Have you ever got yourself tied up in knots while working on an important piece of writing? You spend ages staring at the screen, writing, deleting and rewriting, over and over again. The harder …
How to Find the Heart to Start with David Kadavy
If you’ve ever looked at a blank screen or canvas or an empty rehearsal room or auditorium and felt paralysed with fear and self-doubt, then this week's interview with David Kadavy is for you. …
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A Simple System to Help You Finish (and Abandon) More Books
Reading is one of the easiest, most powerful and most enjoyable stimulants to creativity. Which is why so creators are voracious readers. I know I am. Since I was old enough to go out on my own, I …
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Find Your Medium, Choose Your Media
One of your first tasks as a creative is to find your primary medium — your means of expression. This is composed of the raw materials and artistic forms you use in your work. If you’re a novelist, …
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Steven Pressfield on The Artist’s Journey
Today we kick off Season 3 of The 21st Century Creative, the podcast that helps you thrive as a creative professional amid the demands, distractions and opportunities of the 21st Century. A new …
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Your Free Copy of My New Book: 21 Insights for 21st Century Creatives
Today I have a gift for you - my new book, 21 Insights for 21st Century Creatives. You can pick it up for free from Amazon or other bookstores. So what's the book about? It's a compilation …
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DIY Professional Development for Creatives with Gabriela Pereira
This week’s guest on The 21st Century Creative podcast is Gabriela Pereira, a writer and teacher who is on a mission 'to empower writers to take an entrepreneurial approach to their education and …
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21 Insights from 21 Years as a Creative Coach
EDIT: I've now expanded the insights from this article into a book: 21 Insights for 21st Century Creatives. You can pick up the ebook edition for free here. 21 years ago I started to notice a …
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Kill Email Anxiety and Do More Meaningful Work with Jocelyn K. Glei
This week's guest on the 21st Century Creative Podcast is Jocelyn K. Glei, Founding Editor of 99U, author of Unsubscribe: How to Kill Email Anxiety, Avoid Distractions, and Get Real Work Done, and …
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