Comments on: 7 steps to creativity – how to have ideas

By: fajas colombianas

fajas colombianas — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:26:52 +0000

execution of ideas is the challenge. I think most writers never STOP having ideas – articulating then into a useful piece of writing is another story! Oh yes and perseverance

By: alex

alex — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 05:19:47 +0000

Very good. Writing takes plenty of discipline. This kind of recombining of old ideas is very much in the abstract like Herman Hesse’s Glassbead Game or Hegelian synthesis.

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Around the Webs of Significance | Savage Minds — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 04:35:00 +0000

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By: terrie staley

terrie staley — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 02:02:08 +0000

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By: The Triond Experiment

The Triond Experiment — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:18:24 +0000

A very good list. I totally agree with “Rinse and Repeat”.

By: Bjarte Edvardsen

Bjarte Edvardsen — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 20:39:23 +0000

Great post! There’s almost nothing as fascinating as idea generation / creativity stimulation. There’s a touch of magic to the process.

By: Untitled « Arteliance

Untitled « Arteliance — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:42:03 +0000

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By: Catarina Alexon

Catarina Alexon — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 18:02:24 +0000

Have you ever noticed that we frequently get our best ideas when we are either falling asleep or waking up?

By: Kaye Herbert

Kaye Herbert — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:32:55 +0000

Great post Simon, and very good advice. Do you know about the Writer’s Breakfast as part of the Teneriffe Festival in Brisbane, next Saturday 3rd July? We are starting the festival with the breakfast with a view to starting a Teneriffe Writers Group so that like-minded scribblers can support each other. Three local veery diverse authors with speak about their writing experiences. Information is available at http://www.teneriffefestival.org.

By: Delia

Delia — Fri, 28 May 2010 10:30:09 +0000

kudos for the article, it has a really practical approach. i’m sure that by following these simple steps, anyone can get improvements.
i do have an objection to the title though….there are no steps to creativity and there is no precise way of getting ideas. your advice is actually aimed at the working method. like i said, i appreciate your points but without the basis of a personal flow of ideas – and the way to get a flow of ideas cannot be taught of cheated, they are pointless.