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Creative Process

Start More Than You Can Finish by Becky Blades

I’m reading Start More Than You Can Finish, by Becky Blades, which I believe I found through Tracy Durnell’s page documenting her explorations into creative process. I was instantly intrigued by the title, having also read Charlie Gilkey’s Start Finishing, which obviously has some similar themes but

What is it about a good workbook?

That satisfying feeling of turning to the first exercise, with that virtuous thrill of embarking on a journey that will no doubt transform you in the exact ways the book’s title promises.

New tools, new formats, new thoughts

Today I learned how to make slides using Advanced Slides in Obsidian, and how to make diagrams using Mermaid. Both of these involve making something visual with just text commands. Instead of dragging shapes and text around, in Advanced Slides, you identify where you want it in relation to the

What does a good nonfiction book do (and how does it do it)?

Why a book and not a pamphlet?

Exercise: My creative practice will be / won’t be

Trying out an exercise I designed to help get to know your creative practice and understand what challenges might exist and what can change to help work around those challenges. Initial inspiration for this exercise was drawn from an exercise in Abby Covert’s book, How to Make Sense of

It wasn’t writer’s block. I needed a new format.

I’ve just spent the last half hour searching around for the right way to go about a book idea I have. Was I wasting this time? Or was it a real investment, the way a comfortable office chair is an investment? Tools for writing, and thinking carefully about my

Maybe online writing is like squirreling away acorns

"Practice telling and retelling your story. Over time, it will clarify."