Creative Coach | Mark McGuinness
Coaching for Creative Professionals
Have you ever had one of those moments when you’ve worked for years towards something, and the finish line is finally in sight – only to find that the hardest test is right at the end? It’s the …
Continue Reading about Showtime in Five Minutes… and the Stage Was Underwater →
Twenty years ago today, I published my first blog post. I came across the idea of blogging in Seth Godin’s ebook Who’s There?. It’s hard to imagine now, but in 2006 the idea of publishing your …
Continue Reading about The Blog Post That Changed My Life (Twenty Years Later) →
A lot of the noise about artificial intelligence and creativity is absurdly simplistic – far too many people are currently buying into the hype about creativity at the touch of a button. The idea …
Continue Reading about 7 Ways to Use AI in Your Creative Process (without Losing Your Soul) →
Right now, AI is flooding the world with ‘good enough’ content: social media posts, articles, images, videos, illustrations, all appearing in the blink of an eye, much of it created by people with no …
Continue Reading about The Artist in the Loop: Taste Is Your Edge in an AI World →
Right now, a lot of artists and creatives are angry about AI. Alarm bells are sounding in the arts and creative industries, with fears of human creators being replaced by AI, resulting in job …
Continue Reading about Why AI Can’t Make Art (and Probably Never Will) →
We need to talk about AI. I say ‘need’ rather than ‘want’, because if I’m honest, a big part of me would rather not. I am not an enthusiast for AI. If it were up to me, on balance, I would rather …
Continue Reading about Why Creatives Hate AI – and Why We Can’t Ignore It →
Would you believe me if I told you there was a podcast where the host not only interviewed his guests, but designed and created a unique piece of jewelry based on the story they tell him? Believe …
Continue Reading about My Creative Process (on the Podcast that Produces Jewelry) →
When the Covid 19 pandemic struck in 2020, human life on earth was massively disrupted. Not only the human tragedy of millions of lives lost, but also the social and economic damage caused by the …
In this special episode, I share how the pandemic prompted me to create, fund and launch my new poetry podcast, A Mouthful of Air. First, I reflect on my own journey through Covid disruptions – …
