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April
23, 2009 volume 9-issue 17
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Featured
Article: 5 Easy Ways To Get Your Creative Juices Going
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My car
was running badly so I did not chance the 94 miles,
one
way, trip to see my oldest daughter, Crystal, and three
year
old *big sister* Madison and new baby brother, Aiden,
now
three weeks old. We did, however, get to go to Pasta
House
for my birthday meal and it was terrific. My partner,
Mike
and I had a delicious meal and the best waitress we
had
ever had there or most other places and she was brand
new,
had only been there for a week!
Add to
that the price of our meal in a place that usually
costs
just two anywhere from $30 to $50; I had gotten a
birthday
card from a fellow Pasta House, 75 miles in the
other
direction, for a FREE order of spaghetti, a salad,
rolls
AND Strawberry Cheesecake. It was in my purse and we
just
happened to mention to our waitress that the former
place
always sends me a card but alhough I am also on the
frequent
diner club at the one we were at, and had been
for
nearly the entire 3 years they have been open, I had
yet to
get a card from them! She said that would be taken
care of
for future years AND got her manager to okay the
use of
the free birthday meal card THERE, so even ordering
another
full meal our entire check, before the $6.00 tip
for
great service was only $16, lol.
It is,
as they say, Murphy's Law, that as soon as I get
my 6
year old car paid off stuff is gonna happen to it
BUT as
I only have 70,000+ miles on it, I still have
extended
warranty until at least September of this year
and
some things until the 100,000 mile mark. I still love
my car
as much as when I got it new/used in 2003, so
obviously
that investment was the right one for me.
My eBay
business is starting to go really well, I was
selling
a lot of things, mostly movies, for pretty
much
nothing after eBay listing fee, selling fee and
the
paypal fee to get the payment BUT I have some very
happy
return customers and some that are *new to me*
have
even written to tell me that it was the super
positive
feedback I have had from over 300 happy buyers
that
made them take a chance on my items and they are
happy
too. I now have TWO UNhappy buyers but it is a
proven
fact that you cannot please everyone AND I know
I do MY
best and that is really all I CAN do. :-)
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Featured
Article
5 Easy
Ways To Get Your Creative Juices Going
Writing
an article doesn’t just mean putting down thoughts
into
words and then typing or writing it. You have to capture
the
interest of your readers and get them to keep on reading.
To send
your message across, you have to get the attention
of your
readers and have a firm grasp of their interest
and
pique their curiosity.
The
main ingredient in creating an article is a large dose
of
creativity. While creativity may come natural to many
people,
some just gets into a block or mind fog. Many writers
have
literally torn their hair out when they get writers' block
and
just can’t seem to get their creative juices flowing.
Putting
words into images in the readers mind is an art.
A clear
and crisp depiction requires a certain flair that
only
creativity can provide. Similes and metaphors help
a lot,
but the way an article gets entwined word for word,
sentence
by sentence and then paragraph by paragraph into
a whole
article develops the essence of the article.
So just
what do you have to do when nothing comes to mind?
There
is no surefire way to get the perfect ideas but there
are
easy ways to get your creative juices flowing. No one can
guarantee
you of having the perfect mindset but many methods
may aid
you in achieving that state of mind.
Here
are five easy ways for that.
1) Keep
a diary or a journal with you at all times.
Ideas
can be triggered by anything you may hear, see, or smell.
Your
senses are your radar in finding great ideas. Write all
of them
into a journal and keep it with you for future reference.
You may
also write down anything that you have read or heard,
someone’s
ideas could be used to develop your own ideas and
this is
not stealing. Remember that ideas and creativity can
come
from anywhere; it’s the development of the idea that
makes
it unique.
2)
Relax and take time to sort things out.
A
jumbled mind cannot create any space for new ideas.
Everyone
must have a clear mind if one wishes to have his or her
creativity
in full speed. Get rid of all obstacles that can be
a
hindrance to your creativity. If you are bothered by something,
you
cannot force your mind to stay focused.
Try to
relax every time that you can and think about your
experiences
and interactions with others. Your experiences
are
what shape your mindset and your opinions which could be
reflected
on your writings. Try to discover yourself, find out
what
triggers your emotions. Discover what inspires you and
what
ticks you off. You can use these emotions to help you
in
expressing yourself and your ideas, with this you can
grow
creatively.
3)
Create a working place that can inspire your creativeness.
Your
working place can be quite a hindrance if it doesn’t make
you
feel happy or relaxed. Creativity comes from being in
a good
state of mind and a messed up workplace that causes
distraction
won’t be conducive in firing up your creative flow.
Surround
your working place with objects that makes you happy
and
relaxed. You may put up pictures, or scents, objects that
inspire,
or anything that can get your creativeness cranking.
A clean
and well organized workplace also rids of distractions
and
unwanted hindrances. With a good working place, you can
work in
peace and never notice the time pass by.
4) Set
the mood. Setting the mood requires you to just go
with
the moment or to induce yourself to feeling what makes
your
mind works best. Finding out what makes you tick could
help
you find ways to get your creative juices flowing.
Set the
pace and tempo for your mood and everything else
will
follow.
There
are many ways to set the mood. Some writers have been
known
to use alcohol, a little sip of wine to stir up the
imagination.
Some would like some mood music while others
let the
lighting of the environment create the mood.
5) Go
on a getaway and just do something fun and relaxing.
Letting
yourself go and have fun produces adrenaline
that
can make your imagination go wild. Take an adventure
or a
solemn hike. Whatever it is that is unusual from your
daily
routine can take the rut out of your schedule.
In no
time at all, your creativeness will make use of
that
experience and get your imagination to go on overdrive.
Jan
Tallent is the editor of Rim Digest ezine,
an
Internet Marketing Mom & Grandma, and
a
Virtual Assistant looking for editing jobs
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