Seeing another’s work can lead to more creative insight

Yesterday my kids and I watched “My Kid Could Paint That.” It’s a documentary by Amir Bar-Lev about the 4-year-old painter (now about 10) who set the art world abuzz with her abstract paintings. In the midst of the documentary filming, “60 Minutes” broadcast a piece, which called into question who was responsible for the [...]

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Being true to your creative muse…with or without plagiarizing

This is a modified version of a post that originally appeared on WOW-WomenOnWriting. I started re-thinking the idea of building a creative idea off of someone else’s work–does that rise to the level of plagiarism? If not, what does? Or should we be more relaxed about plagiarism?

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Creative ways for kids and books to meet

Chronicle Books has some innovative books and kits, which I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing in the past. This morning I opened an e-mail from the publisher and found out about two cool and, yes, creative concepts.
I appreciate different ways in which words and reading are presented to children–making reading fun and accessible. It appears [...]

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