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Create Now!: A Systematic Guide to Artistic Audacity
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The road to unfettered creativity begins here! Written in an engaging choose-your-own-path format, this unique guide transforms the creative process into a simple series of multiple-choice questions and answers. The journey begins with a simple question designed to spark inspiration: Do you have a clear vision of what you would like to create and why? Whatever the answer, creative coach Marlo Johnson offers the encouragement and guidance needed to move on to the next step. With tips for overcoming blocks, staying motivated, and even sharing finished work with the world, Create Now! is an invaluable tool for artists, writers, and creatives, whether established or aspiring.
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Marlo Johnson
Marlo Johnson is a creative mentor and artist who used the Create Now! process to write this very book. She lives in Western Canada.
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Create Now! - Marlo Johnson
PHASE 1
Becoming a Clear Conduit
Inspiration is not somewhere out there,
waiting to be found. You are a powerful and creative being already—so much so that you can even create the illusion that you are not. These techniques are designed to allow you to strip away this illusion, to help you realize the gifts you already have, and to allow your work to flow from a higher level of consciousness.
Using your own words, set the intention to let go of all blocks and negativity that are obscuring your creativity now. Then begin . . .
STEP 1
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