I met with a friend yesterday and he suggested that I needed a diagnostic tool – a way to know what my readers needed so I could point them to existing entries (there are over 150 posts already here at The Thriving Creative) but also so I can continue to target your needs. But I […]
The Artistic Paradox – Finding Space to Hold Both Faith and Pragmatism
Since my last post where we talked about Karl Marx and getting closer to the means of production, I have been looking for examples of this around me. This morning, while catching up on recorded TV, the above credits flashed up on my screen. I was watching a recent episode of Season Four of Suits and […]
What the heck IS a creative entrepreneur, after all?
I was writing a funding application the other day for my PHD and in my opening sentence I referred to creative entrepreneurs. Andrew challenged me: What exactly do you mean by that? How would you define that? I struggled. Which is funny because I have an MA in Creative Entrepreneurship, I write a blog about […]
Upcoming London Workshops
Dear Creative Entrepreneur For those of you who live in or near London, if you aren’t already aware, I wanted to let you know I will be teaching two further workshops at Red Door Studios (Newham, East Ham) this coming Saturday, January 25th as part of the Words With Edge Festival. This looks to be a great […]
Why the Kaiser Chiefs got Fat and Lazy – and What You Can Learn from Them
So last night I was out for a company meal with the cast of Scrooge. I was chatting with one my colleagues, who has been a reader of this blog (and who has also done his own PhD) and I was saying how my biggest fear is having nothing to say – nothing to say […]
Happy New Year! Here’s to a THRIVING 2014.
Here we are on the first day of 2014. It felt good to put 2013 to bed last night and I am filled with positive feelings about 2014. Thank you for being a part of The Thriving Creative in 2013. It’s been a pleasure to have you spend some time with me. I’ve got some […]
Guest Blog: P.U.B. (Post University Blogger) Gets Squared With Running a Creative Biz
I’m happy to hand over the last Thriving Creative blog slot before Christmas to our guest blogger, Annie Harris. It’s been great watching Annie this year as she grows into her place as a creative entrepreneur. This guest post outlines the next step in her journey of setting up a creative business. —————————————————— If you […]
5 Creativity Lessons from the Bronte Sisters
I am currently on tour with a musical version of Dicken’s Christmas Carol. We’ve just completed three weeks in Leeds. One day we had the afternoon free so we jumped in the car to take a road trip to Howarth where the Bronte sisters lived and wrote in the heart of the Yorkshire countryside. Having […]
My Bento Box Love Affair (Why it May be the Ideal Creative Helper)
It’s not often that I fall head over heels in love with an object, but recently I have a new love in my life… my bento box. Why? Well, as we have been discussing this autumn, how you manage your finances is a huge contributor to your ability to be creative. Manage your money well, […]
Guest Post: The Post University Blogger (P.U.B.)…. Is a Grocery Shopping Guru
This week we welcome back Annie Harris for another guest blog – a continuation in exploring how a 20-something emerging artist juggles her creative projects and her limited finances and finds creative freedom through sound money management. Over to Annie….. ——————————————— In my view, I’m getting old. I’m at the ripe old age of 23 […]
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