Ep168: Fostering Creativity

Segment 1 (Announcements/Author Updates): (Accidental Stranger Book 2 out) Print out NOW! On Amazon.  Write in the Harbor (Erick teaching.) (Valerie will be at  Write in the Harbor in Gig Harbor, WA this year, too!  Host of Ghost Story Weekend for Wordcrafters. (Erick) print books going forward. wrapping up writing projects, PB out on the 15th of Accidental Stranger (plus prequel), finishing another book in Melville series "Signal Shadow" (Erick) https://wordcrafters.org/unlock-the-heart-of-your-memoir/  (Valerie's teaching a class in Eugene, Oregon on Saturday, December 7, 2024; 10am-5pm.)   What are you reading? Valerie: Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman; The Year of the Puppy (Alexandra Horowitz) Erick: The October Country (Ray Bradbury) The Great When (Alan Moore) (Shout out to local bookstore: Parallel Worlds; NE Portland, OR)   Segment 2 (Resources/Tips/Tidbits): Tidbit #1: Knowing Your Boundaries in Your Work (Erick( Tidbit #2: Exercise Gives You Energy (Valerie) Segment 3 (Mindset-Craft-Biz Check):  Segment 4 (Main Topic):  Foster Curiosity: *moment of inspiration comes what do you do when you get the idea? don't memorialize the idea too fast (set in stone), instead, live with it. See how long I can tease it out. Practice keeping the idea flowing. Live in the possible for as long as I can. Gather the what ifs.  Then download the ideas. Lose some of the ideas, but learned to trust the leaves that fall off. Learn by playing. See yourself in the story and feel bigger. Usually happens when not at home.     Next episode: Guest Michelle Berger Tracy on Being a Black Woman in the Speculative Fiction Find Us:   Valerie's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/valerieihsan Erick's Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/erickmertzauthor Patreons:  https://patreon.com/valerieihsan    https://patreon.com/strangeairmysteries Tools: Passion Planner: https://passionplanner.rfrl.co/e86j8 (affiliate link) Discount Code: VALERIE184 ProWriting Aid: https://prowritingaid.com/?afid=9378 (affiliate link)