I've been trying to write this blog post all day but the words wouldn't come. I know all writers have experienced writer...

Today I'd like to talk about outlining.  Outlining doesn't have to be mechanical. From several discussions I've had...

I'm reading Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull.[1] For me, the most interesting parts are where Catmull talks about failure and how to...

Aaron Sorkin is a genius. A while ago I blogged about an article he'd written that dissected the first few minutes of the opening...

C.S. Lakin writes: It’s not easy to translate concepts that feel like hot sparks of brilliance into words that actually ignite a reader...

If the first rule of writing is "writers write" then a close second is "writers read". I haven't been reading....

A couple of days ago I wrote about how science was beginning to understand the creative process. It turns out that when you're in cre...

Sometimes characters refuse to do what you want. You finish your outline, complete with a heartwarming theme and everything looks great. ...

I can no longer use a word processor to write. I sit and stare at my computer screen groping for a thought, any thought, to make an app...

I have a theory. I think that the more one writes, the more one can write. Generally, I think the more tasks one does which require cr...

Seth Godin I know I just posted an article on Seth Godin and I don't usually do two articles in a row on someone, but his intervie...

I don't know about you, but my life is too cluttered with things I never use that get underfoot. Part of the problem is I try and s...

John Cleese begins his talk by saying that "creativity simply cannot be explained" but goes on to give it a pretty clear outlin...

Having to choose 15 blogs I've recently discovered or follow regularly is difficult because there are so many! I've decided not t...

For me, the good news today was that I wrote 4,700 words, I haven't done that in a while! The bad news, though, was that none of thos...