S4 E24: These are the Resources that Inspire our Creativity

04/09/18 • 45 min

While we are usually bemoaning our lack of time to sort out all of our creative projects, every once in a while we get stuck in a place where we’ve got time or desire to do something creative, but find ourselves with an utter lack of inspiration. When that happens, we both have some tried-and-true places we turn to that give us that little nudge we need to get back to making, and we thought we’d share them in today’s episode.

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Resources We Mentioned

Blogs:

Melissa Camara Wilkins

John Blase, especially his advent book, Touching Wonder

Anne Bogel a.k.a. Modern Mrs. Darcy, specifically The Examined Life archives

Erin Loechner at Design for Mankind

Podcasts:

The Next Right Thing by Emily P. Freeman

The New York Times Book Review

The Lazy Genius Podcast by Kendra Adachi

Magic Lessons by Elizabeth Gilbert

The #AmWriting Podcast

The Create if Writing Podcast

Social Media:

Nicole Gulotta’s Wild Words Collective - you can sign up for her newsletter to get access here

Lindsay Crandall on Instagram

The Coffee + Crumbs Instagram account

Our episode in Season 3 with Nicole Gulotta, the author of Eat This Poem

Mini Book Club

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller

A Million Little Ways by Emily P. Freeman

Finish by Jon Acuff

Here's where you can find Ashley

Personal Blog: Ashley Brooks Writes

Business Website: Brooks Editorial

Twitter: @brookseditorial

Instagram: @brookseditorial

Pinterest: @brookseditorial

Here's where you can find Abbigail

Website: Inkwells and Images

Twitter: @abbigailekriebs

Instagram: @abbigailekriebs

You can now support Chasing Creative on Patreon!

Resources We Mentioned

Blogs:

Melissa Camara Wilkins

John Blase, especially his advent book, Touching Wonder

Anne Bogel a.k.a. Modern Mrs. Darcy, specifically The Examined Life archives

Erin Loechner at Design for Mankind

Podcasts:

The Next Right Thing by Emily P. Freeman

The New York Times Book Review

The Lazy Genius Podcast by Kendra Adachi

Magic Lessons by Elizabeth Gilbert

The #AmWriting Podcast

The Create if Writing Podcast

Social Media:

Nicole Gulotta’s Wild Words Collective - you can sign up for her newsletter to get access here

Lindsay Crandall on Instagram

The Coffee + Crumbs Instagram account

Our episode in Season 3 with Nicole Gulotta, the author of Eat This Poem

Mini Book Club

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller

A Million Little Ways by Emily P. Freeman

Finish by Jon Acuff

Here's where you can find Ashley

Personal Blog: Ashley Brooks Writes

Business Website: Brooks Editorial

Twitter: @brookseditorial

Instagram: @brookseditorial

Pinterest: @brookseditorial

Here's where you can find Abbigail

Website: Inkwells and Images

Twitter: @abbigailekriebs

Instagram: @abbigailekriebs

Previous Episode

S4 E23: Creativity on a Budget

We’re all have limited resources to dedicate to creativity, and one of those is money. No matter what your financial situation, money is a finite resource, and we can only spend so much on creative pursuits---and the costs can add up quickly. So how do we budget for creative projects when we’re not independently wealthy? That’s the conversation in this week’s episode.

Resources mentioned in this episode

Society6 for selling your creative work

YNAB (You Need a Budget) budgeting app

EveryDollar budgeting app

Financial resources by Dave Ramsey:

Wave for business accounting

Mini book club

Euphoria by Lily King

The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr

Here's where you can find Abbigail

Inkswells and Images

Twitter: @abbigailekriebs

Instagram: @abbigailekriebs

Pinterest: @abbigailekriebs

Here's where you can find Ashley

Personal blog: Ashley Brooks Writes

Business website: Brooks Editorial

Twitter: @brookseditorial

Instagram: @brookseditorial

Pinterest: @brookseditorial

Next Episode

S4 E25: Creating in the Chaos

In our last episode of Season 4, we’re chatting about how we keep creating even in chaotic seasons. Most of us have plans and dreams for the way we want our lives to go, but here in the real world, life is messy and unpredictable, and things rarely go as planned. When things go off the rails, creativity is often the first thing to take the hit. Sometimes scaling back is necessary, but we also believe there are ways we can prioritize creating even when we’re living right in the middle of chaos.

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You can now support Chasing Creative on Patreon!

Resources We Mentioned

While Ashley is on maternity leave, you’ll be able to find Abbie over at Exhale Creativity hosting a podcast that explores where motherhood and creativity intersect.

The Lazy Genius helps everyone manage life a little better - Kendra is a great resource for anyone trying to do things smarter to make more room for what you want to be doing instead.

Mini Book Club

Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life & Work by Chip and Dan Heath

Beartown by Frederik Backman