“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt
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Posts Tagged ‘creativity’
Time to Plan
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, inspiration, Thoughts, writing on March 16, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Not Too Bad
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Fiction, genre fiction, sff, Thoughts, writing, yay on March 13, 2022| Leave a Comment »
The world remains a challenging place in many ways but today I’m lucky to be able to carve a bit of calm out of the quagmire, mostly by avoiding the news. I’m working on a cookbook update, paying taxes, continuing yesterday’s fun design project, and helped* disconnect the old dishwasher. I also heard back on one of my favorite stories and was very happy to get an acceptance. It’s always nice to share what you love.
Not too bad for a Sunday. Now, where’s my book?
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* A very little. Mr Man is good enough not to need much help.
Tomorrow. Probably.
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, design, Thoughts, whoops, writing on March 12, 2022| Leave a Comment »
To my family: I must apologize. Today I meant to work on a new version of the family cookbook. I spent the first moments of the day noodling over the updates to be made, recipes to adjust, what to leave in and what to add.
Then I got up and found myself immersed in a fun custom design project for Mr Man.
Ah well! At least I’m getting something done.
And when it comes to getting lucky with creativity, it doesn’t hurt to strike while the iron is hot.
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Not Into Wordle? You Might Prefer This
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, fun with words and other things, games, inspiration, music, Thoughts on March 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »
My father is not into Wordle. I’ll admit that I was a little surprised to learn that the man who helped teach me to read, let us bring books to the dinner table (and anywhere else), and encouraged my every literary step looked at Wordle and said, “Meh, I’m just not that into you.”
But hey, that’s cool. To each their own, right? And today I found something that music lovers like him might prefer.
Meet Heardle – That daily musical intros game.
The answer library appears to draw mostly/exclusively from popular music so it may not be my father’s thing (a classical version would be perfect), but it’s fun to see people pushing the original idea out into other, equally creative spaces.
Speaking of spaces, geography nerds can also check out Worldle. Guess the country from a map outline and clues that hint at distance and direction.
Creative and fun!
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Enjoy Responsibly
Posted in Likes, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, fun with history, inspiration, ransom notes, writing on March 6, 2022| Leave a Comment »
If you have ever needed to write a ransom-style note* but the decline of printed news has you at a loss, worry no more!
Polona Typo has come to the rescue!
Like many libraries, the National Library of Poland has digitized many of its holdings. They also have an interface that allows you to convert text into images based on scanned letters from their collection.
Sure, there are lots of ransom note generators out there (maybe too many; what are people up to?) but I like mine with a bit of history.
The Polona Typo project, based on the new Polona API, makes it possible to type, share and print your own sentences using thousands of letters from the books, posters and maps created over more than six centuries. Enjoy!
Test it out, reload to get a whole new look or click on individual letters to re-roll one at a time. Download and enjoy (responsibly, of course!).
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* Not an actual ransom note, of course. That would be wrong.
How to Do Better
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Fiction, inspiration, learning, productivity, Thoughts, Writers, writing on March 4, 2022| 1 Comment »
“I have two questions for you,” I said. “One: Do you want to do better?” …
“Here’s my second question: Are you willing to feel the discomfort of putting in more effort and trying new things that will feel weird and different and won’t work right away?”
— Peter Bregman, If You Want to Get Better at Something, Ask Yourself These Two Questions
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Some Days
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Thoughts on March 1, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Tuesdays, home of the mediocre Wordle.
Some days, you know? Hope yours is better!
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Make Things Happen
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Fiction, Thoughts, Writers, writing on February 25, 2022| Leave a Comment »
“If you don’t imagine, nothing ever happens at all.”
― John Green
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Read, Read, Read
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, Fiction, inspiration, quotes, Thoughts, Writers, writing on February 21, 2022| Leave a Comment »
“Read, read, read. Read everything — trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You’ll absorb it.
Then write. If it’s good, you’ll find out. If it’s not, throw it out of the window.”
― William Faulkner
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And Have Fun
Posted in Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2022, creativity, inspiration, quotes, Thoughts, Writers, writing on February 11, 2022| Leave a Comment »
“The thing about creativity is, people are going to laugh at it. Get over it.”
― Twyla Tharp
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