Tag: creativity

THE JOYS OF CREATIVE CLUTTER

Blogging Insights NF #57: Creative Clutter VS Neatness "I like working among 'creative clutter.' It gives me a sense of activity and achievement." — Fennel Hudson While I wholly approve of creative clutter, I'm extremely neat. I'm not neat because of some compulsive cleaning urge. I'm neat because if I'm not, I can't find anything. The … Continue reading THE JOYS OF CREATIVE CLUTTER

BETRAYED AND SEEKING NEW HOME

Like many others, I've found the "new" WordPress block editor to be clunky and awkward to use. It doesn't matter where I use it. It's equally difficult on my 15.6 inch PC laptop as it is on my 14-inch Mac. I'm not a phone blogger, but that's because I don't see well enough to be … Continue reading BETRAYED AND SEEKING NEW HOME

ADMIRATION IN THE AGE OF LIARS AND CORRUPTION

Fandango’s Dog Days of August #8 I'm afraid to admire anyone these days. Just when I think I've found someone really admirable, I discover that they've been abusing women, molesting children, or have a secret fascination with pederasty. So I think I'm going to go with my favorite admirable people. Authors. I love authors. I love … Continue reading ADMIRATION IN THE AGE OF LIARS AND CORRUPTION

CREATORS AND DESTROYERS: WE ARE ONE PACKAGE – Marilyn Armstrong

Fandango’s Provocative Question #57 Are humans better at creating or destroying? We are good at both and moreover, a lot of our creations turn out to be destructive. Ten Medieval Inventions that Changed the World: Mechanical Clock. Timekeeping devices have emerged since the ancient world, but it was not until the Middle Ages that the technology … Continue reading CREATORS AND DESTROYERS: WE ARE ONE PACKAGE – Marilyn Armstrong

BLOGGING – IT’S A NEW YET SOMEHOW OLD WORLD – Marilyn Armstrong

I'M NEW. WHAT SHOULD I DO? It's interesting, looking at an earlier post and realizing how many "givens" have changed since you wrote it. It was just a few years ago. But oh my, how times have changed. Maybe I'm just getting a bit beat up from having hung around the blog world too long … Continue reading BLOGGING – IT’S A NEW YET SOMEHOW OLD WORLD – Marilyn Armstrong

INSPIRED: WHY I WRITE WHILE YOU PREFER GOLF – Marilyn Armstrong

Wednesday RDP – INSPIRE A friend asked me why I do this, why I blog. So I asked her why she plays golf. This is an evergreen post for me. I've modified a bit with each iteration, but it says something that's fundamentally true about the creative process and certainly about my creative process. Writing is me. … Continue reading INSPIRED: WHY I WRITE WHILE YOU PREFER GOLF – Marilyn Armstrong

HOW TO STAY MARRIED WHILE WRITING A SCRIPT WITH YOUR SPOUSE – BY ELLIN CURLEY

I write scripts for Voicescapes Audio Theater with my husband, Tom. Writing scripts is hard; writing comedy scripts is harder ... and writing scripts with your spouse is --- let’s say “challenging,” at least if you hope to stay married. We have developed some Writing Rules of the Road to help couples stay sane and … Continue reading HOW TO STAY MARRIED WHILE WRITING A SCRIPT WITH YOUR SPOUSE – BY ELLIN CURLEY

WHY I WRITE WHILE YOU PLAY GOLF

A friend asked me why I do this, why I blog. So I asked her why she plays golf. This is an evergreen post for me. I've modified a bit with each iteration, but it says something that's fundamentally true about the creative process and certainly about my personal creative process. Writing (and also photography) … Continue reading WHY I WRITE WHILE YOU PLAY GOLF

PROFESSIONAL RETIREMENT

I am professionally retired, which means whatever I do -- like write or take pictures -- is (by definition) a hobby. "Professional" has a specific meaning. To be a professional anything, you have to earn money at it. The only thing I get paid for these days is not working, which means my profession is retirement. Professional … Continue reading PROFESSIONAL RETIREMENT

ANOTHER ONE JUST LIKE THE OTHER ONE

This was originally going to be about sequels and remakes to movies and TV shows. Somewhere along the line, it changed. Now, it's about predictable, boring, and repetitive material for what is supposed to be a new television season. We are having trouble finding stuff to watch. It isn't merely that the shows are trite, poorly written, badly acted, and trivial. … Continue reading ANOTHER ONE JUST LIKE THE OTHER ONE