In today’s episode of Creative Lift, Creating Space: Designing with Apprenticeship in Mind, we'll explore another essential mindset for creative thinking: apprenticeship. So far in this season, we've considered the importance of improvisation, critical thinking, and reflection, and their related...
Creative Lift 050- Make it a Game
I often encourage people to play their way to the page, which may sound whimsical, but I mean these words in all seriousness. Words matter, and when we say, “I have to write today,” or “Once I write...
Creative Lift 049- Equip Yourself for Creative Momentum
What if you could show up at your creative desk with no ideas at all, or with a million ideas, and either way, feel sure you had a process to move you reliably into flow? What would it mean to be...
Creative Lift 048- Listen for the Call to Adventure
We’re continuing Season Six of Creative Lift, Ring in a New Year of Creativity! When I started stepping into each new year as a new story, a new hero’s journey, I discovered something exciting: No...
Creative Lift 047- Celebrating Your Year
It’s time for Season Six of Creative Lift! We’re approaching the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023, and our theme for this season is Ring in a New Year of Creativity! I wonder: if you were to...
Creative Lift 046- NaNoWriMo Solutions: How to Bring the Plot to a Close
We’re at the very end of NaNoWriMo, and it’s time to wrap up the season and our drafting process. Today’s mini-episode of Creative Lift focuses on how to bring your plot to a close. LISTEN IN:...
Creative Lift 045- NaNoWriMo Solutions: What To Do The Day You Fall Out of Love with Your Project
We’re nearing the end of NaNoWriMo, but we’re not quite there yet. And this moment can be the one that makes or breaks your momentum. So, today, in our mini-episode, we’ll discuss one of the hardest...
Creative Lift 044- NaNoWriMo Solutions: How to Deal with a Logic Tangle
If you’re drafting a novel this month, you’ve likely hit a moment at some point where you weren’t sure how to make your story’s logic work. Whether you skipped that scene or are facing it in the...
Creative Lift 043- NaNoWriMo Solutions: How to Draft Onward When You Wonder, “What’s Next?”
If you’ve taken the NaNoWriMo challenge, you’re deep into the drafting process at this point, and chances are, you’ve hit at least a little bit of friction. Today’s mini-episode is designed to help...
Creative Lift 042: NaNoWriMo Solutions: How to Tackle a Difficult Scene
If you’ve taken the NaNoWriMo challenge, you’re deep into the drafting process at this point, and chances are, you’ve hit at least a little bit of friction. Today’s mini-episode is designed to help...