HeyJaredCreative Weirdness - Nina Lenton
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Last chance to book my online creative writing and doodling session (opens the original)
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Thinking of booking my creative writing and doodling workshop? Sales end at 5pm today, so if you’re interested, pop over to my website and book!Here are the details:It’s 1 hour, and it’s a nice informal, friendly way to do a bit of writing in response to some simple prompts, and to chat to other people who also enjoy being creative. I’ve decided to include some doodling as well because I want to see how that works.It will be on Friday 2nd October, from 12-1pm.It costs £15.00All you need to do is
Writing helps me think - so why aren’t I doing it more often? (opens the original)
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I know that writing helps me think. In 2015 it helped me to take some action, including making a phone call that changed things in a good way. In 2019 it helped me see what I was missing in my work and do some things to help me find that. And many other times too - those are just a couple that stick in my mind. Sometimes I write a post - an article, a blog or for social media - and realise I don’t want to share it, but that it’s answered a question I had. By writing about something, I’ve thought
Creative Writing Workshop - online (opens the original)
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I’m organising an online creative writing workshop, which includes a bit of doodling as well. (Nothing too scary though!)It’s 1 hour, and it’s a nice informal, friendly way to do a bit of writing in response to some simple prompts, and to chat to other people who also enjoy being creative. I’ve decided to include some doodling as well because I want to see how that works.It will be on Friday 2nd October, from 12-1pm.It costs £15.00All you need to do is turn up at your computer with something to
Which is your favourite podcast episode? (opens the original)
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So we’re at the end of series 3, and there are now 24 episodes to listen to. Have you listened to them all? Which ones were your favourites? I’d love to know which conversations made you think, made you laugh, inspired you to do something 🙂.The latest episodesI’ve shared below some short video clips from the most recent episodes, in case you missed them when they were released over the summer holidays. In the final episode of the series, I spoke to Sophie Greenwood, who is a business mentor. We
It’s not just about one idea (opens the original)
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I used to think that making an idea happen was as simple as me just writing a plan for someone.But the more I spoke to people about this and worked with creatives and creative thinkers in different ways, the more I realised that there is a lot in a creative person’s head besides just that one idea. There’s too much to list here right now, but I think the doodle below captures it quite nicely. (I hope you can read it OK.) I might expand on these at some point - although I am sure there are things
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