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Dan Goodwin
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The Sketch Book
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Artist Dates
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3D Art
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Taking the Trash Out
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Julia Cameron Readers ...
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Dan Goodwin's Discussions
What's Your Biggest Creative Dream?
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This is one of the questions I ask when new members join CCS, and on my page I answered: To be able to help 1000s of people become the creative person they know they can be, see the fulfillment th...
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Barbara Ann Storrier 1 hour ago.
Letters Never Sent
Ah I see... That collection, from what I've read of it, is just some of the most wonderful love poems I've ever come across. So touching, eloquent and breathtaking...
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Letters Never Sent
Came across this, about Elizabeth Barrett Browning, whose most famous poem is probably "How Do I Love Thee (Let Me Count The Ways)"... "Elizabeth returned home emotionally broken, becoming an inva...
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Letters Never Sent
I haven't read it, but it sounds great, just put the book on my Amazon wishlist...
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Letters Never Sent
Hey Mary, Lovely to hear about how you and Warren met and exchanged letters. I've had a few relationships where a lot of writing's been exchanged (writer that I am!) and it makes them very special...
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Dan's Page
About Me
I'm a Creativity Coach, I help people who are struggling to be as creative as they know they can be.
Find out more about how I can help you be more creative at the website: CoachCreative.com.
For specific resources to boost your creativity, check out the Creative Resources, just over in the right hand column of this page, and any page on CCS. Click on any of the titles for more details.
For more creativity articles, see the CoachCreative blog - http://www.CoachCreative.com/blog.
More article archives are on EzineArticles.com, HowToDoThings.com and Creativity-Portal.com.
To see some of my more personal writing and projects, see beatdonedust, within us sleeps and sparkstartsfire.
You can follow me on Twitter here - twitter.com/coachcreative
I look forward to talking with you on CoachCreativeSpace.
Relax, have a good look around, make yourself at home, then dive in and start interacting...
Dan.
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- What's Your Favourite Way To Create?
- Mainly writing. Also dancing, photography, graphic design, painting, composing music, and I've dabbled in singing, acting, short films.
- Favourite Artists (in ANY creative medium)
- Writers/ poets: Jack Kerouac, Thomas Wolfe, Walt Whitman, Dylan Thomas.
Lyrics: Morrissey, Michael Stipe, Bob Mould, Kate Bush, Bob Dylan
Music Heroes: Autechre, Boards Of Canada, Bowie, Kate Bush, Nick Cave, Cocteau Twins, Brian Eno, Marvin Gaye, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Grant Lee Buffalo, Emmylou Harris, Billie Holiday, Jesus & Mary Chain, Joy Division, Labradford, Lambchop, kd lang, M83, Takagi Masakatsu, Mercury Rev, Mogwai, Bob Mould, My Bloody Valentine, New Order, Pixies, Prince, Radiohead, REM, Roxy Music, Six By Seven, Slint, The Smiths, Suede, Talk Talk, Talking Heads, Tindersticks, Underworld, Windy & Carl, Stevie Wonder, Susumu Yokota, Neil Young... and a few dozen others!
Art: Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman
Filmmakers: David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick, Woody Allen, Ang Lee
Designers: Jonathan Ive, principal designer of the iMac, iPod and the iPhone. Obviously a genius then...
- Greatest Creative Moment You've Had?
- Probably a few years ago finishing a poem called "Ours Is Always Restless" that was the first piece of writing when I really thought "Hey I'm actually pretty good at this!"...
- What's Your Biggest Creative Dream?
- To be able to help 1000s of people become the creative person they know they can be, see the fulfillment that brings them and those around them, and the positive difference it makes to the world.
- Your Website:
- http://www.CoachCreative.com
- Your Blog:
- http://www.CoachCreative.com/blog
- Additional website/ blog:
- http://www.HowToBeatProcrastination.com
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Dan Goodwin's Photos
Sunlit Grass
Added June 27, 2009 at 11:14pm 2 Comments
Beach Huts
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Silent Echoes
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Travels with Kate 10th Jan 2009 (colour)
Added January 10, 2009 at 4:50pm
Travels With Kate 10 Jan 2009 b/w
Added January 10, 2009 at 4:28pm
Paintings from 2000
Added January 1, 2009 at 5:18pm
Travels With Kate 07Dec 2008
Added December 7, 2008 at 1:37pm
Travels With Kate 22nd Nov 2008
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Journey Of Journals 2008 - Dan's Journal
Added November 22, 2008 at 10:49am
TinYard
Added June 15, 2008 at 12:20am 2 Comments
Dance Flow
Added May 25, 2008 at 12:25pm 2 Comments
Allotment Sheds
Added May 5, 2008 at 12:17pm 1 Comment
ATC Spring MegaSwap
Added April 6, 2008 at 12:36pm
Malinda's Experiment
Added November 22, 2007 at 2:13pm
ghosts in the camera
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Travels With Kate - 29Sep2007 - Woodland Black and Whites
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Travels With Kate - 29Sep2007 - Autumn Textures
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Travels With Kate - 23Sep2007
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Dan Goodwin's Blog
Life Edit: How To Be The Creative Director Of Your Wonderful Life
Now I don’t mean look back over every moment of your life up to the present day and think of it as a movie. What I’m talking about is looking at all the elements you have in place now, in your movie, in your life.
What do you love about your life?
What do you do that makes you feel happy, stimulated, thankful, enthusiastic, alive?
Take a moment to write some of… Continue
Posted on June 28, 2009 at 12:00pm — 7 Comments
Finding Meaning In Creating - Do You Create What You Gives You Meaning?
When this meaning is lacking, when we’re simply creating blindly and going through the motions, then we may continually question why we’re even bothering to create at all. Then in time, we just stop creating altogether.
Let me share the story of a young writer called Elizabeth.
Elizabeth wrote poems and short stories, and after much persistence, landed… Continue
Posted on June 14, 2009 at 9:30am — 5 Comments
Elli and James and The Red Balloon
I also have some very strong visual ideas I might explore for an illustration to go with the story.
Please let me know your thoughts...)
In a land far from here, there was a young girl called Elli. She was a very shy girl to those who didn’t know her, as pretty as a row of daisies, and twice as happy.
One day whilst Elli was out wa… Continue
Posted on June 10, 2009 at 9:30pm — 2 Comments
The REAL Reason You Create
It’s seems a simple question at first, and your instinctive response might be: “because I enjoy it”.
Though this is true for most of us, it gives us great potential to avoid and put off creating. When we consider creating as only something we do for fun and enjoyment, it connects us with a whole host of emotions around deserving and whether we’re worth it.
How often do you hear the expression: “I’ve been good lately, I’ll treat myself”, or “I’ve not been ba… Continue
Posted on May 31, 2009 at 9:12am — 5 Comments
A Portrait Of The Young Artist...
The blue painting behind is a collaboration I did with a friend, and the yellow one in the foreground is what I was working on at the time, the red paint I was mixing became a vertical stripe on the yellow. It was my Mark Rothko / Barnett Newman phase!
I haven't painted in years and don't have a great urge to, but this picture reminds me of some fun times...… Continue
Posted on May 24, 2009 at 11:30pm — 9 Comments
Comment Wall (247 comments)
- At 9:42am on July 5, 2009,
Francesca said… - I am glad you did what you did!!
I am enjoying this community so much, that a hug is in proper place.
Thank you
- At 7:34pm on July 4, 2009, Francesca said…
- Can I ask you a question out of curiosity: why and how did you start to be a creativity coach?
Just answer "mind your own business" if I am too curious:-)
It's just that I find that you had a great idea and are very good at it. Your book
"You are a creative writer" is so inspiring.
- At 7:29pm on July 4, 2009, Francesca said…
- Thank you Dan for your opinion about my story... I remember I had a great time writing it! I have just posted it in the short story group.
You say I could develop it into a whole book, yet what I find difficult at the moment is plotting to such an extent as to write a novel...
I love your photos, especially the one called "travels with Kate- nov 2008", I like dramatic scenery:-)
- At 3:43pm on June 19, 2009,
Valerie said… - Oh, man. I missed your birthday. So sorry. Is it the 8th? That's the same day as my grand-daughter Taya's birthday. She just turned two.
Anyway I hope it was a good one. I'll remember it next year.
- At 5:22pm on June 9, 2009,
Memi said… - ey ey ey Happee Hapee Hapee Beeday Dan:) Wish you good health and love from around the world (CSS). What a sweet coincidence it is to know that your birthday coincides to our wedding anniv.
Cheers to this generous and extremely creative man
- At 7:12pm on June 8, 2009,
Boneita Edlund said… - Feliz Cumpleanos, Dan!
How many years old are you, anyway? Your picture on the web site looks like a high school graduation photo. (A compliment!) How did you get to be so wise for one so young? I had my birthday last Thursday, el cuatro de junio, but a woman never tells her age except to say that "I'm old enough to know better, but too young to resist." B--
- At 5:24pm on June 8, 2009, Barbara Ann Storrier said…
- At 2:17pm on June 8, 2009,
Jules said… - Happy Birthday Dan!
Jules
- At 8:36pm on April 26, 2009,
Angie W said… - cheers, Dan, it's a marvellous environment you have created for us...
- At 1:08am on April 26, 2009, Angie W said…
- hi dan, you mailed me re: how I'd found the workbook, thanks for sending it to me, (can't put my hand on the email), I did the wheel & exercises. As I'd been following the J Cameron book late last year (qte. religiously) I found the exercises/effect similar. I've been on a reading "fast" since before Xmas ('course I've broken it at times, but I've been very discriminating when I have, honest!) n have found part of me just doesn't want to read at the moment.... just been listening to music a lot more. So the minute I say: "let's do the wheel.." part of me just says "no - enough is enough!". The CCS website I have found enormously inspirational, I'm completely hooked. I loved yr. cobweb photo. Maybe in the future I will come back to reading, it's not your book's fault, its me, I'm a compulsive reader whose got burnt out...I feel tired thinking about reading anything beyond the messages on ccs, short poems, picture books, etc, ....I'm obsessed with creating to post on css tho' - there's energy f'that...the phrase "I eat to live" couldn't be more apt, I can't wait to leave the table n create...hope this feedback is of use n not annoying....thanks, n best wishes
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7 Steps To Freedom
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Creativity Action Series Practical exercises to overcome common creativity issues. Download free samples.
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