Comments on: Creative surge

By: Kathy W.

Kathy W. — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:58:30 +0000

I totally agree that creativity comes in waves! While I’ve never actually done anything with my English degree, I am totally obsessed with card making & scrapbooking! I started out scrapbooking and have made multiple books for family. I have yet to finish a book for myself – I find more joy in creating for others… Then I transitioned into card making and didn’t scrap for a while. Then the scrap bug bit and I stopped making cards. I tend to be into one or the other or I am tired of both and start a “reading frenzy” and re-read all my favorite books and can’t put any down… I am either all or none. Crazy!

By: Kelly Davio

Kelly Davio — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:54:05 +0000

You’re kidding–he actually vomited your food at the table? No wonder you’re scared to cook! I find cooking a wonderfully meditative activity, and it’s great to work on something that gives you immediate results when you’ve been laboring away on a manuscript that seems it will never be done. I find that mingling creative activities feeds (har-har) the creative juices. Call it gestalt.

By: maia

maia — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:36:28 +0000

Well, if nothing else, mastering other creative outlets allows you to write about them with knowledge. Food and flowers (gardening) regularly show up in my work to good effect. If you feel passionately about something, and can write about it in a really tactile way, that can only make your work stronger. Also, it will help you appreciate other people’s good writing about the same subjects.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:46:39 +0000

Definitely have multiple creative streams going at one time. It’s all good; as you said, engaging in one creative pursuit helps make the others stronger. I have a guitar sitting here that I plink at every other week; some books on drawing; I *really* enjoy remodeling and renovation; and cooking is a lot of fun (I make a big, joyous mess all over the kitchen). None of these are primary creative outlets but I love having them around so I can jump on them when the urge strikes.