Category Archives: authoring

Does your daily life stifle creative expression? How do you keep yourself from giving in to the mundane?

How can creative thinkers escape the constraints of daily life to protect their creative energy? How do you keep yourself from giving in to everyday reality?

How to get a book started — How to Write Your First Book

Are you thinking about writing a book in 2025? English author Neil Mach explains how to get a book started in his 2025 illustrated talk, titled: How to Write Your First Book >>>

Does your mind get lazy?

Like everyone, creatives have a natural desire for connection and belonging, and so ‘reaching out’ behaviour can lead to procrastination, seeking shortcuts, copying others, and getting distracted from creative tasks at hand… Here’s how to avoid creative slapdashness…

The Qualities of a True Writer

Creative imagination involves generating unique mental images, concepts, and ideas. To be an effective writer, your ideas must be original. The ideas and recommendations generated by a device are never original. A.I. generates trite, identical outcomes based on the re-processed thoughts & notions of other writers and thinkers. So, using A.I. is a copy-cat cookie-cut production method: nothing more!

How to Reach Creative Peaks

For the past ten years, I have successfully finished NaNoWriMo, writing over 50k words in 30 days each time. Here’s my list of eight helpful suggestions for unleashing your creative side… Steer clear of non-creative distractions, such as gaming and social networking. However, watching documentaries, listening to music, going to museums & galleries, and readingContinue reading “How to Reach Creative Peaks”