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Creativity is Everywhere but Where are You?

April 21, 2022April 20, 2022 by Orna Ross

As yesterday’s poem suggested, creativity is everywhere, touching every human life, every minute of every day. We feel this in … Read more

Categories Creativist Tags creative process

Friday Fiction. In The Hour First Chapter

February 15, 2022October 11, 2019 by Orna Ross
Prologue to In The Hour

Friday is Fiction day on the blog. Here is the prologue to In The Hour: The Third Book in the Irish Trilogy.

Categories Historical Fiction Tags creative process, creative writing, Friday Fiction, irish author, Irish fiction, Orna Ross, writing

Friday Fiction: How To Self-Edit Book 1 of A Trilogy While Planning Book 2

February 15, 2022February 8, 2019 by Orna Ross
literary historical

Writing a trilogy is a massive undertaking and I’m at work on Book 2 of my Yeats trilogy, Dancing in … Read more

Categories Indie Author Tags Creative Business, creative practice, creative process, creative writing, creativism, Creativity, Friday Fiction, go creative, go creative in business, Orna Ross, writing

The Creative Entrepreneur’s Three Hats, Hat 3: Creative Entrepreneurs are Maximizers

June 26, 2019February 5, 2019 by Orna Ross
creative entrepreneurs are maximizers

In the third and final part of our series about the three hats a creative entrepreneur must wear, today we’re looking … Read more

Categories Creative Business Tags be more creative, creative, Creative Business, creative entrepreneur, creative practice, creative process, Orna Ross, three hats 1 Comment

Friday Fiction: Work Has Started on In The Hour

February 15, 2022February 1, 2019 by Orna Ross
Incubation: The Second Stage in Writing a Book

I get a lot of emails asking about In The Hour, the final book in my Irish Trilogy. I’m pleased … Read more

Categories Historical Fiction Tags Creative Business, creative practice, creative process, creative writing, creativism, Creativity, Friday Fiction, go creative, go creative in business, Orna Ross, writing

The Creative Entrepreneur’s Three Hats, Hat 2: Creative Entrepreneurs are Managers

June 21, 2019January 31, 2019 by Orna Ross
creative entrepreneurs are managers

In the second of this series about the three hats a creative entrepreneur must wear, today we’re looking at the Manager’s hat, … Read more

Categories Creative Business Tags be more creative, creative, Creative Business, creative entrepreneur, creative practice, creative process, Orna Ross, three hats 3 Comments

The Creative Entrepreneur’s Three Hats, Hat 1 Production: Creative Entrepreneurs are Makers

June 21, 2019January 24, 2019 by Orna Ross
creative entrepreneurs are makers

The creative entrepreneur must wear three different hats: Maker, Manager and Maximizer. Today, we’re looking at the maker’s hat: how the … Read more

Categories Creative Business Tags be more creative, creative, Creative Business, creative entrepreneur, creative practice, creative process, Orna Ross, three hats 3 Comments

Money and Meaning For Creative Entrepreneurs: Making Commerce Creative

January 27, 2019January 21, 2019 by Orna Ross
making commerce creative

Are you a creative entrepreneur who’s struggling with procrastination or poor profits? You are not alone. Research shows us that … Read more

Categories Creative Business Tags be more creative, Creative Business, creative entrepreneur, creative practice, creative process, Creativity, Orna Ross 1 Comment

How To Pitch Influencers: Make It Mechanical

January 12, 2019January 12, 2019 by Orna Ross
how to pitch influencers

One of the most rapid and reliable ways to grow our creative business is to pitch other influencers with great … Read more

Categories Creative Business Tags building your creativity, conscious creation, create date, create dates, creative, creative flow, creative practice, creative process, flow practice, go creative, Orna Ross

How Can Creativepreneurs Neutralize Negative Bias

December 18, 2018December 4, 2018 by Orna Ross
creativepreneurs neutralize negative bias

Stung more by your one-star reviews than delighted by your five-stars? Still obsessing over an unkind remark somebody made years … Read more

Categories Creative Business Tags Creative Business, creative process, creativepreneur, on my mind, Orna Ross
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Orna Ross is a bestselling and award-winning independent novelist and poet. She is also founder of the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi).
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