And You Thought You Knew Moleskines

I thought I knew moleskines. Notebooks, journals, blank ones for sketchbooks – in fact I even knew that the proper ‘sketchbook’ moleskine has drawing paper in it. But the world of moleskines is a little larger than what I initially knew of, and now includes themed database notebooks, and digital moleskine covers. Moleskines...

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#reverb10 Future Self

December 21 – Future Self. Imagine yourself five years from now. What advice would you give your current self for the year ahead? (Bonus: Write a note to yourself 10 years ago. What would you tell your younger self?) (Author: Jenny Blake via Reverb 10) Dear CM I am writing this five years after 2011, in the hope you’ll...

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#reverb10 Eleven Things

What are 11 things your life doesn’t need in 2011? How will you go about eliminating them? How will getting rid of these 11 things change your life? (Author: Sam Davidson) Via Reverb 10 11 Things My Life Doesn’t Need in 2011 Over commitment – saying yes to requests because I like to feel I’m taking part, am needed or...

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One Word for 2011 [Reverb 10]

I’m not doing New Years Resolutions this year. Previously, I’ve been quite good at nominating sensible goals for a new year and succeeding at them, but 2011 will be full enough as it is. Instead, I’m taking an idea from elsewhere and theming my year only with one word. Reverb 10 gave us this particular challenge on...

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Top Reads

Dec 02, 10 Top Reads

Posted by in Blog, Creativity, Ponderings, Writing

For Week November 17 – December 2nd 2010, these are my top website and blog reads. I’ve been a little busy lately (and produced two free eBooks for readers here at Create Minded), but these posts and news items caught my attention. Creativity The Best Damn creative writing Blog provided Chasing the Source: Finding...

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