TED TALKS: Elizabeth Gilbert on Creativity

Elizabeth Gilbert: Your elusive creative genius:  Click Here

Elizabeth Gilbert: Success, failure and the drive to keep creating:  Click Here

What is your reaction to this video. Do you agree with the presenter or disagree? Why?

Respond to one of the following Quotes:

“Every one of my books had killed me a little more.” ― Norman Mailer

“Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing.”― Norman Mailer

Six Must See TED Talks from 2013:  Click Here

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Writing Prompt: Steven Johnson on Where Good Ideas Come From

Writing Prompt: Where Do Good Ideas Come From?

Where does your creativity stem from?

Before answering the prompt view the short video created by Steven Johnson...

That’s the real lesson: Chance favors the connected mind.” ~ Steven Johnson

Refining the machinery of creativity, or what heartbreak and hydraulics have to do with coaxing the muse.

• Where do your creative ideas come from? Explain
• Do you have think creatively?  Give an example.
• Have you ever experienced creative block?  If yes, give an example.  If no, why do you think you have never had this experience?
• Does procrastination play a role in inhibiting your creativity?

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If you have time, take a peek at what John Cleese of Monty Pylon fame has to say about creativity.

Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating.

Have a Creative Weekend!

The Writing Whisperer

Believe In Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love, and the Power of the Written Word!

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