Developing Multiple Talents: The personal side of creative expression

by Douglas Eby

This is a brief overview of some of the key aspects of our personality and inner life that can affect how well we access and express creative talents, especially as teens and adults with multipotentiality. Included are references to creativity research, perspectives of psychologists, creativity coaches and personal development leaders, as well as comments by a wide range of actors, directors, writers and other creative people.

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http://developingmultipletalents.com/

218 pages, Paperback

First published September 16, 2011

About the author

Douglas Eby, M.A./Psychology, is a writer, researcher and online publisher on creativity and personal growth. He is creator of the Talent Development Resources series of sites [talentdevelop.com] - which includes Highly Sensitive; High Ability; The Creative Mind; Anxiety Relief Solutions; Inner Talent Interviews; Depression and Creativity; The Inner Actor; The Inner Entrepreneur; The Inner Writer; Personal Growth Information, and other sites.

He has been researching creativity and creative people for more than twenty years, and has interviewed many dozens of actors, writers, directors, designers, painters and other artists for a variety of print and online magazines and sites. He has also interviewed multiple psychologists and coaches who work with creative people.

Reviews

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"Part book about creativity, part compendium of useful tidbits, quotations and research, and part annotated bibliography, this is a wildly useful and highly entertaining resource." - Stephanie S. Tolan, fiction writer and consultant on the needs of the gifted.

"Packed full of insights and resources for the creative life, this book offers new ways to thrive as a creative person. I highly recommend it as a resource for anyone who wants to understand the psychology behind our creative drive." - Cynthia Morris, Writing and creativity coach