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The Keys to Prolific Creativity
What if I told you that the biggest impediment to mastery of your craft is not lack of time, desire, or even talent, but your creative process itself?What if I told you that the main difference between you and Bach, or any master of the past, is how you approach your art, not some inborn genius you think you don’t possess?
Designed for all artists, writers, and musicians, The Keys to Prolific Creativity is a no-fluff guide to organizing your priorities, managing your growth, and designing a creative process that will help you achieve the creative output you have always desired. Have you always wanted to write a book? Record an album? How about create a graphic novel? Lots of people have a burning passion for the art they want to create, and a great store of talent to achieve it, yet find themselves empty-handed after years of effort.The truth is that technical knowledge of your field is only half the battle. The other half is knowing how to create consistently over the long-term – how to design your own work schedule and methods, and then learning how to align those with your goals to finish your project… and the next one!David V. Stewart is an author, musician, and YouTuber, who has, in the last 4 years, written and published 11 fiction books (and designed the covers of all of them), one album, and hundreds of informative videos on writing, publishing, classical guitar, and film criticism. He did this while growing his family and working full time; in fact, almost everything was produced on one to two hours of work per day.The Keys to Prolific Creativity represents the distillation of the 9 principles he used to design his creative process across multiple realms of practice to deliver his creative products to market in a timely manner while maintaining high standards.Buy it today and unlock your inner master!
Designed for all artists, writers, and musicians, The Keys to Prolific Creativity is a no-fluff guide to organizing your priorities, managing your growth, and designing a creative process that will help you achieve the creative output you have always desired. Have you always wanted to write a book? Record an album? How about create a graphic novel? Lots of people have a burning passion for the art they want to create, and a great store of talent to achieve it, yet find themselves empty-handed after years of effort.The truth is that technical knowledge of your field is only half the battle. The other half is knowing how to create consistently over the long-term – how to design your own work schedule and methods, and then learning how to align those with your goals to finish your project… and the next one!David V. Stewart is an author, musician, and YouTuber, who has, in the last 4 years, written and published 11 fiction books (and designed the covers of all of them), one album, and hundreds of informative videos on writing, publishing, classical guitar, and film criticism. He did this while growing his family and working full time; in fact, almost everything was produced on one to two hours of work per day.The Keys to Prolific Creativity represents the distillation of the 9 principles he used to design his creative process across multiple realms of practice to deliver his creative products to market in a timely manner while maintaining high standards.Buy it today and unlock your inner master!
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137 pages, Paperback
Published March 24, 2020
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July 6, 2020
Good, informative book. It really cuts through some common misconceptions about productivity and the creative mindset. It teaches you how to adopt a professional mindset, and shake off your tendency to noodle around, whether it be writing, composing, etc.
There's nothing like experience from a professional. Most notably it shows in the fact that this is one of those rare how-to books that aren't bloated with filler (as if page count is somehow associated with learning a concept). My time is valuable (somewhat). Thank you for recognizing that.
There's nothing like experience from a professional. Most notably it shows in the fact that this is one of those rare how-to books that aren't bloated with filler (as if page count is somehow associated with learning a concept). My time is valuable (somewhat). Thank you for recognizing that.
April 24, 2020
This short, yet inciteful book has many tips on the writing process and how to live with your own imperfections. Perfection is an unattainable product, but the strive is real. Mr. Stewart enlivens the manuscript throughout with many points toward music, gaming and fiction and how they are all interrelated. Art is a multifarious creature and you would do your best work by not narrowing your outlook. The world itself is a piece of art and it has many facets. So should your art.
November 16, 2022
Not bad at all!
David is a sensible man. If you're looking for earth shattering hacks that will turn you into the kind of writer that churns out a book a week, you're going to be disappointed. What you will find is a reasonably sized guide with good advice that's well structured, each point leading nicely onto the next.
I didn't find anything I didn't already know in here from a writing view point, but the addition of his experience in music gave me some food for thought.
Overall, well worth a read, no regrets at all.
Dean
David is a sensible man. If you're looking for earth shattering hacks that will turn you into the kind of writer that churns out a book a week, you're going to be disappointed. What you will find is a reasonably sized guide with good advice that's well structured, each point leading nicely onto the next.
I didn't find anything I didn't already know in here from a writing view point, but the addition of his experience in music gave me some food for thought.
Overall, well worth a read, no regrets at all.
Dean
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May 28, 2020I will apply the principles and then decide the amount of stars, but it makes sense. There are a couple of things I already do, and they work, so this book gave me a good vibe from the start, and since I started reading I have had a very productive week. So far so good.
August 8, 2020
A down to earth, practical how-to on being creative, managing time, and the discipline involved to be prolific and successful. No earth shattering secrets to be found within, just the plain old reality of it all.
November 24, 2022
Good practical advice
The book gave great examples from different creative arts fields, writing, music, and art that were practical and doable and encouraged you to explore various ways to approach your craft that works best for you
The book gave great examples from different creative arts fields, writing, music, and art that were practical and doable and encouraged you to explore various ways to approach your craft that works best for you
August 12, 2020
Neatly packaged cogent wisdom.
A perfectly sufficient product as it stands, regarding substance, but ideally I would've liked to see more elaboration on the perfectionism topic.
A perfectly sufficient product as it stands, regarding substance, but ideally I would've liked to see more elaboration on the perfectionism topic.
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