Creative Thinking

Why all creatives need to explore, and play.

To keep the ideas and inspiration flowing, all creatives need regular time out to explore and play. Without any agenda or expectations.

Andreas Loizou teaches business storytelling. Here are his tips to turn on your creativity, and tell better stories about your work

Looking for new income streams? Here are three platforms where graphic designers, artists and photographers can upload and sell digital products.

These are tough times. It might feel wrong to be making your creative work. But it matters that you do.

William Shaw is now a successful crime writer. But it took 30 years and three failed novels for him to find the audience his writing deserves.

We live in an age of overwhelm, so you are not broken. But you might need to make choices, and let go of some things.

Here's what to do, when life gets in the way of your creative work

There are so many podcasts about writing now, covering the craft, the business, the pleasures – and the pain. Here are ten of the best.

James Clear’s book Atomic Habits is about making tiny changes for remarkable results

You'll get more out of your year if you take time to set intentions, to plan and dream. Here are some questions to help

I read 83 books in 2021. Here are my favourites, both fiction and non-fiction

Before you look forward to 2022, take some time to review your year just gone.