The Artist Prince created so many finished songs, there’s a bank vault in his home dedicated to preserving them.
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Dice Your Time to Maximize Creativity
The true commodity for an artist is not the number of pages written or drawings produced, but time. There simply isn’t enough to go around. Rather than look for big chunks of this precious commodity, try to dice your time into smaller, easy to accomplish, bits.
Lessons Writers Can Learn from a Thief
Writers and artists can benefit from the tactics of thieves and tricksters.
How to Escape the Abyss of Procrastination
There exists a space between the desire to write and actually sitting down to get the words on the page: This is the abyss. Too many writers fall into it and never return.
Don’t Fear the Blank Page
Sometimes the words won’t come. Or your pencil hovers over the page, unsure what to draw. These are all symptoms of art-block.
Think Inside the Box
Everyone keeps telling us to think outside the box. But what if that’s the wrong advice?
How to Reach the End of Your Artistic Plot
Just like characters in a story, we are all traversing our own story. We have our own conflicts and obstacles to overcome.
Mastering the Boring Parts
Sitting down to write a novel can seem glamorous, but it takes a serious commitment in work and attitude. Yes, there’ll be those moments when the muses seems to sing and pure genius flows from your fingertips onto the page.
Objects Tell Us How to Behave
As humans, we surround ourselves with objects and each holds a story. Silverware and plates tell us to eat. Couches coax us into relaxing. Pens, pencils and paintbrushes lure us into creating.
Collaborative Magic (The Power of Group Criticism)
We’ve all fallen victim to the myth of the solitary genius, producing a finished piece of fiction or a stunning painting. Yet creative partnerships are more common than you might think.
