The Creative Instinct

As I sit here writing this I’m in my back garden, naked. It’s January – and although the sun is shining beautifully today, it’s freezing. My chair is icy cold and my todger has shrunk to the size of a peanut.

A neighbour peers over the garden fence. Would I like a sock to […]

Well, earlier this week I wrote a post entitled Creativity and Depression. A comment by Sari offered the other perspective on the subject. Among a number of interesting points Sari argued that media presentation and our own willingness (as creative people) to express ourselves skewed the perception towards that of the suffering artist. I’ve […]

I’ve just read Chris Dunmire’s book review of The Van Gogh Blues: The Creative Person’s Path Through Depression, by Eric Maisel. You’ll also find an excerpt from the book, which is certainly worth taking a moment to read.
Now I haven’t read the book yet – only Chris’s review and the excerpt. There’s clearly a lot […]

If you are reading this then I guess that like me, you’ve been having a bit of trouble getting your head around RSS. I can’t believe how tough it’s been for me to fully grasp this – until I saw the two brilliant Videojug videos below – after which it all seemed ludicrously clear. The […]

Now I’ve finally got The Creative Instict freebies online and sorted (with help) and also fixed a fair number of glitches on the site (with more help), I’m now ready for the next stage (cue trumpet fanfare) – promoting the site.

So far I’ve not promoted The Creative Instinct at all. As a result […]