Category Archives: Creativity

What it’s like to write and what it’s like to imagine you might write; and Suffragette

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Angela

In Edith Wharton‘s 1925 The Writing of Fiction  in the section called ‘Constructing a Navel’ – obviously a typographical mistake but one I like for its overtones of contemplation – Wharton writes about the creation of character in a novel: The creatures … Continue reading →

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Mindfulness; 18 things creative people do differently and the ever-magical Elizabeth Gilbert

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Angela

Mindfulness, according to The Mindfulness Project in London, is: A simple and very powerful practice of training our attention. It’s … about paying attention to what’s happening here and now (sensations, thoughts, emotions) in a non-judgemental way. It can interrupt the habit … Continue reading →

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