Creating in Flow

If you haven't yet come across the spellbinding video of the little girl giant puppet, check it out now. Referring to it, one blogger wrote about the "giant puppet rule of creativity." ... Read More

Is a poet still a poet if he spends most of his time sitting in a white plastic chair in his driveway? If he promises to write an introduction to a poetry anthology but avoids writing and instead riffs on poetry and poems, digressing to the point of absurdity? That's the set-up for Nicholson Baker's latest novel, and it's not only funny, but psychologically true-to-life. Read More

Losing track of time is one of the clearest hallmarks of creative flow. But don't let that fool you. Not everything you produce in such a fluid zone will please you once you're thinking "normally" again. So say many successful artists, including novelist Margot Livesey. Read more... Read More

Don't say too much; don't say too little. That's what it takes today to be a very good writer. A hundred or so years ago, Emerson figured that out. First We Read, Then We Write: Emerson on the Creative Process collects and explores some of Ralph Waldo Emerson's best advice on how to write... Read More