darren r hill

the creative minimalist

  • A Fiction Writing Prompt to stretch the literary muscles. No rules. No word counts. Simply write and explore. There is nothing I can do. My fate is in the hands of the gods. I am helpless. Everything is out of my control. Writing Prompt Expanded Many things that make us anxious and worried are beyond

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  • And so we find ourselves in September. Well, I do, and I am assuming that you are too. Although this year has been full of the weird and out of the ordinary, so perhaps I am just here on my own. ‘Welcome to September’, I said as I looked at my junk journal and created

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  • A video flip through of my junk journal and an update with my planner. Plus a little trip to the beach to deliver a creativity tip. Shop: Planarchy and Stuffhttps://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/darrenrhill

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  • The incense fell straight and created these columns as it burned. Little creative accidents are nice when they occur. But creativity can also involve hard work and effort. In a bid to both motivate and make myself accountable, I thought it was time for some creative field notes. What exactly am I creating? Website(s) This

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  • A Fiction Writing Prompt to stretch the literary muscles. No rules. No word counts. Simply write and explore. The detective walked up to the store worker. “So you saw the man running away? Can you describe him?” Writing Prompt Expanded A key skill in writing is the ability to describe someone. All of the characters

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  • A quick flip-through of my current journal and junk journal set-up, and a brief look at some of my art bits and pieces.

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  • Change your mind to be truly creative

    Change your mind to be truly creative

    Change your mind to be truly creative text with an image of me in a TV

    Hello worlds! This week’s vlog looks at how we may need to change our minds or opinions to get truly creative. And it all starts with the question, when was the last time you changed your mind?

    Links mentioned:

    https://www.ground.news

    https://obliquestrategies.ca

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblique_Strategie

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  • Creativity: Helps and Hindrances

    Creativity: Helps and Hindrances

    Creativity: Helps and hindrances text with an image of me in an art studio

    Month end gives me a pause for reflection to review what is helping and hindering my creative journey. My latest vlog looks at the helps and hindrances to a creative life from my own recent experience.

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  • Create in Uncertain Times

    Create in Uncertain Times

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    Elections, wars, rumours of wars, and AI developments all add to uncertainty in the creative ether. Our creative sponge-like souls can struggle in times of uncertainty. In this week’s vlog, I offer a few solutions, or soulutions, to help us remain creative during these times. 

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  • Valid excuses for no creativity

    Valid excuses for no creativity

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    I return from a brief vlogging hiatus with a raft of excuses, some more feasible and valid than others. The creative path is winding, and sometimes there are valid reasons for not being creative. In this week’s vlog I try to explain.

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  • Completing a creative project

    Completing a creative project

    Completing a creative project text and interview with me text, with three pictures of me in a record shop

    In a productive moment, I finished a creative project. In a surreal moment, I decided to interview myself about the challenges, practicalities and what exactly that creative project was. In a recorded moment, I present this week’s vlog about completing a creative project.

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  • Meandering with purpose for creativity

    Meandering with purpose for creativity

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    There are times when being creative, writing, painting, making music or any creative activity just isn’t working out. At those times it may be that we need a break, or as I like to call it, meandering with purpose. This week’s vlog explores when and why a little meander might be just what we need.

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