Creative Thinking

Seven Reasons to Start Fresh In September

It's not too late to make this your best year ever.

Making a new story, a song, an artwork is difficult. But we can do hard things – and as creatives, we need to

Exposure is great. But we can't live on it. And no commercial enterprise should be asking creatives to work for free.

Time management, even defining what counts as work is can be hard for creatives. Here are some books that understand

My best productivity tool is a cheap plastic timer. Seriously. Here's how I use it.

And if so, how can creatives use it - without it using you?

This simple sentence can help you earn more money, for the same work. Try it!

You can't do it all, so do what's important to you. Take control of your time. Let go of FOMO, and learn to say no more often

Will AI soon be taking work from creatives? Not if you develop these skills. (Written by a human, not a bot.)

Some strategies for navigating the AI era. Guest post by Chat GPT.

Austin Kleon's little books are packed with wisdom for creatives. Keep Going is about sustaining a creative practice – with kindness and fun.

Every project has its cycle. Recognising this can make it easier to finish, and to get your work out into the world.