Comments on: Ingredients for Creativity On the Go http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/ingredients-for-creativity-on-the-go Creative, conscious living. Sun, 06 Feb 2011 07:17:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Garden Therapy for My Creative Process | Mormon Bloggers http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/ingredients-for-creativity-on-the-go/comment-page-1#comment-2336 Garden Therapy for My Creative Process | Mormon Bloggers Sun, 13 Dec 2009 10:16:37 +0000 http://www.essentialprose.com/?p=833#comment-2336 [...] process. I’ve recently read Demystifying the Creative Process at Productive Flourishing via Essential Prose where he lists fours steps to creativity: Preparation, Incubation, Illumination, [...] [...] process. I’ve recently read Demystifying the Creative Process at Productive Flourishing via Essential Prose where he lists fours steps to creativity: Preparation, Incubation, Illumination, [...]

]]> By: Zoë http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/ingredients-for-creativity-on-the-go/comment-page-1#comment-1914 Zoë Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:46:10 +0000 http://www.essentialprose.com/?p=833#comment-1914 @ Cath - So much can be done with the Macbook, but the Pro is definitely useful when you start doing video editing or any of those programs that take a lot of juice! @ Cath – So much can be done with the Macbook, but the Pro is definitely useful when you start doing video editing or any of those programs that take a lot of juice!

]]> By: Cath http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/ingredients-for-creativity-on-the-go/comment-page-1#comment-1888 Cath Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:07:02 +0000 http://www.essentialprose.com/?p=833#comment-1888 Thanks, Zoe. I hope to add more creative work/ art-making to my portfolio of location independent things I do some time in the future. I do love my macbook, although I secretly covet the Macbook Pro! .-= Cath´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.mineyourresources.com/2009/06/leading-your-life-how-is-the-world-broken/" rel="nofollow">Leading Your Life: How is the World Broken?</a> =-. Thanks, Zoe. I hope to add more creative work/ art-making to my portfolio of location independent things I do some time in the future. I do love my macbook, although I secretly covet the Macbook Pro!
.-= Cath´s last blog ..Leading Your Life: How is the World Broken? =-.

]]> By: Location Independent Blog Carnival #1 | Thrilling Heroics http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/ingredients-for-creativity-on-the-go/comment-page-1#comment-1886 Location Independent Blog Carnival #1 | Thrilling Heroics Sun, 21 Jun 2009 12:45:40 +0000 http://www.essentialprose.com/?p=833#comment-1886 [...] Westhof shares Ingredients for Creativity On the Go posted at Essential Prose, saying, “Tips on cultivating the mindset for being creative while [...] [...] Westhof shares Ingredients for Creativity On the Go posted at Essential Prose, saying, “Tips on cultivating the mindset for being creative while [...]

]]> By: Zoë http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/ingredients-for-creativity-on-the-go/comment-page-1#comment-1618 Zoë Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:54:08 +0000 http://www.essentialprose.com/?p=833#comment-1618 @ Alastria - Funny, I love graph paper notebooks too -- except I never use it for estimating dimensions -- something about it attracts me more than lined paper, though. @ Alastria – Funny, I love graph paper notebooks too — except I never use it for estimating dimensions — something about it attracts me more than lined paper, though.

]]> By: Alastria http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/ingredients-for-creativity-on-the-go/comment-page-1#comment-1604 Alastria Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:48:47 +0000 http://www.essentialprose.com/?p=833#comment-1604 I'm not a Mac person, but I have my AT&T HTC Fuze where I can type in my ideas when I need them, then upload them to my computer later. It has it's camera, it has its voice recorder, internet connection. I haven't had the money of late to buy myself a really nice digital camera, but I probably will at some point in the future. And I usually carry a notebook of some kind, when I want to free think w/ out my gadget - I tend to lean toward a graph paper notepad - you can still write on it like normal, but if I need some better ideas on dimensions, it's already set up. I’m not a Mac person, but I have my AT&T HTC Fuze where I can type in my ideas when I need them, then upload them to my computer later. It has it’s camera, it has its voice recorder, internet connection. I haven’t had the money of late to buy myself a really nice digital camera, but I probably will at some point in the future. And I usually carry a notebook of some kind, when I want to free think w/ out my gadget – I tend to lean toward a graph paper notepad – you can still write on it like normal, but if I need some better ideas on dimensions, it’s already set up.

]]> By: Zoë http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/ingredients-for-creativity-on-the-go/comment-page-1#comment-1549 Zoë Sun, 24 May 2009 04:00:54 +0000 http://www.essentialprose.com/?p=833#comment-1549 @ Writer Dad - Yes, another Scrivener buff! I love the full-screen setting. @ Barbara - There certainly is a time for creating, and a time for absorbing. Taking the time to engage and absorb is incredibly important! That said, I don't think the tools above are necessarily productivity mechanisms -- they're tools that enable my creative projects to emerge. Wits and senses definitely come first though :)! @ Meredith - Same for me! I always get up and move around the house when my thinking stagnates. When I'm on a walk or exercising, my mind starts organically spinning in different ways -- love it. @ Dave - I love the idea of recording letters to friends! Have you ever tried sending them the recordings? @ Leah - Your picnic sounds wonderful... I'm actually meeting up with some friends at a lake today, with a similar bag of goodies in tow! @ Jen - Yep, the ziplocs are amazing - no more creased and torn books, too. I love experimenting with photography -- it adds a completely new facet to writing, I find. You should check out the Canon G10 -- much lower price tag, but it takes pretty close to pro-quality photos :). @ Writer Dad – Yes, another Scrivener buff! I love the full-screen setting.

@ Barbara – There certainly is a time for creating, and a time for absorbing. Taking the time to engage and absorb is incredibly important! That said, I don’t think the tools above are necessarily productivity mechanisms — they’re tools that enable my creative projects to emerge. Wits and senses definitely come first though :) !

@ Meredith – Same for me! I always get up and move around the house when my thinking stagnates. When I’m on a walk or exercising, my mind starts organically spinning in different ways — love it.

@ Dave – I love the idea of recording letters to friends! Have you ever tried sending them the recordings?

@ Leah – Your picnic sounds wonderful… I’m actually meeting up with some friends at a lake today, with a similar bag of goodies in tow!

@ Jen – Yep, the ziplocs are amazing – no more creased and torn books, too. I love experimenting with photography — it adds a completely new facet to writing, I find. You should check out the Canon G10 — much lower price tag, but it takes pretty close to pro-quality photos :) .

]]> By: jen http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/ingredients-for-creativity-on-the-go/comment-page-1#comment-1546 jen Fri, 22 May 2009 13:12:10 +0000 http://www.essentialprose.com/?p=833#comment-1546 Your posts offer such practical advice. I love the ziploc idea. I don't travel much, but sometime, I take my journal to the park with my kids. I've been a professional writer for 20 years, but after a year of exploring photography every day, I'm seriously having dreams of a Nikon D 90 with a $1,000 zoom lens. Just a small setback of $2,500. A girl can dream. <abbr><em>jen´s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/DMKG/~3/w_tHHHZVwIA/lived-felt-dawn-saw-sunset-glow.html" rel="nofollow">lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow</a></abbr></em> Your posts offer such practical advice. I love the ziploc idea. I don’t travel much, but sometime, I take my journal to the park with my kids.

I’ve been a professional writer for 20 years, but after a year of exploring photography every day, I’m seriously having dreams of a Nikon D 90 with a $1,000 zoom lens. Just a small setback of $2,500. A girl can dream.

jen´s last blog post..lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow

]]> By: Garden Therapy for My Creative Process | TJ Hirst http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/ingredients-for-creativity-on-the-go/comment-page-1#comment-1545 Garden Therapy for My Creative Process | TJ Hirst Fri, 22 May 2009 08:43:34 +0000 http://www.essentialprose.com/?p=833#comment-1545 [...] process. I’ve recently read Demystifying the Creative Process at Productive Flourishing via Essential Prose where he lists fours steps to creativity: Preparation, Incubation, Illumination, [...] [...] process. I’ve recently read Demystifying the Creative Process at Productive Flourishing via Essential Prose where he lists fours steps to creativity: Preparation, Incubation, Illumination, [...]

]]> By: Leah http://www.essentialprose.com/write-create/ingredients-for-creativity-on-the-go/comment-page-1#comment-1542 Leah Fri, 22 May 2009 05:00:39 +0000 http://www.essentialprose.com/?p=833#comment-1542 Hmm, that's the second day I've heard someone mention Scrivener. Interesting. Most of my favorite on the go tools were mentioned (laptop, camera, moleskine.) I love having my iphone w/ me (in a bind, i can capture notes in it, keep track of appointments, take pictures, etc...) If I'm traveling lighter (sans laptop and big, bulky camera), I like to have a purse w/ my iphone, pen, pencil, marker, and a small unlined moleskine. That's more than enough to capture what I need when I'm on the go. Sometimes I like to take walks with a cloth bag filled with goodies. A fun book, a sketchbook, some drawing tools, and maybe a snack. Makes a perfect, on-the-go picnic! <abbr><em>Leah´s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CreativeEveryDay/~3/8n5PCnEYCas/do-art-not-dishes-how-to-stop-avoiding-your-art-supplies-in-four-steps.html" rel="nofollow">Do Art Not Dishes: How to Stop Avoiding Your Art Supplies in Four Steps</a></abbr></em> Hmm, that’s the second day I’ve heard someone mention Scrivener. Interesting.

Most of my favorite on the go tools were mentioned (laptop, camera, moleskine.) I love having my iphone w/ me (in a bind, i can capture notes in it, keep track of appointments, take pictures, etc…)

If I’m traveling lighter (sans laptop and big, bulky camera), I like to have a purse w/ my iphone, pen, pencil, marker, and a small unlined moleskine. That’s more than enough to capture what I need when I’m on the go.

Sometimes I like to take walks with a cloth bag filled with goodies. A fun book, a sketchbook, some drawing tools, and maybe a snack. Makes a perfect, on-the-go picnic!

Leah´s last blog post..Do Art Not Dishes: How to Stop Avoiding Your Art Supplies in Four Steps

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