What Creativity Is—and Nurturing It

Are you creative in lots of different ways? Or is your creativity specific to writing?

Some of the most dreaded words I hear are "Let's ask Elizabeth, since she's the creative one."

Ack!

Because, really, I'm creative in only a couple of ways. I don't come up to creative solutions for problems. I don't have creative ideas for crafts. If you're designing a bulletin board for a classroom I have absolutely no suggestions for you. I can't come up with creative decorating ideas for your...