Writing and the Creative Life

Scott Myers
Go Into The Story
Published in
2 min readMar 3, 2014

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Writing and the Creative Life is a weekly series in which we explore creativity from the practical to the psychological, the latest in brain science to a spiritual take on the subject. Hopefully, the more we understand about our creative self, the better we will become as writers.

4 Sure-Fire Ways to Stimulate Creativity

4 Tips On Creativity From The Creator Of Calvin & Hobbes

14 Artists Break Down the Creative Process

18 Things Highly Creative People Do Differently

19 Daily Habits of Artists That Can Help Unlock Your Creativity

Are You a Push Writer or a Pull Writer?

Believing is Seeing

Boundaries of Space, Boundaries of Time (Create a Sacred Space)

Come to the Edge

Creativity-In-Action

Curse of the Shiny Object Syndrome

Dark Places

Do it because you love it

Flow

Get a mentor

Here’s to Us Night Owls!

How Does “Creativity” Translate Across Different Cultures?

In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail

Is the key to creativity “unlearning”

Lessons from a book “everyone in Silicon Valley is talking about”

Look… don’t overlook

Make More Writing Time by Organizing Work Time

Mind Wandering

Need writing inspiration? Go to an airport.

Nothing succeeds like failure

Of Beginnings and Endings

One key to creativity… naps?

Perspiration and Inspiration

A Playlist to Calm the Mind… and Spur Creativity

Possibility Thinking, Practicality Thinking

Routine or Ritual?

Seeing… Hearing…

Something is Better Than Nothing

Structure and Freedom

To Write, Stop Thinking

That pure part of you

The act of writing provides health benefits

“The best way to have a good idea…”

“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek”

The Creative Personality

The hard is what makes it great

The incurable disease of writing

The Joy of Running… Creatively Speaking

The magic of ambient noise

The mundane and the marvelous

The Power of Structured Procrastination

The tactile experience of writing

The Virtues of Spacing Out and Goofing Off

There are no useless ideas

Think psychologically

Three Types of Creators

Trust the process

Twelve Things You Were Not Taught in School About Creative Thinking

What are you afraid of?

What if…

What to do when you feel out of touch with your creative energy

Wherein I embrace my messy desk

Why Creative People May Feel More Anxiety

Why creativity thrives in the dark

Why Staring Into Space Is an Important Strategy for Success

Why You Should Write Three Pages of Garbage Every Morning

Why your brain loves good storytelling (Part 1)

Why your brain loves good storytelling (Part 2)

Why your brain loves good storytelling (Part 3)

Why your brain loves good storytelling (Part 4)

Why your brain loves good storytelling (Part 5)

Writing as Pilgrimage

Writing sprint? How about a writing walk!

Your characters want you to tell their story

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