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The Creative SEED: How to enrich your life through creativity
Skills, Experimentation, Evaluation and Discovery: SEED — an original approach to empower beginners and established creators to clearly understand the nature of the creative process.
The Creative SEED is the perfect guidebook for anyone who has an interest in exploring some form of creative expression. Even if you think you don’t have an ounce of creative flair, you can discover and nurture a new, exciting dimension in your life. Whether you are already involved in some form of creative expression, a raw beginner or well established, this book provides a host of strategies to keep you inspired and on track in living your creative dream.
Divided into two parts, it will help you identify creative interest and challenge common myths of creativity with stimulating exercises to help you discover your creative strengths before moving on to address the common difficulties people experience — such as anxiety, low self-confidence and procrastination — that may hinder creative outlets. The skills and strategies described and encouraged in the book are all based on sound, well-researched psychological principles that are easily transferable to all parts of your life. Chapters also provide case histories, questions and exercises to assist you in gaining self-awareness and practical skills to be active and successful in your creative expression.
The Creative SEED is the perfect guidebook for anyone who has an interest in exploring some form of creative expression. Even if you think you don’t have an ounce of creative flair, you can discover and nurture a new, exciting dimension in your life. Whether you are already involved in some form of creative expression, a raw beginner or well established, this book provides a host of strategies to keep you inspired and on track in living your creative dream.
Divided into two parts, it will help you identify creative interest and challenge common myths of creativity with stimulating exercises to help you discover your creative strengths before moving on to address the common difficulties people experience — such as anxiety, low self-confidence and procrastination — that may hinder creative outlets. The skills and strategies described and encouraged in the book are all based on sound, well-researched psychological principles that are easily transferable to all parts of your life. Chapters also provide case histories, questions and exercises to assist you in gaining self-awareness and practical skills to be active and successful in your creative expression.
224 pages, Paperback
First published February 22, 2013
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About the author
Lilian Wissink
3 books1 followerLilian lives with her partner Graeme and miniature schnauzer, Roxy in the beautiful New England region of NSW, Australia. For over twenty years Lilian has practised as a Counselling Psychologist in tertiary, community and private settings.
Over recent years Lilian has explored her creative side in various forms of expression - acting, dancing, singing, writing, photography, drawing, painting and learning how to play the guitar.
Lilian is passionate about awakening and nurturing people's creative expression through different avenues, including art, writing, performance and craft making. Her book, The Creative Seed was first published in 2013 and then reprinted in 2020. She is fascinated by the creative process and how we can move from knowing very little about a particular creative area to enjoying the delights of creative expression. Lilian firmly believes we can all find our inner writer, performer and artist and find ways to navigate the common ups and downs that all creative people experience.
Lilian has written and delivered a two day training program called "The Healing Power of Creativity" which is tailored for people in the helping professions to inspire and support creativity in their clients.
Lilian combines her knowledge of human development and her love of creativity to inspire and help others discover and nurture their own creativity.
Over recent years Lilian has explored her creative side in various forms of expression - acting, dancing, singing, writing, photography, drawing, painting and learning how to play the guitar.
Lilian is passionate about awakening and nurturing people's creative expression through different avenues, including art, writing, performance and craft making. Her book, The Creative Seed was first published in 2013 and then reprinted in 2020. She is fascinated by the creative process and how we can move from knowing very little about a particular creative area to enjoying the delights of creative expression. Lilian firmly believes we can all find our inner writer, performer and artist and find ways to navigate the common ups and downs that all creative people experience.
Lilian has written and delivered a two day training program called "The Healing Power of Creativity" which is tailored for people in the helping professions to inspire and support creativity in their clients.
Lilian combines her knowledge of human development and her love of creativity to inspire and help others discover and nurture their own creativity.
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March 25, 2020
As a sufferer of writer's block, I was excited to read a book about creativity, The Creative Seed: How to Enrich Your Life Through Creativity by Lilian Wissink.
For me, there's always an excuse. Lately, I've been blaming it on not having a desk. A proper one to focus at and is strictly for my creative writing. No web surfing, no games, no phone, no background TV, no guests. Just me and my computer at a desk. (Which after two weeks of sitting half-assembled in my apartment is FINALLY complete.) I've tried to make 'date nights' for my writing to little success. I get distracted or a better offer, even though I know I want to write. So, like I said, I was excited to read a book about creativity.
The Creative Seed was more than a read. It was interactive. A journey. Thought-provoking.
Much of the book asks you to journal to help unleash your thoughts, your fears, your ideas, your happiness. (The irony of writing in a journal rather than a story was not lost on me.) It basically wants you to self-reflect, to open up and see why you aren't being creative to begin with, and how you can get over your fears of starting to be creative. Essentially, a How to Be Creative for Beginners.
When one is beginning to be creative, or even stuck in a rut, it's incredibly easy to be self-critical. Oh, I'm too old to start. Oh, I'm too busy. Oh, it's been done before. Oh, I have no good ideas, etc. The Creative Seed helps dive into overcoming that, and seeing you're not too old, not too busy, hasn't all been done before, and you do have good ideas.
Read my full review. https://www.wanderingeducators.com/be...
I received a free ARC for my honest opinion.
For me, there's always an excuse. Lately, I've been blaming it on not having a desk. A proper one to focus at and is strictly for my creative writing. No web surfing, no games, no phone, no background TV, no guests. Just me and my computer at a desk. (Which after two weeks of sitting half-assembled in my apartment is FINALLY complete.) I've tried to make 'date nights' for my writing to little success. I get distracted or a better offer, even though I know I want to write. So, like I said, I was excited to read a book about creativity.
The Creative Seed was more than a read. It was interactive. A journey. Thought-provoking.
Much of the book asks you to journal to help unleash your thoughts, your fears, your ideas, your happiness. (The irony of writing in a journal rather than a story was not lost on me.) It basically wants you to self-reflect, to open up and see why you aren't being creative to begin with, and how you can get over your fears of starting to be creative. Essentially, a How to Be Creative for Beginners.
When one is beginning to be creative, or even stuck in a rut, it's incredibly easy to be self-critical. Oh, I'm too old to start. Oh, I'm too busy. Oh, it's been done before. Oh, I have no good ideas, etc. The Creative Seed helps dive into overcoming that, and seeing you're not too old, not too busy, hasn't all been done before, and you do have good ideas.
Read my full review. https://www.wanderingeducators.com/be...
I received a free ARC for my honest opinion.
February 3, 2020
This book is for anyone who has always wanted to be creative. Like myself you may have thought “I can’t draw a straight line”. Or you may think, “I can’t sing a note” or “I could never play an instrument”, or some other skill. This book has gently taken me through the steps to allow me to develop my creative self. I also pick it up to read relevant chapters when I find myself having self doubts or creative blocks. The Creative Seed will help you, as it has me, to develop strategies, to guide and support, to find your own creative seed.
March 29, 2015
Not a bad read for beginners to the idea of creativity and self-help. Unfortunately, for me it was repeating the very basics of ideas and concepts that I've been aware of (and practicing) for years. Great book for people experienceing blocks to their creativity, and until now, may have been oblivious to the self-help hints and tips that can work towards unblocking and understanding the mind and its connection to the inner creator. :)
April 10, 2020
This is a very good book. Insightful, intelligent and stimulating. Easy to navigate so as to hone in on any particular area of interest or concern, it would be an excellent, thoughtful gift, particularly at this time of social isolation.
February 3, 2020
The Creative Seed is a book for anyone who has always wanted to be creative. Like myself, they may have thought “I can’t draw a straight line”. Or you may think “I can’t sing a note” or “I could never play an instrument”, or some other skill. This book has gently taken me through steps to allow me to develop my creative self. I also pick it up to read when I find myself having self doubt or creative blocks. The Creative Seed will help you, as it has me, to develop strategies, to guide and support you to find your creative seed. Anna Wilson
August 6, 2022
There is so much to unpack in this book.
For me, I struggled to do what was suggested, perhaps reading about it isn't the way for me.
Hence, the seeds of wisdom fell on dry earth, in my case.
I do manage to get creative to some degree, so perhaps I am not at the nadir of searching for help. Although we can all use some help.
Anyway, it seemed to me that you would need to work through all of the ideas as to how to become more creative by teaming up with a therapist, as they run quite deep.
Others may work through it and take up the ideas and enact them and derive more benefit.
For me, I struggled to do what was suggested, perhaps reading about it isn't the way for me.
Hence, the seeds of wisdom fell on dry earth, in my case.
I do manage to get creative to some degree, so perhaps I am not at the nadir of searching for help. Although we can all use some help.
Anyway, it seemed to me that you would need to work through all of the ideas as to how to become more creative by teaming up with a therapist, as they run quite deep.
Others may work through it and take up the ideas and enact them and derive more benefit.
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