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Send to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for May 12, 2013. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
The Creative Mindset
Tanner Christensen presents Can You Believe Yourself Into Being More Creative? posted at Creative Something.
Cynthia Morris presents Artists and writers: drop the confusion and define your own labels posted at Original Impulse.
Resources/Tools
Rainy Cafe is a free online ambient noise generator to help you focus on your creative process.
Sharing Our Work
Eula McLeod presents The One and Only You posted at View from the Winepress.
Emi Bauer presents ‘Gullible’ is Not in the Dictionary posted at Confessions of an Incompetent Blogger.
Liz Shaw presents Flash Fiction: Up On the Roof posted at Liz Andra Shaw.
Rob Graumans presents We’ve Got You God! posted at The Young Socrates
LaTonia Williams presents Being Jonah posted at Becoming a Public Offender.
Writing Quote of the Week
Writing Tips and Prompts
Chrys Fey presents Writing About: Torture posted at Write with Fey.
Carol Smallwood presents ADVICE FOR WRITERS: Q&A with Story Circle Network’s Mary Jo Doig posted at The Mindful Word
David Leonhardt presents You might be a writer posted at A Ghost Writers Blog
Darren Lacroix presents 5 Hollywood Secrets for Your Stories posted at Stage Time.
Kathy Crowley presents Wrinkles in Time posted at Beyond the Margins.
Nina Munteanu presents The Careful Writer: Some Notes on Composition posted at Amazing Stories.
Marcia Walters and Betty Brock presents 8 Simple Tips for Improving Your Writing posted at Novel Publicity.
Brian Klems presents 7 Ways to Add Great Subplots to Your Novel posted at Writer’s Digest.
Mark Nichol presents 20 Names of Body Parts and Elements and Their Figurative Meanings posted at Daily Writing Tips.
Lauren Davis presents Concept Art Writing Prompt: Superhero Grandma posted at io9.
Amanda Barrett presents Building Bigger Bugs posted at Science in my Fiction.
A. Wrighton presents 15 Tips for Handling Writing Criticism posted at A. Wrighton.
Brynna Curry presents Ten Successful Tips For Independent Authors – Richard Stevenson posted at You Gotta Read Reviews.
Creativity Boosts
Graham Stoney presents How To Overcome Procrastination posted at Graham Stoney’s Personal Development Adventure
Diane Mottl, MSW presents Loosening the hold of fear and doubt… posted at Being Truly Present
Podcasts
Last week’s podcast at Writing Excuses was a Microcasting episode where they answer listener questions. This week’s podcast at Writing Excuses is all about Blocking.
Visual Arts
Suzanne Lucas presents What the Hell is that? When Art Looks Like Anything But posted at Times Squared.
Andrew Knutson presents What’s art got to do with it? Thinking about Art, Art History, and the Original posted at Art in Limbo
Duy presents The Process posted at Infornigraphic Amnesiac
Journal Writing
Cynthia Brouse presents How journal writing can make you healthier posted at Best Health.
The Business of Creativity
Cynthia D’Alba presents Blog Tours: The Good – The Bad – The Ugly posted at Writers in the Storm.
Greg presents Can You Make Money In Blog Marketing posted at Help My Small Business
Crafting
Tina Katic presents Wheelbarrow Coffee Table posted at K International Woodworking
Food
Mr.CBB presents Mr.CBB’s Cheesy Crock-Pot Lasagna posted at Canadian Budget Binder
Fashion
Daniellesva presents 1970′s Wallpaper Is All the Rage! posted at Danielle’s Virtual Assistance
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Credits
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Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for April 7, 2013. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
The Creative Mindset
Sam McNerney presents The Science of Creativity in 2013: Looking Back to Look Forward posted at Big Think.
Greg Satell presents How To Unlock Creativity posted at Creativity Post.
Shaun Rosenberg presents Don’t Let School Interfere With Your Education posted at Shaun Rosenberg
Resources/Tools
DIY MFA presents The Writer Igniter, a random writing prompt generator. Fun!
Sharing Our Work
Eula McLeod presents Where Your Treasure Is posted at View From the Winepress.
Barb Natividad presents The Way Home posted at Wilderness House Literary Review.
Ashumi Shah presents The ‘art’ of flirting posted at The Salty Sardines
Writing Quote of the Week
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Writing Tips and Prompts
Chrys Fey presents Writing About a New Baby posted at Write with Fey.
Cedar Sanderson presents Vital Editing posted at Amazing Stories.
Rob Grindstaff presents How to Bring Your Fiction to Life with Emotion: An Editor’s How-To Guide posted at Novel Publicity.
Janice Gable Bashman and Kathryn Craft presents The Seven Deadly Sins of Self-Editing posted at Writer’s Digest.
Sarah Goslee presents The Naming of Things posted at Science in my Fiction.
Melissa Donovan presents How to Use Research for Better Writing (and Credibility) posted at Writing Forward.
Stephanie Orges presents 20 Tips for Creating Relatable – and Lovable – Protagonists posted at Be Kind Rewrite.
JeanNicole Rivers presents Into The Action posted at JeanNicole Rivers
Tricia Clark presents The Message You Are Trying To Convey posted at Your Chart, Illuminated
Creativity Boosts
Diane Mottl, MSW presents Being in the left, right… both? posted at Being Truly Present
Podcasts
This week’s podcast at Writing Excuses is Fake It Till You Make It.
Visual Arts
Liron Yankonsky presents Drawing Lesson – Sketching and Shading techniques posted at Art in the Middle East
Meghana presents Around The World: Mor Chowk – Peacock Courtyard posted at Around The World
The Business of Creativity
Liz Shaw presents What’s the Big Deal about Fivrr? posted at Liz Andra Shaw.
The Business of Creativity
Laura presents Creating Marketing People Love: 29 Tips From Industry Experts [Slideshow] posted at HubSpot.
Crafting
trishgetscrafty presents Trish gets crafty: Sewing machine review Singer 2250..so far sew good 
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Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for March 24, 2013. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
Announcements
Beth Barany presents Writing Contests: For writers inside & outside of California posted at Writer’s Fun Zone.
The Creative Mindset
Jeffrey Davis presents When You Hit a Brick Wall, Turn to Stone Like Carl Jung posted at The Creativity Post.
Gail Gauthier presents Time Management Tuesday: Will Spending Time Being Creative Make Me More Creative? And What Is Creativity, Anyway? posted at Original Content.
Shaun Rosenberg presents Overcoming Perfectionism posted at Shaun Rosenberg
Resources/Tools
Steven Spatz presents Making Money with Your eBook posted at BookBaby.
Sharing Our Work
Eula McLeod presents Much Ado About Nothing posted at View from the Winepress.
Liz Shaw presents Create an Inspiration Box posted at Create a Brilliant Life.
Writing Quote of the Week
Writing Tips and Prompts
Gabriela Pereira presents 3 Steps for Using Prompts to Write Better & Get Published posted at Jane Friedman.
Matt Haig presents 30 Things Every Writer Should Know posted at The Telegraph.
Rob Grindstaff presents Pull Your Read in with 3-D Writing: Dialogue, Description, Despair – Part III Despair posted at Novel Publicity.
Chrys Fey presents Writing about Childbirth posted at Write with Fey.
CS Lakin presents A Peek Inside the Envelope posted at Live Write Thrive.
JeanNicole Rivers presents 3 Horror-ble Mistakes posted at JeanNicole Rivers
Podcasts
This week’s podcast at Writing Excuses is all about Abnormal Psychology with guest Robison Wells.
Journal Writing
Melissa Tydell presents How Writing Helps Us Heal posted at The Write Practice.
The Business of Creativity
Michael J. Sullivan presents Pulling Back the Publishing Veil: Return Reserves, Buy-in, and Sell-through posted at Amazing Stories.
Lynne Raimondo presents How I Got My Agent posted at Writer’s Digest.
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Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for March 17, 2013. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
The Creative Mindset
Toni Bernhard presents What Type of Thinker Are You? posted at Psychology Today.
Sharing Our Work
Lisa Russ Spaar presents Insomnia and the Poet posted at The Opinionator.
Eula McLeod presents The Secret posted at View from the Winepress.
Rob Graumans presents Social Value: Friendship or Fame? posted at The Young Socrates.
Graham Stoney presents How To Play Drums (NSFW) posted at Graham Stoney’s Personal Development Adventure
Liz Shaw presents For the Love of Dragons posted at Liz Andra Shaw.
Maureen presents The Top 10 Signes to Know if You’re a Writer posted at ZenCherry.
Writing Quote of the Week
Writing Tips and Prompts
Chrys Fey presents Chrys’ Writing Rules: Bad Things Must Happen posted at Write with Fey.
Natasha Lekic presents A Map to Get Out of Writer’s Block posted at NY Book Editors.
Gabriela Pereira presents 5 Lessons About Community that Writers MUST Learn posted at DIY MFA.
Cedar Sanderson presents Just Write posted at Amazing Stories.
Chuck Sambuchino presents How to Research a Novel: 7 Tips posted at Writer’s Digest.
CS Lakin presents The Universality is in the Details posted at Live Write Thrive.
Kay Holt presents There Can Only Be None posted at Science in my Fiction.
George Dvorsky presents How to Measure the Power of Alien Civilizations Using the Kardashev Scale posted at io9.
Rob Grindstaff presents Pull your reader in with 3-D writing: Dialogue, Description, Despair (Part II, Description) posted at Novel Publicity.
Kenney Myers presents 15 Websites to Help You With Rhyming Words posted at Kenney Myers
JeanNicole Rivers presents Boldly Write Where No Man Has Written Before posted at JeanNicole Rivers
David Leonhardt presents What makes a good book? posted at A Ghost Writers Blog
Creativity Boosts
The Magic Violinist presents Six Effective Ways to Inspire Yourself posted at The Write Practice.
Shaun Rosenberg presents 101 Fun Activities to Boost Creativity posted at Shaun Rosenberg
Podcasts
This week’s podcast at Writing Excuses is all about Brainstorming with Howard Again.
Visual Arts
Lara Whitmore presents Carnival Daydreams posted at Live Creatively
The Business of Creativity
Jason Shen presents I’ve Heard Great Things About You – A nondouchey guide to personal branding and self promotion posted at The Art of Ass Kicking.
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Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for March 2, 2013. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
The Creative Mindset
Shaun Rosenberg presents Solving Problems By Embracing Change posted at Shaun Rosenberg.
Alan Henry presents Why Your Method of Brainstorming Isn’t Getting Results posted at LifeHacker.
Sharing Our Work
Kenney Myers presents 10 Kens Who Have Held Public Office posted at Kenney Myers.
Liz Shaw presents Addicted to Office Supplies posted at Liz Andra Shaw.
Creativity Quote of the Week
Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties. -Gail Sheehy
Writing Tips and Prompts
Kay Keppler presents Research Feeds Creativity: The Forest? Or the Trees? posted at Writer’s Fun Zone.
Chrys Fey presents Rules for Writing: No Dreams posted at Write with Fey.
Iulian Ionesco presents How to Self-Edit Your Novel posted at Fantasy Scroll.
Gabriela Pereira presents 5 Ways to Liven Up a Description posted at DIY MFA.
Douglas Smith presents But How Do I Know It’s Ready?: Dealing with submission fear and arrogance posted at Amazing Stories Magazine.
Kay Honeyman presents How to Deal With Writing Critiques: 3 Helpful Hints posted at Writer’s Digest.
Jaym Gates presents Not a Monochromatic Blind Lump (about creating dystopian worlds) posted at Science in my Fiction.
JeanNicole Rivers presents If You Want To Be Successful, Read This posted at JeanNicole Rivers.
Demetra presents How do you start a great story with no motivation? posted at Life With Demetra.
C.S. Lakin presents Show, Don’t Tell – But How? posted at Live Write Thrive.
Creativity Boosts
Leonie Dawson presents You Have Permission posted at Incredible Business, Incredible Life.
Podcasts
This week’s podcast at Writing Excuses features Robison Wells and is all about Writing and Personal Health.
Visual Arts
Andy Knowlton presents The Drunken Poets posted at Poets & Writers.
Deb Booth presents Digital Artist Shares Her Journey posted at Evolution Ezine.
Liz Miles presents DIY Zinc Letters posted at Darling Dwellings.
Liron Yankonsky presents Art in the Middle East: How to draw in perspective – one point posted at Art in the Middle East
Taylor McKnight presents Project 365: How to Take a Photo a Day and See Your Life in a Whole New Way posted at PhotoJoJo.
The Business of Creativity
Kristen Eckstein presents How to Pre-Market Your Book posted at Ultimate Book Coach.
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Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for February 24, 2013. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
Responses to Writing Reader Prompts
Louise Gallagher presents a short free-form poem in response to Prompt 578 Visual Prompt of the Week – Waiting.
The Creative Mindset
Joel Falconer presents 30 Tips to Rejuvenate Your Creativity posted at LifeHack.
Jeffrey Paul Baumgartner presents Best Ideas Are Never Very Creative posted at Creativity Post.
Tanner Christensen presents Want to hack your creativity? Here’s a powerful way. posted at Creative Something.
Resources/Tools
Free ebook 25 Strategies to Boost Your Creativity from Evolution Ezine.
Sharing Our Work
Liz Shaw presents Today’s Word for Writers and Everyone Else posted at Liz Andra Shaw.
Writing Quote of the Week
This is what a writer does. You take your precious babies, your life’s dreams, the very best work you can do and you gather it in your hands and hold it out to be admired—and when it’s then slapped out of your hands to the ground and you’re instructed cheerfully to buck up, it just needs a little cleaning…you buck up and get out the scrub brush. Because that’s what being a writer is all about. -Laurie R. King
Writing Tips and Prompts
Stephanie Orges presents Show Don’t Tell: If you must tell, have something to show for it posted at Be Kind Rewrite.
Tara Maya presents How To Take Criticism Of Your Writing posted at Tara Maya’s Tales.
Chuck Sambuchino presents Freelance Editing: How to Hire an Editor for Your Book or Query Letter posted at Writer Unboxed.
Brenda Moguez presents Shall We Dance? posted at Passionate Pursuits.
Gabriela Pereira presents Description vs. Exposition posted at DIY MFA.
Livia Blackburne presents 7 Reasons Agents Stop Reading Your First Chapter posted at Writer’s Digest.
Podcasts
This week’s podcast at Writing Excuses is all about Cliffhangers and Icebergs with Robison Wells.
The Business of Creativity
Sandi Krakowski presents Using InstaGram For Business posted at A Real Change.
Michael J. Sullivan presents Publishing Options – Many Choices Now Viable posted at Amazing Stories Magazine.
Toni presents Drive More Readers to Your Website: 8 Steps to Becoming a Guest Post Rockstar posted at Duolit.
Lianne Froggat presents Nine Surefire Ways to Make Your Blog Fail posted at MarketingProfs.
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Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for February 3, 2013. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
The Creative Mindset
Minette Riordan presents How to Live a Creative Life: Advice from Julia Cameron posted at Minette Riordan.
Evelyn presents How to Create a Vision Board for Happiness posted at Abundance Tapestry.
Resources/Tools
Alpha Dictionary allows you to search 1065 specialized English dictionaries at once.
Sharing Our Work
Eula McLeod presents How We Keep The Spark Alive posted at View from the Wine Press.
Writing Tips and Prompts
Chrys Fey presents How To Write A Short Story posted at Write with Fey.
Iulian presents How to write your novel in 30 days posted at Fantasy Scroll.
Liz Shaw presents Five Books Every Writer Should Read posted at Liz Andra Shaw.
Charlie Jane Anders presents What it Means When Someone Tries to Tell You THE Rules of Good Writing posted at io9.
Louise Buckley presents TOR’S TOP TIPS: OUR AUTHORS ON WRITING posted at Tor Books UK.
Gabriela Pereira presents Writing Techniques and Devices Should Serve the Story posted at DIY MFA.
Creativity Boosts
Veronica presents Inspired By Creative Quotes posted at Club Creative Studio.
Podcasts
Side Character Arcs at Writing Excuses.
Visual Arts
Sara Deutsch presents Sara Deutsch: Cyberalchemy and the Healing Force of Creativity posted at Evolution Ezine.
Journaling
Paula Onysko presents 25 Prompts to Make Journal Writing A Breeze posted at Sparkle and Sage.
Michelle presents Journal Writing with Kids posted at Rusty and Rosy Reading.
The Business of Creativity
Carol Lynn Rivera presents Steal This Editorial Calendar. Your Blog Will Thank You. posted at Web. Search. Social..
Tara Masih presents http://grubdaily.org/ posted at Grub Street Daily.
Michael J. Sullivan presents Digital Only Publishing – Think Twice Before You Sign posted at Amazing Stories.
Chuck Sambuchino presents 8 Things Every Blogging Writer Should Know posted at Writers Digest.
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Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for January 5, 2013. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
Responses to Writing Reader Prompts
Eula McLeod presents Come Fill Me Again in response to Writing Reader prompt #540 Leavin’ on a Jet Plane.
The Creative Mindset
Veronica Campos-Hallstrom presents Creativity Takes Courage posted at Club Creative Studios.
Shaun Rosenberg presents The Scamper Technique, Creativity In The Workplace And Beyond! posted at Shaun Rosenberg
Tameka Anderson presents Failure or success? posted at Supreme Team
Sharing Our Work
Beth presents The Truth About Rejection Letters posted at Shimmer.
Joe Bunting presents Does Your Story Really Matter? posted at The Write Practice.
Cathy presents Banned words posted at Write a Novel in 10 Minutes Flat.
Dani Shapiro presents On Taking Risks posted at DaniShapiro.com.
Frances presents Yoga! posted at Ramblings of a Teenager
Meghana presents Around The World: Lentils Rangoli posted at Around The World
Andrew M. Crusoe presents How to Release Attachment to Outcomes & Embrace Joy in the Present Moment posted at Byteful Travel
JeanNicole Rivers presents Habits of a Habitual Reader posted at JeanNicole Rivers.
Liz Shaw presents There and Back Again posted at Liz Andra Shaw.
Jack Adams presents Today felt weird posted at Something for the day
Writing Quote of the Week
“Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written.” -George R. R. Martin
Writing Tips and Prompts
Chrys Fey presents How To Write A Short Story posted at Write with Fey.
CS Lakin presents Setting Your Characters in the Proper Setting posted at Live Write Thrive.
Deborah Jones presents Finding Story Ideas Through Pinterest posted at Writing Out Loud.
Gabriela Pereira presents Prompt: Make A Writer’s Block Survival Kit posted at DIY MFA.
Melissa Donovan presents Creative Writing Prompts for Crafting Compelling Imagery posted at Writing Forward.
Brian Klems presents 5 Ways to Come Up With Great Story Ideas posted at Writer’s Digest.
Salon presents Salon’s guide to writing a memoir posted at Salon.
Jon Rhodes presents The Four Essential Components of Storytelling in Scriptwriting posted at Film Script Writing
Creativity Boosts
Steven presents How To Start A Productive Day posted at Socratez Online
Podcasts
Last week’s podcast at Writing Excuses was all about The Hero’s Journey and this week’s is all about including pets in your stories.
Visual Arts
M. Herrera presents Earth posted at Chocolates para Lucía.
Journaling
Kenny Jahng presents The 5 Questions for Journaling posted at Godvertiser.
Yvonne Root presents How to Write in Your Journal Even if You Don’t Have Time posted at Journal in a Box.
The Business of Creativity
Douglas Smith presents Why Short Fiction?: The benefits of the short game to a writing career posted at Amazing Stories.
Meg Stivison presents Author, Publisher, Entrepeneur posted at Simpson’s Paradox
Beth Barany presents Why Writers Need to Use Pinterest posted at Writer’s Fun Zone.
Crafts
Maureen Rostad presents Upcycling Making Colored Jeans posted at Upcycled Fashionista.
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Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for January 13, 2013. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
Responses to Writing Reader Prompts
Venezia presents A Lesson in Life posted in response to Prompt #532 First Line of the Week – Daphne Kalotay.
Sue Ann Bowling presents a scene from her book, Homecoming, posted in response to Prompt #535 Avalanche!.
The Creative Mindset
Jeff Goins presents Three Lessons on Creativity & Making Better Art posted at Jeff Goins Writer.
JeanNicole Rivers presents The Resolution to Reading posted at JeanNicole Rivers.
Chris Gonzales presents Work Ethic and Inspiration posted at Unretrofied.
Sharing Our Work
Beth Barany presents Healthy Writers Club: Write to Live, Live to Write posted at Writer’s Fun Zone.
José Roberto Zaldaña Rivas presents ¿Te vas? posted at 10:00 P.M. (Haciendo Mutis)
Liz Shaw presents There and Back Again posted at Liz Andra Shaw.
Writing Quote of the Week
“Imagination is like a muscle. I found out that the more I wrote, the bigger it got.” – Philip Jose Farmer
Writing Tips and Prompts
Chrys Fey presents How to Rewrite a Book posted at Write with Fey.
Beth Camp presents Writing Tip: Setting and Truthiness posted at Beth Camp.
Writer’s Relief presents Seven Ways To Build Your Reputation As A Creative Writer posted at Writer’s Relief.
Mark Nichol presents Facts are More Important Than Being First posted at Daily Writing Tips.
Gabriela Pereira presents Plot and Story Structure – More Lessons from ThrillerFest posted at DIY MFA.
Creativity Boosts
Cynthia Morris presents Three Steps to Liberate Your Creativity posted at Original Impulse.
David Leonhardt presents Name Your Tune posted at Self-Help Happiness Blog, saying, “This film, co-staring Alison Postma and Chantalyne, comes with a message: the importance of making your work your own. Don’t just copy someone else’s work; build on it. Put yourself into it. Make it your own.”
Podcasts
This week’s podcast at Writing Excuses is another Microcasting episode. Lots of good info here.
Arts and Crafts
Sylvia Claire presents Vintage Ironing Board Transformed into Picture Board posted at Making Something Out Of Anything.
Maureen Rostad presents Adding a Little Fringe to Your Boots posted at Upcycled Fashionista.
The Business of Creativity
Steff Green presents 40 Cool Things to Do With Your Posts *After* You Hit Publish posted at ProBlogger.
John Schmoll presents Even More Blogging Tips From a Beginner posted at Frugal Rules
Music
Gail McGaffigan presents THE STORY OF FRANZ SCHUBERT, Part 1 posted at Classical Music Appreciation with Gail.
JC presents Welcome to my music blog! posted at Jasonsauve’s Blog
Spam of the Week
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That’s all for this week. Be sure to submit your article for the January 27, 2013 Carnival of Creativity by Friday January 25, 2013, at midnight!
Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for January 6, 2013. All links will open in a new tab or window, so feel free to click through and leave some love in the comments. Once you close that window, you’ll be right back here for more linky goodness.
Announcements
I’d like to invite you to my brand new site, Create A Brilliant Life. Check the articles section for a new, but growing collection of inspiration.
Responses to Writing Reader Prompts
Cara Lopez Lee responded to Prompt 531 The Streisand Effect.
The Creative Mindset
Jenny presents New Year, New You, New New New posted at Do The Earth
Ingrid Wickelgren presents How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes: The Value of Creativity and Imagination [Excerpt] posted at Streams of Consciousness.
Resources/Tools
Jeff Goins presents Free Intentional Blogging Course posted at Jeff Goins Writer.
Sharing Our Work
Marcy presents A Christmas Quest: Solve the Riddles to Find Your Present posted at (Don’t Be) Too Timid and Squeamish.
Eula McLeod presents Language of the Heart posted at View from the Wine Press.
JeanNicole Rivers presents Forget New Year’s Resolutions, Have a New Year’s Revelation. (Six-word story) posted at JeanNicole Rivers.
Liz Shaw presents Change Your Life with 3 x 5 Cards posted at Liz Andra Shaw.
Writing Quote of the Week
There is no doubt that I have lots of words inside me; but at moments, like rush-hour traffic at the mouth of a tunnel, they jam. -John Updike
Writing Tips and Prompts
Chrys Fey presents The Very Last Sentence posted at Write with Fey.
Julie Rodriguez presents Make Writing Resolutions You Can Actually Keep in 2013 posted at The Renegade Word.
Matthew Hall presents How to Outline with yWriter: Step # 1, Write a Tag Line posted at M.L. Hall.
Gabriela Pereira presents The Villain’s Journey – Recap from ThrillerFest posted at DIY MFA.
Karen S. Wiesner presents Your Novel Blueprint posted at Writer’s Digest.
Melissa Donovan presents Writing Resources for Naming Your Characters posted at Writing Forward.
Stephanie presents 6 steps to judging your own writing posted at Be Kind Rewrite.
Lauren Davis presents Concept Art Writing Prompt: The Aerial Gas Station and Churro Stand posted at io9.
Creativity Boosts
Tony presents How to Avoid Procrastination (or the Art of Unprocrastination) posted at You Only Do This Once.
Podcasts
This week’s podcast at Writing Excuses is all about Four Ways the Industry is Changing.
Visual Arts
Nicole Elena Robertson presents Nicole Elena Robertson: Harvest Workroom posted at Nicole Elena Robertson
Crafts
Chrys presents How to Make a Candle Out of a Tangerine, Clementine or Satsuma posted at Salubrious Exclamation.
The Business of Creativity
Alice Seba presents 19 Reasons to Stop Messing Around and Start Getting Serious about Email posted at Concentrix.
Writer’s Relief presents Network Up! How To Meet Literary Agents and Editors on the Web posted at Writer’s Relief.
That’s all for this week. Be sure to submit your article for next week’s Carnival of Creativity by Friday at midnight!
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