Susan K. Perry's Blog: Creating in Flow, page 8

7 Tips from Elder Creatives on the Joy of Working

Worried you'll someday lose your passion and your ability to come up with fresh ideas for your creative work? Twenty still-working over-80s tell how they do it.

Character Counts in a Novel's Pages

If the characters who people a book, no matter how wildly offbeat, don't feel real, readers may lose interest. Plot is definitely not everything. Character counts.

7 Strategies for Becoming More Productive

Whatever your aims, you can use these fresh, practical exercises and insights to work smarter, faster, and with less stress.

Who Dares Speak Honestly About Unbelief?

Being an activist for a popular cause is easy. Speaking up for a cause that by its nature offends many people takes courage. Some new books tell the truth about atheism.

Why You Shouldn't Ask "What's It About?"

When you ask about a novel, 'What's it about?" you risk missing a chance to be surprised. It's not what, but how things happen, that makes all the difference.

5 Fun Ways to Make Great Ideas Flock to You

Be contrary, never ignore a hunch, and more than 50 other creatively illustrated mind-openers in a new book will motivate writers and artists. Here are 5 examples.

Are You Smarter Than a Self-Driving Car?

A fun new look at an old problem: Should the driver of a runaway tram sure to kill five workmen redirect the tram to another track so that it kills only one workman?

How to Be Wiser Than Most People

It's fine to be smart, but to be wise, you need to know how to apply knowledge and insight to interactions with people. Biases and fallacies often get in the way of wise actions.

10 Proven Ways You Can Increase Intimacy

Imagine your relationship with your mate is like a friendly game of tug-of-war. Except you are not on opposite sides in this game. Either you both win or no one wins.

10 Proven Ways to Increase Intimacy

Imagine your relationship with your mate is like a friendly game of tug-of-war. Except you are not on opposite sides in this game. Either you both win or no one wins.