Originality

#13: I Need to Stand Next to the Pyramids

October 26th, 2017 · 71 minutes

Imagination!
It's a wonderful thing but
Sometimes, you need more.

Maybe you'll travel.
Or go to the library.
Librarians rock!

Wikipedia!
It's a place to get started.
Footnotes are awesome.

#12: Writing is Time Travel

October 12th, 2017 · 75 minutes

Sometimes flexing the muscles of your creativity
Means writing for something like an RPG
What do people want to do?
Where do they want to go?
The possibilities seem endless
And it’s up to you to help them enjoy the flow.

#11: Stuff Your Inner Critic in a Box

September 28th, 2017 · 69 minutes

It's almost time for NaNoWriMo
A time to give your inner critic the ol' heave-ho
Take some time to let the words flow
You never know where this might go!

#10: More Capable Spy Women

September 16th, 2017 · 74 minutes

Roses are red
Violets are blue
Women spies
Are coming for you

#9: Investing in Art

August 31st, 2017 · 86 minutes

Look in the mirror and say,
"I'm good enough
I'm smart enough
and doggone it,
people like me.
I deserve to make money!"

Okay, that was a good first shot.
Shoulders back, stand tall!
You may not feel confident
but it's okay to fake it.
Speak clearly.
Project your voice.

You're good enough
You're smart enough
and doggone it,
peopl…

#8: A Song-Shaped Butterfly Net

August 17th, 2017 · 61 minutes

Collaboration: noun
working with someone to create
something amazing and
beautiful and
new

S. J. Tucker joins us again
to tell us about keeping
her garden of creativity
in riotous bloom
by working with others

#7: Will the Universe Take Care of Me

August 3rd, 2017 · 61 minutes

What’s it like to be a vagabond?
To move from place to place?
Does it have pros in addition to cons?
Does it give freedom to create?

S. J. Tucker leads a life free.
Traveling thither and yon,
Between land and sea
Making music for all to enjoy.

#6: Engage the Hashtagery

July 20th, 2017 · 68 minutes

In eight years, Dan Moren wrote and edited and published a novel.
When it was done he sat back and hoped that it wouldn’t be a debacle.
If he’d done his job, it would warm his readers’ hearts to their cockles.
Now it’s here! Dan has created a new world, its danger full-throttle.
What would he change, how does he feel? Did he write a book witho…

#5: 73 Million Blank Notebooks

July 6th, 2017 · 64 minutes

Aleen needs to be more productive
She heard that bullet journals are conductive
Not of electricity
But accountability
At least theoretically

Tempest and Jay Miller explain
How to get started without pain
Just grab blank paper
And a pen of some flavor
Just get started! Now’s better than later.

#4: One Million Words of S**t

June 22nd, 2017 · 51 minutes

There once was a person named Tempest
Whose advice was simply the wisest
“Practice your art!
That’s where it all starts!”
Even though sometimes it’s the toughest.