Mark McGuinness | Creative Coach
Helping you thrive as a 21st Century Creative
This week's guest on The 21st Century Creative is Nadia Shireen, an award-winning and bestselling children’s author and illustrator. Her books include Good Little Wolf, The Bumblebear, The Cow Who …
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The poet Philip Larkin said that all his best poems were written in rooms on the top floor of a building. He once had to live in a basement flat, and got writer’s block. He didn’t elaborate but …
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 …
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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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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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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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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Today I publish my new book, 21 Insights for 21st Century Creatives. You can pick it up from the usual bookstores. So what's the book about? It's a compilation of the most powerful insights …
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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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