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Send to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for June 10, 2012. 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
Help a teen videographer go on a great adventure at KickStart.
The Creative Mindset
wizard presents Embrace your mortality, embrace life posted at wizard corpse.
Erika Andersen presents If You Want to Succeed in Business, Read More Novels posted at Forbes.com.
Jonah Lehrer presents The Virtues of Daydreaming posted at New Yorker.
Resources/Tools
Find a publisher for your article at the Poets & Writers database of literary magazines.
Sharing Our Work
Eula McLeod presents Paper Parade posted at View from the Winepress.
Writing Quote of the Week
Rather than posting a quote this week, I’m linking you to this interview with Ray Bradbury in the Paris Review. Read it, save it, read it again and again.
Writing Tips and Prompts
JeanNicole Rivers presents The Brave Author posted at JeanNicole Rivers.
Chrys Fey presents Unnecessary Writing posted at Write with Fey.
Bob Mayer presents Digital Publishing – A Marathon not a Sprint posted at Live Write Thrive.
Gabriela presents 5 Stages of Writers Block posted at DIY MFA.
Jeff Goins presents How to Fall Back in Love with Writing posted at Jeff Goins Writer.
Lisa presents The Pub War posted in the newsletter archives for Lisa Hall Wilson.
David A. Price presents Pixar Story Rules (One Version) posted at Pixar Touch Book.
Creativity Boosts
Lauren Davis presents Neil Gaiman’s Delightful Commencement Speech about Succeeding in the Arts posted at io9.com.
Podcasts
This week’s podcast at Writing Excuses is all about Time Travel.
Visual Arts
Natsumi presents A Painting Experiment posted at Natsumi.
Bill Roorback and Dave Gessner presents What Type of Annoying Writer Are You? posted at Bill and Dave’s Cocktail Hour.
The Business of Creativity
Josh Champagne presents 10 Creative Ways to Make Money posted at Josh Champagne.
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That’s all for this week. Be sure to submit your article for next week’s Carnival of Creativity by Friday at midnight!
Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for April 22, 2012. 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
iman presents How to stay creative in a non-creative environment posted at LabellaIman, saying, “A few tips on staying creative in a non creative environment”
Resources/Tools
Chrys Fey presents Formatting Your Manuscript posted at Write with Fey.
Sharing Our Work
Tracy Fulks presents working out : eating bacon posted at tracyfulks, saying, “I know I’m not the only one…”
Eula McLeod presents That’s Entertainment posted at View from the Winepress. Guaranteed to make you laugh!
Sherril presentes Water Run posted at Today’s Visions.
Marcy presents 47 Years of Great Rock: You Say It’s Your Birthday at Too Timid, Too Squeamish. Don’t miss this one – put on your headphones and enjoy!
Liz Shaw presents Peter Watts, Feedbooks, and FictFact posted at Liz Andra Shaw.
Writing Quote of the Week
Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip. Think of what you skip reading a novel: thick paragraphs of prose you can see have too many words in them…if it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. -Elmore Leonard
Writing Tips and Prompts
C.S. Lakin presents The Defining of a Scene posted at Live, Write, Thrive.
Creativity Boosts
Melanie Grant presents How to Journal: Create a Personal Profile posted at Mel’s Mouthful on Mothering, saying, “Creatively designing your journal creates a wonderful environment for you to express yourself”
Podcasts
The Writing Excuses podcast is continued from last week as the guys continue giving Mary feedback on her novel outline.
Visual Arts
Sarah presents Etsy Spring Amsterdam posted at Natsumi.
Daniela Baker presents 7 Landscape Film Photography Tips posted at Guide to Film Photography, saying, “For those who want to build a career in landscape photography, here are 7 tips that will give you stunning landscape photographs every time.”
The Business of Creativity
Chase Dumont presents How to Make an eBook (That Makes You Buckets of Money) posted at Chase Dumont, Rainmaker.
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That’s all for this week. Be sure to submit your article for next week’s Carnival of Creativity by Friday at midnight!
Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for March 25, 2012. 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.
Sharing Our Work
Siobhan Sullivan presents We Will Not Go Quietly into the Night at Wonderland, saying “This is my favorite moment from the movie, Independence Day.”
Eula McLeod presents Oh Pooh! at View from the Winepress, saying “My dog never listens to me!”
Emi Bauer presents The Exact Wrong Thing to Say at Confessions of an Incompetent Blogger, saying “Perhaps loyalty is overrated.”
Wilma Rich presents Play Ball! at Writing for Riches, saying “Writing and baseball are the perfect match.”
Liz Shaw presents You Can’t Make This Stuff Up at Liz Andra Shaw, saying “The office supply wars take a humorous turn.”
Writing Quote of the Week
“Story is to human beings what the pearl is to the oyster.” – Joseph Gold
Writing Tips and Prompts
Charlie Jane Anders presents How Not to be a Clever Writer at io9, saying “Focus more on telling a great story instead of being clever.”
Many famous writers, including Elmore Leonard, Neil Gaiman, and Margaret Atwood share with The Guardian their Ten Rules for Writing Fiction.
Podcasts
This week Writing Excuses brings us Writing the Omniscent Viewpoint.
Visual Arts
Stan presents The Nature of Man posted at Apocalyptic Photo.
Sarah presents Illustrated Missed Connections posted at Natsumi.
The Business of Creativity
Derek Pankaew presents Can’t Find Time to Blog? Here’s What to Do at Concentrix, saying “Here’s four ideas that will help you make sure that you will always have great content on your blog.”
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That’s all for this week. Be sure to submit your article for next week’s Carnival of Creativity by Friday at midnight!
Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for February 12, 2012. These links will open in a new window or tab so that you can enjoy and comment, then come back here for more.
The Creative Mindset
Daryl Sams presents Follow Your Passion posted at Edgar Allen Floe®.
Writing Tips and Prompts
Chrys Fey presents Write What You Know posted at Write With Fey.
Liz Shaw presents Timelines posted at Liz Andra Shaw. Since I wrote this, I’m seeing flash backs used liberally in short stories and novellas in Analog and Asimov’s.
The Business of Creativity
Hannah Howard presents 10 Possibly New Types of Content For Your Site posted at Longhorn Leads, LLC, saying, “As the Internet continues to expand its reach and prominence as a communications medium, the content we share on the web evolves along with it. Since the earliest days of sharing text files and documents, things have profoundly changed.”
The Greek Guy presents Create non ordinary greetings Christmas card posted at Personal motivation for thinkers.
Writer’s Relief presents Book Excerpts: Can They Get Your Manuscript Published? at Writer’s Relief.
Creativity Boosts
Lionel Martinez presents Wrong As Can Be posted at Misc-Reports. The next time you’re tempted to predict your own failure, read this list of predictions by experts who were famously wrong.
Maggie Marton presents 10 Uses for Last Year’s Planner posted at Blog of European Paper Company. Some great ideas here.
Podcasts
Writing Excuses presents Beginnings, all about how to write the first line and why it’s so important.
Visual Arts
Tim Coffey presents Creating is Exciting at Caffeine for the Creative Soul. Tim posts a drawing every day, so bookmark this blog!
Mara Chequer presents Ilustraciones del pasado posted at Marita Chequer. Lovely drawing of our world.
Sarah presents Food Rules:Illustrated posted at Natsumi.
Jewelry
Lauren Riihimaki presents DIY: Double Chain Bracelet posted at D&I. This looks so easy and stylish that I might try it myself.
Writing Quote of the Week
….a book is like the best friend you can imagine. Once you read a book, it stays with you forever. -Jessica McCann, All Different Kinds Of Free
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That’s all for this week. Be sure to submit your article for next week’s Carnival of Creativity by Saturday at midnight!
Send to KindleSend to KindleWelcome to the Carnival of Creativity for January 22, 2012. There are some awesome links in this edition. They’ll open in a new window or tab, so click through and show these folks some comment love.
The Creative Mindset
Theresa Torres presents How to Naturally Encourage Artistic Development in Young Children posted at The Inspired Classroom, saying, “I want to share with parents some easy-to-do activities that will help encourage and develop creativity in their children.” Great activities to do with kids, but they’d be fun for grown ups, too!
Sharing Our Work
Molly Cunningham presents 10 Things Looney Tune Characters Would Tweet posted at Live-In Nanny, saying, “Since the birth of Looney Tunes in the 1930′s, generations of children have watched the antics of the animated ensemble. Irrefutable pop-culture icons, the long and sometimes-controversial lives of the characters has been the topic of many a debate. If the ‘toons had been tweeters, these might be some of the things they would have said.”
Jill presents Namasweatý posted at Vim-and-Vigor Virgin. Very funny!
Creativity Boosts
Jon Rhodes presents Automatic Writing posted at HypnoBusters, saying, “This article shows you how to do automatic writing, which will greatly aid the creative process of writing.”
Podcasts
Yep, still talking flora and fauna over at Writing Excuses, and it’s well worth the listen. If you’re not writing sci fi or fantasy, however, take a listen to this podcast from the archives about how to write fight scenes.
Visual Arts
Sush presents Candid Lantherns posted at Flag On Photo. Very pretty!
Ella presents String Garden art posted at HOME & LANDSCAPE *design fix, saying, “Amazing nature/art installations.”
Sarah presents Romka Magazine posted at Natsumi.
David Peters presents Adobe Photoshop CS5 Tutorials – How To Resize A Photo posted at Learn Photoshop Now.
Creativity Quote of the Week
People usually fail when they are on the verge of success. So give as much care to the end as to the beginning; then there will be no failure. – Lao-tzu
Spam of the Week
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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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