25 Strategies to Break Through Creative Barriers Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) presents some unique challenges for writers. The core symptoms of inattention, impulsivity, hyperactivity, and emotional dysregulation can make it extraordinarily difficult to focus on writing tasks, outline stories, organize thoughts, and sit still long enough to bring projects to completion. However, the gifts …
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Jun 06
Carnegie, Hill, & Stone’s Rules of Success
Andrew Carnegie’s 10 Rules of Success. These often-cited rules were never actually listed as-such by Carnegie, but were drawn from Napoleon Hill’s articles from Success Magazine: 1. Define Your Purpose 2. Create a Master Alliance 3. Go the Extra Mile 4. Practice Applied Faith 5. Have Personal Initiative 6. Indulge your Imagination 7. Exert Enthusiasm …
May 20
Mastering the Craft:
Essential Copywriting and Content Writing Tips for New Writers. Introduction: In the digital age, where captivating content reigns supreme, mastering the art of copywriting and content writing is a valuable skill for aspiring writers. Whether you’re crafting compelling headlines, penning persuasive sales copy, or creating engaging blog posts, honing your writing skills is essential to …
Dec 28
Surefire Hacks to Supercharge Your Writing
This article is for all the writers who want to improve their writing skills. It will provide tips and tricks on how to write better, faster, and smarter. Some of the tips and trade secrets that will be discussed in this article are: Setting The Stage: There are many tips and tricks that we can …
Nov 04
Writing To Understand The World
WRITING TO SORT IT ALL OUT: A famous writer once wrote that writers write to understand the world. I believe that this is an incontestable truth. There’s simply too much well-documented evidence that we writers think with our fingers, per se. As Natalie Goldberg says in her seminal books “Writing Down The Bones” and “Wild …
Oct 23
ADHD and Creativity as an Older Creative
Confessions of a Grizzled Newbie As I’ve said in previous posts, I’m a veteran writer, because I’ve been writing seriously since I was 14, which was in 1973, and I’ve been writing for publication since 1982. However, I’ve never earned my living from my writing, so I’m also a newb in that sense. I suspect …
Oct 23
ADHD AND CREATIVITY
BLAME IT ON THE A.D.D. You can find many, many more detailed, well-thought out and balanced articles online than what this article will be. My focus… or lack of focus… ba dump-bump… RIMSHOT… is going to be more personal. This article is about how ADHD affects ME, especially when it comes to Learning and Creativity. …
May 18
A Little Off the Top, Part 1
There’s something great about writing for ten minutes completely off the top of one’s head. There’s no time for thinking, no time for self-editing, just putting pen to paper or fingers to keys. Just write what you’re thinking as you’re thinking it. Like the title says, a little off the top. It’s kind of a …
May 15
Surefire Hacks to Beat Writer’s Block
GOOD OL’ WRITER’S BLOCK One of the questions that one hears in Writers’ Groups, especially online, is, “How do you beat Writer’s Block?” The simple answer? Write. I know, I know, easier said than done. How do you write when you’re blocked? you say. It’s the same thing you do to “Write your way outta …
May 01
Robert Heinlein’s 5 Business Rules for Writing
MY NEWEST SCHEME Today, May 1st, 2022, just happens to be my birthday. BUT… it’s not because of another birthday that I’m setting this new goal, a goal that would normally be a New Year’s Resolution, it just happens to be 5 months too late for that, but at least it’s the 1st of the …
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