments
It’s back. As yet more evidence that I’m a bit slow, I’ve returned to my Friday tradition of providing you links to the best resources on creativity and writing I shared through Twitter and Facebook this week, despite the fact that the one time I ran a different post in its place, that post went […]
Read moreWhere Do You Get Your Ideas?
June 27, 2011 2 Comments
While away at my MFA residency I’m highlighting posts from early in this blog’s life, posts not seen by most current readers of the Artist’s Road blog. Are you ever asked “Where do you get your ideas?” It’s a difficult question for most creatives to answer. In the October post below I described how Pulitzer-prize […]
Read moreWhat is a Creative?
May 11, 2011 36 Comments
My mind has returned to the above question this week after getting feedback on my Monday post, “Creatives in Love.” I had noted that some creatives I know choose fellow creatives as mates. But what does it mean to be a “creative”? And if we all have an inherent creativity within us, isn’t everybody a […]
Read moreCreativity Tweets of the Week — 11/19/10
November 19, 2010 4 Comments
Below are some inspiring articles and blog posts on creativity, writing, and art I promoted this week on Twitter @on_creativity: “Creative and Shy,” Excerpt from The Creative Mind by Douglas Eby: I have long found that creatives, including performance artists, are often introverted. I put myself in that category. This post has great insights on […]
Read moreCreativity Tweets of the Week – 11/12/10
November 12, 2010 0 Comments
Below are some inspiring articles and blog posts on creativity I promoted this week on Twitter @on_creativity: “Is it Knowledge, Creativity or Innovation?” Jay Deragon, The Relationship Economy: What comes first, creativity or innovation? “The Hidden Barrier to Finding Creative Time?” Kathy Crabb, Stark Raving Muse: Ever feel guilty as a parent for wanting to […]
Read moreSupporting Art AND Innovation as One
November 7, 2010 2 Comments
TAKEAWAY: Art and innovation are not separate but rather symbiotic, and originality in both must be fostered by society. Innovation as a pursuit of improved utility has advanced culture since prehistory. But that innovation rarely is completely separated from artistic expression. Are you a tech lover who develops a jones for every new Apple product? […]
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