Creative Process

Where ideas come from

My neighbor, Dane Carder, is a wonderfully talented artist and photographer. This evening, while our daughters played on the swing set, we talked about where ideas come from. It’s a simple question and everyone wants to know the answer. Hands down it’s the most frequently asked question I receive from readers, specifically about Ted Dekker.
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May 26th, 2010 | Comments (6)

The Math of Ideas

The only way to have great ideas is to have a lot of ideas. There’s no shortcut and no trap door.
Our culture, which is addicted to “Just Add Water and Stir” success will tell you otherwise, what with the proliferation of blogs focused on this week’s “5 Ways to _______ (whatever)”. Most of them are, [...]

March 30th, 2010 | Comments (5)

5 ways to add 5 hours to your writing day

When I first started writing, my biggest complaint was the chronic shortage of time during my day. I mean, come on, who has time to torch brain cells all day at work, be a dad and husband (or mom/wife, student, fill in the blank), pay the bills, do all the normal things that “normal” people [...]

February 19th, 2010 | Comments (13)