Author reflections
Some of the Best Articles I Read This Week (#15)
A focus on creativity
Hi! Each week I like to share a curated list of reading. Each article chosen is a wonderful recent story from Medium, and there is usually a theme, too. Last week I focused on motivation, and this week, the articles are all about the creative process.
Read on, creatives!
Let’s start with this piece by Cliff Hightower, who suggests that the ‘war’ between reader and author is a very old one. I strongly agree with his idea that authors need to find a sweet spot between their own preferences and those of the reader:
As Cliff says:
It’s a dance between creativity and staying within the boundaries, and I have to say, for the last 23 years, I’ve enjoyed the dance.
I’ve said before that a key pillar of creativity is what you already know — what’s in your brain. But how does it get there in the first place? As Liz H says here, we’d all benefit from reading more. And to do so, let’s not be…
