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		<title>Tools to capture your creativity&#8230;and then set it free</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:37:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a writer and homeschooling parent, I think a lot about how to &#8220;capture&#8221; creativity. How can I tap into a well of creativity and apply it to my writing and teaching? How can I teach it to my kids? Better put, how can I teach them to tap into creativity themselves?
And then, once you&#8217;ve caught it&#8230;what do you do with it? The irony is you&#8217;ve gotta turn around and release it. Only then can you be its master, grasshopper. So then the question becomes, &#8220;Okay, exactly how do I perform this capture-and-release program?&#8221; Well, today&#8217;s your lucky day, my friend. I&#8217;ll tell you how:
TOOLS TO CAPTURE IT
Paper with power. You know you always get ideas in the shower, right? It&#8217;s something about being in someplace hot, steamy, and wet that relaxes your brain and suddenly all kinds of crazy stuff is popping out. You could try writing it with ...]]></description>
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		<title>Ideas are like naughty puppies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was interviewing an education expert yesterday, and he commented on how sometimes you have so many ideas in your head bumping around that when you try to write them down, you can’t do it fast enough and you lose some.
That happens to me all the time. Like just yesterday, when I was trying to crank out my grocery list. Milk! Butter! Popcorn! Uh…
But he’s totally right. When I’m trying to write creatively, ideas will pop into my head when I least expect it – usually when I can’t write them down. That’s because ideas are like naughty puppies.
As a former dog trainer, I get the puppy connection. Here’s a quiz for you:
1. Your puppy runs away. Do you:
a) Chase after her, and holler at her to teach her she did something wrong
b) Run the other way
c) Squat down and make squeaky noises
2. Your puppy wees on the gorgeous green ...]]></description>
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