A collection of all the favourite creativity books of CCS members. Add your own, or discover new inspiration from others...
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Created By: Dan Goodwin
Latest Activity: Jul 26

I do have some favorites, but I have to look up for the right tittles, and translate them as most of them are in Dutch. At the moment I am reading womem who runs with the wolfs, hope it is the rig...
Started by Rita B. Fox. Last reply by Jude Jul 26.
The Joy of Imperfection, The Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People, Fung Shei Basics, Dream Interpretation, The Artists Handbook, Family Fun Crafts, ...I'm going to actually have to d...
Started by Cynthia. Last reply by Cynthia Jun 27.
One book I pull off my shelf more than any other for creative help is a book of verses collected by Major Edward Bowes. The copyright date is 1939, and the forward is written by Theodore Roosevelt....
Started by Mary Hicks. Last reply by Barbara Ann Storrier Jun 5.
OOPS!! I am a newbie and posted a comment instead of a discussion..sorry. I will re-enter it as a discussion now. I don't want to take this in a direction which was not intended for this group. Are...
Started by artistikitty. Last reply by Camille Apr 21.
This is a book most people have read and one that I have been putting off reading for years. Not sure why but I thought I would be disappointed. Finally I have read it and am definitely not disappo...
Started by RobynG. Last reply by Barbara Ann Storrier Mar 22.
Another creative soul I love is Keri Smith - Living out Loud and Wreck this Journal are a couple of favourite ones. You can rip pages out, doodle and all manner of things with her books. She's huge...
Tagged: creativity, smith, keri
Started by Detta. Last reply by melissac Mar 22.
I can't believe no one's mentioned SARK, Susan Arial Rainbow Kennedy :-) If you see any book by SARK - buy it, read it, keep it, read it again, buy them for friends, read them again, :-) http://www...
Started by Malinda Neisess. Last reply by Mary Hicks Mar 7.
I'm talking about Eye Candy books that will inspire you to surround yourself in a virtual visual fantasy land of beautiful fanciful creations! to pamper yourself with a feast for the eyes every cha...
Started by Malinda Neisess Mar 5.
52 Projects is an inspiring collection 52 creative projects. Each project has a number of different variations, so there's actually 100s of projects in the book. You can read through the book in o...
Tagged: 52projects, 52projects.com
Started by Dan Goodwin. Last reply by Malinda Neisess Mar 5.
Are we talking only about art type inspiration or can we add different kinds of books? I really enjoy "The Success Principles" by Jack Canfield. I've read it through and have also gone back to it w...
Started by Eileen. Last reply by Eileen Mar 1.
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Beneath all your fears and concerns about writing, you have the same abilities that you've always had. In fact, because now you're more experienced than you've ever been before and you've more material in your own life to draw upon, you're actual in the best position you've ever been to rediscover your creative writing abilities.
But we can't necessarily sweep all those fears and concerns to one side in an instant and just return to writing again in full flow. Or you would have done that a long time ago already.
So how DO you get back in touch with your writing abilities? How do you even begin when the thought of writing even a couple of sentences seems about as easy as running a marathon backwards? Whilst giving a gorilla a piggyback!
There are two key components:
Who is the most creative person you know? What is it that makes them so creative? Is it their outlook on life? Is it the amount of ideas they come up with? Is it the number of new and varied creative projects they take on?
Whatever it is that makes them this creative, their position is about to be under threat. From you! Here are 5 tips to help YOU become the most creative person you know:
Finding your own unique voice in writing is not something that can simply happen overnight.
When we’re born, we don’t pop out of our mother’s womb conversing fluently in 3 different languages. It takes time to discover how to communicate, and even when we’ve achieved a competent grasp our native language, it’s still a lifelong journey of finding new nuances, learning new words and honing the way we communicate so we can understand – and are understood – more clearly.
So your writing is a natural extension of this. Even when you have that competency in your mother tongue, as a writer you can then go on to develop an original and distinctive writing style. Here are 5 tips to make this a rewarding journey:
All of us as artists go through phases where we feel blocked, and struggle to flow creatively as freely as we could. When you find yourself in one of these sticky and frustrating periods, here are 5 tips to help get your creativity gushing forth like a mighty river once more:
There are many ways to enhance your natural abilities as a creative writer. Here are 7 of the best tips to get you started:
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