We often think of creativity as an uncontrollable and accidental thing that seems to happen most when we least expect it. Todd Henry is a student practitioner of creativity. He has discovered that introducing structure into our lives can make these accidents happen more often. and some more thoughts in an extended speech from my

In 1966, legendary jazz pianist Bill Evans (August 16, 1929–September 15, 1980) sat down with his composer brother, Harry Evans, for an intense and deeply insightful conversation later released as Universal Mind of Bill Evans: The Creative Process and Self-Teaching. From filmmaker William Meier comes this gorgeous cinematic adaptation of Evans’s thoughts on the autodidactic

Wouldn’t it be great if there was a book that condensed down mounds and mounds of research on how the best creatives ever worked? Perhaps the book could describe what amazing artists,poets,writers,musicians like Joyce, Beethoven, Hemingway, Mozart, Darwin, Twain and hundreds of other great minds did each day, and what we can learn from their

The gift of failure is a riddle. Like the number zero, it will always be both a void and the start of infinite possibility. The Rise—a soulful celebration of the determination and courage of the human spirit—makes the case that many of our greatest triumphs come from understanding the importance of this mystery. click here

Jonny Elwyn – freelance film editor, living and working in London  As a fairly entrepreneurial creative Jonny is always on the lookout for great books on improving the business side of artistic endeavours. After all- if you want to be around long enough to get good at what you do, you’ve got to find a

What do you do after experiencing any of life’s major turning points? Drawing on her 20 years as a Hollywood story analyst and experience dealing with her own major life changes, Grisanti tackles that question and more, showing you how to write your story the way you wish it to be — and how to