Today, I’d like you to welcome to the blog my good friend, Tommy Jamerson. I first met Tommy ten years ago at Horizon Theatre in Atlanta where we both participated in the New South Young Playwright’s Festival and were playwriting apprentices for the 2008-2009 season. Tommy is also a fellow playwriting alumnus of the low-res …
Getting Creative with Photo Challenges on Instagram
All month, I’ve been doing a “bookstagram” photo challenge created by Stephanie H. Warner, and I’ve been having a blast. Last month, I did a photo challenge that corresponded with #CampNaNoWriMo (the National Novel Writing Month project for April). I’ve been having so much fun doing these photo challenges. For those of you who aren’t …
The Emotion Thesaurus | Writing Video Wednesday
Hey everyone! Today, I wanted to make a video about one of my favorite tools, The Emotion Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman & Becca Puglisi. If you haven’t checked this book out, I would definitely recommend it. It’s incredibly useful! Click here to watch the video. Transcript from video: Hey everyone. It’s author, Sara Crawford, and I am …
Imagination is the beginning…
“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will.” – George Bernard Shaw
Creativity Spotlight: NYT Bestselling Author, Carrie Jones
Hey everyone! Every Friday, I’m going to be doing interviews with my favorite creative people. From the full-time musicians to the receptionists who crochet to the hustling freelance writers and everyone in between. Starting us out is an interview with Carrie Jones. In addition to being the New York Times Bestselling Author of the young …
On Writing Marathons | Writing Video Wednesday
Hey everyone! Today, I wanted to post a video talking about writing marathons. I’m talking about the writing marathons that Natalie Goldberg talks about in her book Writing Down the Bones. In my video, I talk about how I became aware of writing marathons and Natalie’s book. (Yes, it involves Livejournal. Man, I’m old.) (Speaking of …
The worst enemy…
“The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.” – Sylvia Plath
Weekly Creativity Tip – Surround Yourself With Other Creative People
So since this blog is so new, I’m going to post my first weekly creativity tip here. Starting next Monday, I’ll be sending these out so don’t forget to sign up if you’d like to receive a dose of positive inspiration every week! The weekly brief creativity tip will always be followed by a recommended …
New Blog! What Creativity Means to Me
Hey everyone! I’ve decided to start a new blog about creativity. I’ve been struggling lately with my place in the world. I’m at a weird age (almost 33), I work from home which means I don’t leave the house enough, most of my good friends have moved, I’m married now but my husband and I …
Creativity is not…
“Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found.” – James Russell Lowell