TRACKING PROGRESS OVER A LONG-TERM CREATIVE PROJECT.

When we're working on something long term, that nobody else gets to see for a long long time, when it's just us and the blank page, or sketchbook, or wherever - is it still important for us to measure our achievements, to celebrate those tiny, incremental wins along the winding path of a creative life? And for those projects which are purely personal, the ones we do to learn a new skill, or to relax at the end of the day - is the progress irrelevant or even meaningless to the process itself?

ALL WRITING, CREATIVE LIFESTYLE, WRITING FICTIONRosie O'NeillMay 29, 2019progress, creative lifestyle, creative process, creative projects, Productivity, accountability, goals, goal settingComment

THREE WAYS TO INVEST IN YOUR CREATIVITY.

It seems a little strange to think about creativity as something to invest in. Investing is something you do when you want to profit as a result in the future, right? And not all of us make art with the intention of making money from it. Well, not all profit is financial. When we're serious about living a wholehearted and intentional life of creativity, investing - whether that's our time and energy into a new skill or project; or in seeking external support and accountability…

ALL WRITING, CREATIVE LIFESTYLERosie O'NeillMay 15, 2019invest in your creativity, grow skills, mentoring, coaching, confidence, committment, consistency, Progress, creative lifestyleComment

WHY YOUR CREATIVITY DOESN'T HAVE TO LOOK LIKE ANYONE ELSE'S.

I didn't start writing fiction until I was twenty two. In fact, I hated creative writing throughout school (vastly preferring the literature of others to anything I could create) - but this doesn't make me any less of a writer now. Looking back, I can recognise my dislike of creative writing then for what it really was - the fear of others (even a teacher!) reading something deeply personal to me…

ALL WRITING, WRITING FICTION, CREATIVE LIFESTYLERosie O'NeillMarch 13, 2019creative lifestyle, self doubt, self confidence, consistency, style, artist, expertise, value, education Comment

HOW TO WORK WITH YOUR CREATIVE ENERGY

Creative energy is something that can have quite dramatic highs and lows. Our drive to create can veer frequently from super-charged, high productivity, to apathy and creative block and back again.

GROW AS A WRITERRosie O'NeillOctober 17, 2018Productivity, motivation, creative fuel, creative projects, creative lifestyle, finding inspiration, progress, goal setting, AchievementsComment

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