Originality

#19: You Don't Have to Be an Expert

February 1st, 2018 · 56 minutes

In a world and an era when
everyone
is vying for attention,
how do you you stand above the crowd,
make yourself heard,
build an audience?

#18: Turn on the Fountain of Words

January 18th, 2018 · 77 minutes

Sometimes you feel you've got to
Run away you've got to
Get away from the day-to-day things surrounding you
The things you make
Seem to go nowhere
And you've lost your light
For you try and try but just can't write!

#17: Stuff People in a Couch

January 4th, 2018 · 76 minutes

Sometimes life takes you
In unexpected directions
And to unexpected places
Like Portland
Or Broadway
Or entirely new continents and countries
And then, sometimes,
Life takes you right back to where you started
So you can foster your own creativity
And help others as they foster theirs

#16: Someone Needs Me to Talk About Jem & the Holograms

December 8th, 2017 · 96 minutes

from an idea
to toys
to television
to comics

a musical sensation more fun than Hooked on Phonics

it may be a remix
but don't dismiss it out of hand
this comic is packed with diversity
and it's anything but bland

#15: You Can't See Them But They Can See You

November 23rd, 2017 · 60 minutes

Everyone can draw
To some extent, at least
Creating art when you write
Results in an intellectual feast!

#14: Interconnected Art

November 9th, 2017 · 63 minutes

Both here and elsewhere, you’ll hear it a lot:
you need to find new points of view to have creative thoughts
That means seeking out different perspectives
maybe with someone with different objectives
to create something
unusual
exciting
and
new

#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