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Who is witnessing your work?
The following is a transcript of Episode 3 of The Divine Dissatisfaction podcast. Listen here. A few months ago, I wrote a blog focused on TV shows that capture the creative process. I’ll include a link…
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Reflecting on The Maple Leaves
The following is a transcript of Episode 3 of The Divine Dissatisfaction podcast. Click here to listen to the episode. Last month, I realized that one of my projects was celebrating a significant anniversary. It had…
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Encased
This is a transcript of Episode 1: Encased from The Divine Dissatisfaction Podcast. Click here to listen to the episode. Here where I live in southwestern Ontario, we have, not often, but definitely more often than…
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What’s possible?
Just over a month ago, I started a new part-time job. It’s been a really wonderful experience, but even before I started, I could hear this little voice inside that asked: But what about the…
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5 Ways to Work With Your Creative Project’s Structure on a Macro Level
As a structure-focused/structure-first kind of writer, I spend a lot of time before I really begin drafting on brainstorming and organizing scene ideas and essentially looking to see the larger patterns of the story…
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Creativity and Constraint
When I teach closed form poetry, I’ll often use a clip from Taskmaster, a British TV show that features celebrities (primarily comedians) competing in a series of often ridiculous challenges. Each task has specific…
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Three Ways to Deal with Your Inner Critic
In my last blog, I wrote about those critical voices inside our heads that never seem to completely leave the creative process. If you’re struggling with your inner critic in your writing practice, here are…
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False Starts
I must have started this month’s post over a dozen times in my head, thinking of an idea, turning it around a few times in my mind, and then dismissing it, the flash of…
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Witnessing the Work
I’m a sucker for any show focused on the creative process. Portrait Artist of the Year, Landscape Artist of the Year, The Great British Sewing Bee, Blown Away, The Big Flower Fight, The Great Pottery…
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