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Hegarty on Creativity: There Are No Rules

Hegarty on Creativity

Hegarty on Creativity

Do you know what people like? Do you know what’s going on with the creative world? Is that what worries you as a writer/blogger? Don’t worry. You’ve got this. You can’t measure everything in life. Creativity is one of them. Though we look at data and statistics to find what’s working with writing/blogging, the truth is writers write because they love it.

There’s something about talking to your head while you tap away on the phone or laptop.

I am an accidental writer, blogger, artist. The universe guided me to find a companion who would grow with me, and I could take it anywhere.

That’s the best part about creativity. It helps you go anywhere you want.

There is simply no right or wrong except that it should make you feel happy inside. Or maybe that’s just my rule. You may have some other way of measuring why you create. Hegarty in the book Hegarty on Creativity: There Are No Rules, gives some great insights into the process of how you can get on with creating, without rules upsetting your apple cart.

Pots of flowers

The questions you should ask yourself as a Creative

Is this idea inspiring?

Is my idea daring or challenging?

Does it touch a truth? is a little dicey as truth depends on who’s telling the story and their worldview. So having an audience persona in mind will help. You are not chocolate and can’t please everyone.

Will it capture people’s attention and make headlines? This can be both the good, bad and ugly stuff, so choose wisely. Fame and notoriety are step-siblings with little margin of difference.

Is it fresh? Oh, if only there were a gadget/app/tool to measure content freshness.

Do you feel better, emotionally or physically, after creating the content?If all else fails to help you, the last one is reason enough to do what you do. Remember, it’s easy to be a consumer and challenging to be a creator. Doing it from a happy place makes it easier and sustainable.

How do you know that something works?

You won’t know until you have set it loose in the world. Then you can sit and watch. Right now, you can only collect your dots and create your work.

Creating something you love and that you would buy is the best way forward. Creating needs to be sustainable but creating with money being the inspiration can fall flat and dull soon. It’s no contest to sustainable passion, which makes money.

The author’s tip to getting rich (if that’s your goal)

Try inventing something the world wants. Something which makes us feel better.

If you are creative and want feedback, what kind do you need?

Honest feedback. So hold onto that friend, partner, a sibling who talks straight. Someone who tells you things just the way they are.

Wisdom from the Book

Stop reading this and start creating your masterpiece. But don’t forget to grab this book too!

See the art projects we made in 2020 and 2021 here.

The world is waiting for you. Writing this for My Friend Alexa with Blogchatter.

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