creativity – Page 3 – Word Inventions

Writers Horoscope December 16: You revive your notebook habit.

From 201 Ways to Arouse Your Creativity,
one of Joel at Lifehack’s ‘rejuvenating tips’:
Carry a notebook everywhere.

notes1 notes2

Hey, they’re just notes. But my observation of the uncooperative nature of computers nudged me toward drawing a parallel with some people. Possible subject for a short essay or blog post.

I also like the story possibilities of YouTube alerting a teacher to a student straying a bit from the assigned work.

Writers Horoscope December 15: You revisit an oft-forgotten strategy.

It’s certainly easy to jot down these ideas in a notebook, but sometimes the alternative tool forces one to rethink key points and make different connections. I also think the digital nature can afford writers/creatives a few options to branch their work toward other projects/products.

In revisiting Seth Godin’s Rules for Working in a Studio, I would say I adhered to the following:

Don’t hide your work.
Upgrade your tools.
Change something.
Obsess about appropriate quality; ignore perfection.

Writers Horoscope December 14: Despite solid support, you’re still stuck.

mud stuck

You’ve been given well-conceived rules and guidelines, but still, whether it’s resistance or overwhelm or brain-freeze, you’re getting nowhere.

Fear not…if you can’t get unstuck from 201 Ways to Arouse Your Creativity, well, back in the mud with you!

Writers Horoscope for October 17: Linguistic annoyances continue to vex.

How to cope?

Find solace from Nancy Graham Holm that you are not alone.

How else to cope?

Sander van der Wel via Wikimedia Commons https://www.flickr.com/photos/jar0d/6066734168/

Writers Horoscope for October 16: Today, endure the fickleness of your livelihood.

Livelihood? How about ‘annoying hobby’?

gratisography frustration writer post-it notes

Either way, it was 3:00 AM** and you tossed and turned and tossed again.

Your spouse stumbled out to the peace and quiet of the living room couch.
The border collie followed soon after.

And you were left to brood.

Shouldn’t the plural of ‘low-life’ be ‘low-lives’?

And Snow White’s annoying posse–shouldn’t they be the Seven Dwarves?

Let the brooding continue…and here you had just come to terms with your own flawfulness.

image courtesy of gratisography.com gratisography.com

**Why is it always 3:00 AM?

Writers Horoscope for October 15: Accept your ‘flawfulness’ today.

Whether it’s a new chapter written in a rush of enthusiasm, a new blog post written with one eye on the football game, or a quick bulletin board announcement…

welcome art edicators

a second look never hurts.

Writers Horoscope for October 14: Today, surround yourself with what could be…

or should be.

Yep, nothing like a little on-site inspiration.

Your audience awaits.

Writers Horoscope for October 13: Today, ponder ‘sonder’.

Yes, the word is ‘sonder’.

From the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own. To help you visualize, short video here.

girl with rose crown

Let it feed today’s writing.

Note: Thanks to Seth Godin for introducing the Writers Horoscope to this concept.

Writers Horoscope for October 12: Today, new frontiers await.

Columbus isn’t the only one to be honored today.

Give a nod to yourself.

But only after you try your hand at say, a how-to article on unexpected uses of hair conditioner [yes, there are], or Astrology and the Home Cook [You’re on your own with that one.] or an impromptu photo story,