The Creative Penn

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Beth Kempton talks about The Way of the Fearless Writer in this wide-ranging interview on the creative mindset. She also runs multiple creative businesses, and is a podcaster, speaker, course creator, and also co-hosts retreats. Joanna: This podcast has been going since 2009. So welcome, Beth. Beth: Thank you so much.

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The Creative Penn

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Everybody told me you need to be an engineer or do something proper, and not be just creative. In 2009, I started my self-employment right after the university. It's very hard because this is an audio medium, but tell us— How does your creative process work differently in terms of distilling ideas into visual images versus words?

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The Creative Penn

MARCH 20, 2023

But that's when the Kindle came out, right around 2009, so I've been in the industry for almost a decade. So I didn't go into it expecting to learn a whole bunch, especially where MFA programs, Master of Fine Arts and Creative Writing, are focused so much on literary fiction, and I don't write literary fiction.

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Quick Sprout

DECEMBER 6, 2022

So, how successful was this concept? Outbound links to resources from 2009 are irrelevant and won’t be as effective for your SEO ranking. That’s when you need to get creative. Use your creativity to devise even more advanced and informative content within your niche. What’s cool about it isn’t the data. home decor.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

They are: Concept… character… theme… story structure… scene execution… writing voice. The Secret to Breaking into the Business You don’t need to write like John Updike or Joyce Carol Oates, and you don’t need concepts that make you think of Dan Brown. A killer, totally cool concept. That’s as true as gravity, death and taxes.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Melinda | WAHM Biz Builder ( @superwahm1 ) November 20, 2009 at 1:24 am Seems to me this is similar to online networking, in a more productive way. The Metrics of Social Media Reply Pat OBrian November 20, 2009 at 6:19 am The idea of creating a diverse experience is good. Or someone else will. Are you working in Isolation? Great post.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Henri ( @henrijunttila ) December 14, 2009 at 3:33 am I don’t even have a degree, but after reading this it feels like I do. How to Overcome Procrastination Reply Bothersome Words ( @BothersomeWords ) December 14, 2009 at 5:12 am Long-time lurker, first-time commenter here. 69 Responses to “Is Your Education Useless?&#

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Moz

APRIL 22, 2019

For instance, Californians’ conceptions of priciness may be quite different from North Dakotans’. The Infatuation — Founded in 2009 and headquartered in NY, The Infatuation employs diner-writers to create reviews like this one based on multiple anonymous dining experiences that are then published via their app.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 31, 2012

Castle, which first aired as a mid-season replacement in 2009, features a male and female partnership duo heading up an ensemble style cast of quirky police detectives. They simply start from a similar premise, and follow the creators’ logic and own unique creative processes from there. Ideas are very fluid concepts.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

I got into blogging sheerly by accident back in 2009, after I took a free course held at a local community college. And so, featuring your readers in these creative ways can be really useful. It’s a great concept, and I guess some questions around that, you know, what are your readers wanting? What are they trying to achieve?

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ProBlogger

MAY 10, 2016

The quenchless thirst for “new,” creativity, and stealing. Yet, to some people, saying you copied or even stole someone else’s ideas would imply you’re not creative. For example, he stole the concept of “his” Las Meninas , from the 17 th century Las Meninas by Diego Velazquez. 2 was a post written in 2009. I’d bet he did!

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 12, 2011

He said “He did quite a bit in 2009 (book launch, hundreds of thousands of monthly visits, etc.), He has converted his blog into a community complete with forums and profiles for members, and introduced interesting concepts such as the Library of Random Man Knowledge and the Art of Manliness Trunk. Jess Van Den. Blog | Twitter.

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Neil Patel

AUGUST 24, 2021

In 2009, Matthew Inman created a webcomic called The Oatmeal. Humor is merely a spice to dress an already interesting concept and make it even more shareable. Start with a concept that will blow people’s minds, then find a way to make it even more interesting. How to Go Viral: Creativity Meets Relevancy.

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Income Diary

APRIL 2, 2024

He co-founded StumbleUpon a web-discovery platform, while in graduate school at the University of Calgary in 2002 and co-founded Uber, an on-demand car service available via a mobile application in 2009. In 2009, Gebbia was listed in BusinessWeek’s Top 20 Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs. 44 Joe Gebbia: Co-founder of Airbnb is worth $9.6

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Smart Blogger

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Example of Euphemism Because of humanity’s understandable aversion to death, we have come up with quite a few creative ways to describe death and dying: Pushing up daisies Going the way of the dinosaur Kicking the bucket 5. The concept comes from a character (Mrs. Notice the glaring omission of the word “and.”)

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Smart Blogger

JANUARY 12, 2023

Sure, you can skip exposition in some creative writing, like poetry. The “Show, Don’t Tell” Concept Explained. And this is why the concept of “show, don’t tell” is strongly debated. And this is what exposition does; it gives enough background information to understand what’s happening and feel connected to the character.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

We blog our hearts out, pouring creativity, knowledge and advice into each post we write. It’s long-term, it’s tiring, it’s creatively exhausting and it’s completely unpaid. Dave Doolin ( @websiteweekend ) December 7, 2009 at 3:25 am I think you nailed it. Why the hell not? Blogging is bloody hard work.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

Best of Sources of Insight 2009 Reply Dave Doolin ( @websiteweekend ) January 4, 2010 at 3:53 am There’s moving bits and moving atoms. it is true that Adsense worked better 5 years ago when the concept was new. I think adsense and banner ads still work well, it just takes a little more creativity to have them work well.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

This person caught my attention years ago with his creative words, his ability to reach out and touch people and his perseverance. (Oh, His work and creative career stirred my curiosity. If you really, really want to invest time into creativity, you have to have money coming in from somewhere. Wait, what?! Not at all.

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