Focus Only on What You Are Writing Now
Follow the 11 Commandments of Writing and Daily Creative Routine, according to Henry Miller, in 1932.
Why Cities Are Ideal for Creative Voyeurs
As practitioners of creativity, we’re inspired by our voyeuristic natures. And cities offer much room to look inside for ideas.
My Room With a View
My room with a view is dedicated to inspiration for my writing, distraction-free save for my view.
On Searching for Brilliance
A short tale of finding what I wasn’t searching for, with a twist—of color.
Creativity Throws Plenty of Twists Our Way
Creativity offers the allure of many twists and turns. We can’t really have it all, though, can we? Isn’t choice inevitable?
Why I Can’t Resist a Window
Windows and doors are irresistible to me. They offer enough symbolism to crank up anyone’s creative engine.
Even Clichés Can Be Works of Art
Where can you find little works of art? Look for them in the commonplace, and in the clichés, where they hide in plain sight.
Yes, Ideas Flow from Life—And Also from Inspirational Aids
There’s no doubt that some of our best ideas come when we’re away from the office, in the flow of life. But when we’re stuck at our desks, there are aids to help the flow.
Creativity: The Powerful Drug
Creativity is the one drug, when over-used, that has never caused any harmful side effects. But it has always improved quality of life.
Finding Art in Architecture
Art is everywhere, not just in museums, often in the architecture of well-preserved towns–where their sense of place honors their architectural past.
Drawing Inspiration from Patterns
Looking at water for patterns, and finding them, or finding none at all, can be a source of inspiration and creativity.
How to Talk to a Photographer Like She’s an Artist
Photographers, like painters, present their vision of what they see to the world. Like painters, they’re artists. Talk with them about their art the same way.
Nature Shows Us How to Be in the Moment
Our moments, our thoughts, our experiences and our time on earth, like nature, are fleeting, ever-moving. We can learn from that.
How Can We Turn Distractions Into Focus?
The impulse to distraction will always be with us. But to find focus, we can look within, where our own best experts live.
Art + Visibility
A single quote sums up what art does, and does not do, from a master of visibility: Paul Klee.
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