Happy Halloween!
And welcome to a somewhat Halloweenish newsletter.
What sends a shiver up your spine? Here is this month’s creative prompt:
“Creativity takes courage.” — Henri Matisse
When was the last time an idea or a creative project scared you? Why? And what did you do?
Why not envisage your doubts and fears as demons and draw them?
By the way, it’s fine to feel scared by or nervous about complex creative projects. Quite normal. Your own imagination is leading you into new territory and that’s enough to get anyone’s adrenaline pumping.
More creative prompts:
Just reminding you that there are two previous creative prompts with a spooky theme in this newsletter’s archives, hyperlinked below for your clicking and perusing pleasure:
Create a spell: Charm your way into being more creative.
Tell off your personal demons: Think about the things that give you the heebie-jeebies while you create and, in the words of my late mother, tell them to nicky-whoop!
Resource of the month:
Serendipity can feel like magic or alchemy when it happens, but its actually in this interview Dr Christian Busch actually explains it as “… smart, active luck. It’s when you see something in the unexpected and connect the dots.” This linking of disparate things has long been recognised as a marker (and generator) of creativity, which is why I’m sharing Busch’s interview about serendipity:
Coming up soon:
Do you want to unpack what drives your instincts, passions, or doubts about your creativity. Tune into my Right Question sessions – the first one is on the 4 November.
With my events there are discounts available for subscribers to this newsletter and even bigger discounts for paid subscribers.
All are online. Most offered at various times to accommodate different time zones.
4, 12, and 16 Nov: The Right Question: Dive into your creative mind for an interactive hour of provocations to help you to reflect on why and how you create. Various dates & times from 4 Nov.
25 Nov, 3 Dec, 7 Dec: Developing a Creative Mindset: Find out about the creative mindset, identify how it applies to you, and map out how you can nurture it.
11 Jan 2023: Storytelling for Collaboration: A free online workshop that uses the power of storytelling to help participants explore the collaboration mindset and how it might be applied to their projects. Use your creativity to make connections and find common ground with collaborators. Presented by the Centre for Unusual Collaborations.
And I have compiled a list of creativity-themed events and opportunities happening all over the world HERE.
Speaking of ghosts…
I am facilitating a conversation on the 9 and 10 December inspired by Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and as subscribers to this Substack I am inviting you to come along for free.
“… a thousand thoughts, and hopes, and joys, and cares, long, long, forgotten” wrote Dickens and over the last few years we have had MANY thousands. So join me for Seasonal Spirits: The hopes, joys, and cares of 2022 for an imaginative and reflective look at the year that was and the year to come. Book HERE.
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