Got a toddler? Looking to kickstart your creativity? I don’t have a toddler (though I could use tips for dealing creatively with teens) but after reading this essay by Lockie Hunter, I almost wish I did:
Got a toddler? Looking to kickstart your creativity? I don’t have a toddler (though I could use tips for dealing creatively with teens) but after reading this As I search for answers, my characters become deeper, the stakes are raised. Each nuance carries meaning …. I learned not only how much my children can teach me, but how much more there is to learn if I open my mind to the reality that is viewed by the toddler, the experimental kingdom of putting the Play-Doh in the cat’s fur, just to see what would happen. This openness has informed my writing. I find that I take more chances on the page. I let my characters explore the less-traveled path. I allow them to lose their footing a little as they discover their undefined world. As my daughter Pascale says when confronted with anything new, “I love it! I love it! What is it?”
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