Have you ever held back your creativity? Have you ever told yourself that it just isn’t the right time so you keep it all pent up? Have you ever been ready to burst with all the ideas floating around in your head? If so, then I know exactly how you feel. Recently, I realized IContinueContinue reading “Release the Kraken…No, No…I Meant Release the Creativity”
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Irregular Hours and the Creative Freelancer
If you are an artistic freelancer, then you already know there are no set hours for a creative mind. When we think of an idea, we must write it down or record it in whatever medium we use right then. We can’t wait, or we might not be able to capture our creativity in theContinueContinue reading “Irregular Hours and the Creative Freelancer”
Keys to Success: Just Get Started
Are you a list person? Do you like to plan everything in minute detail? Do you want everything in just the right order before you begin? Has planning ever kept you from completing a project? I can honestly say that I have suffered from “overplanning syndrome” in the past, and I finally realized that sometimesContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Just Get Started”
Research Skills 101: Don’t Get Captured by the Algorithm
Ah, the word haunting all of us: algorithm. What exactly is it? How does it work? When does it help? When does it become a problem? I’m going to do a “flyover” explanation of these ideas, but I’ll put links below so you can study them in more detail. What is an algorithm? A simpleContinueContinue reading “Research Skills 101: Don’t Get Captured by the Algorithm”
Keys to Success: Create a Business Plan
Wait! Don’t run! We can do this! The first time I thought about creating a business plan, I could not get my creative brain to admit this was a step I needed to take. I put it off as long as I could. Then I picked up a book on starting a small hobby business,ContinueContinue reading “Keys to Success: Create a Business Plan”