darren r hill

the creative minimalist

  • A Fiction Writing Prompt to stretch the literary muscles. No rules. No word counts. Simply write and explore. Impact… beat… nothing … beat… and then the pain shot through me a pain like nothing before. Writing Prompt Expanded Have you ever stubbed your toe, your little toe? Or stepped on a sharp object whilst barefoot?

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  • Some things come in vintage-style boxes, other things have been in cupboards so long that they become vintage. We found some old candles.

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  • A Fiction Writing Prompt to stretch the literary muscles. No rules. No word counts. Simply write and explore. There is no one. Shops are closed with windows boarded up or just abandoned. It looks like a ghost town. What has happened… Writing Prompt Expanded How about a little apocalypse? Of course, it doesn’t have to

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  • A Fiction Writing Prompt to stretch the literary muscles. No rules. No word counts. Simply write and explore. White fluffy clouds drift gently across the azure sky. The sight transports me back at once. The memory, as vivid as the heavens. Writing Prompt Expanded Sights and sounds, tastes and smells, and touch sensations are powerful.

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  • Wordless Wednesday I went to the local fishing town yesterday. The weather was beautiful and the sun was shining. When I looked down I thought the colours were lovely. So I took a couple of pictures. The pictures don’t really do justice to the beautiful colours, but I hope you can get a feeling of

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  • A Fiction Writing Prompt to stretch the literary muscles. No rules. No word counts. Simply write and explore. It is quiet. The constant background noise has ceased. That means… yes, the rain, it has finally stopped. Can we possibly venture out… Writing Prompt Expanded There is plenty of scope for exploration in this prompt. In

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  • Choose your creative life

    Choose your creative life

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    What is your ideal creative life? So often reality and everyday living stop us from being creative. However, we can choose to fit in art, music and writing. In this week’s vlog, I look at the ideal vs reality of being creative.

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  • What’s the point of creating

    What’s the point of creating

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    Thus, when Darren looked at what he hath created, he thought, what’s the point and was distinctly underwhelmed. This week’s vlog is a look at how to keep going on a creative project that doesn’t sparkle. Let’s continue to create.

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  • Making Creativity Easy

    Making Creativity Easy

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    There is a way to make creativity easier, to make the creative process easy.. er…ish. Give your music, art, video, images, writing, a helping hand with this one simple tip. I’m making creativity easy in this week’s vlog, let’s create.

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  • When creative plans don’t work

    When creative plans don’t work

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    Once upon a time, I had a creative plan, to create new music while finishing an old music project. That fairy tale came to an unhappy end. In this week’s vlog, I take a look at lessons learnt from a failed creative plan.

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  • A Creative Rule of Life

    A Creative Rule of Life

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    Despite an inner craving to avoid rules and regulations, I have been contemplating how to bring a little order to my creative life. In this week’s vlog, I wonder if a creative rule of life might be the answer.

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  • Dealing with creative fails

    Dealing with creative fails

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    The gloomy weather amplifies all the negatives; missed deadlines, slipped habits etc. How am I dealing with these creative and life failures? In this week’s vlog, I give a little thanks to get a little sunshine.

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