In my Year of Creative Reading, I’ve gone away from my original goal of reading all 37 books on BuzzFeed’s creative reading list. I’ve gone so far afield that I’m now actively seeking alternate books on creativity, conducting searches for creativity and innovation on my library’s online catalog. “The Art of Non-Conformity” by Chris Guillebeau is one of the books I found this way. Being the sort who tends not to conform, the title attracted…
I have finished my Loft online class, having learned some of the ins and outs of plotting stories and novels, and am returning to my Year of Creative Reading. I’ve recently completed two books, “Constructive Wallowing” by Tina Gilbertson and “Let’s Be Less Stupid” by Patricia Marx. “Constructive Wallowing” was a surprise find in a bin at the Goodwill in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The book looked brand new and only cost me $1.50. It was…
A very quick Year of Creative Reading post. As it turns out, even though I’m taking an online class with the Loft Literary Center, I have managed to read two books since the class started at the beginning of July. Admittedly, both were easy reads, which is why I could fit them in with the reading I’m doing for class. One book doesn’t really match the theme of creative reading. It is Jon Acuff’s “Do…
My reading of Twyla Tharp’s “The Creative Habit” continues. I am loving this book. Tharp has an approachable writing style and loads of good exercises for stretching your creativity. It’s also fun to read about creativity from the perspective of a field that is not my own. (Do I need to mention that Twyla Tharp is a world-renowned dancer and choreographer?) As I read through the book, I am getting new ideas on ways to…
I’ve been reading Twyla Tharp’s “The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life” as part of my Year of Creative Reading. I’m not ready to report on the book as a whole because I haven’t finished it yet, but I do want to cover a topic brought up by Tharp in Chapter 3. Tharp discusses an artist’s creative DNA, which includes an artist’s preferred focal length. She says, “All of us find comfort…