darren r hill

the creative minimalist

  • My November Journal and Planner set-up. A walk through my planners, journals and other creative bits and pieces. My current set-up this November is a mashup of Bullet Journals, daily journals and junk journals. Oh, and I am also using Things on the computer to keep track of digital projects. It seems my journey to…

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  • A Fiction Writing Prompt to stretch the literary muscles. No rules. No word counts. Simply write and explore. ‘I reached into my bag for my purse/wallet but it wasn’t there! How would I pay?’ Writing Prompt Expanded This week’s Friday Fiction Writing Prompt is all about getting out of a sticky situation. It’s about crafting…

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  • I seem to be struggling with a few things at the moment. So much I want to say, yet can’t. So much I want to do, yet can’t. And all the reasons I can’t are out of my hands, out of my control. And I am finding it far too easy to focus on those…

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  • A Fiction Writing Prompt to stretch the literary muscles. No rules. No word counts. Simply write and explore. I recognised the sender’s postmark. But why contact me now, and in this old, traditional way? Writing Prompt Expanded This Friday Fiction Writing Prompt is all about the reveal. The narrator has received a letter. The postmark…

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  • I found a rainbow laying around on the floor so I captured it.

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  • This week’s, the journal and planner update vlog goes on a little detour. It’s been a bit of a distracting week in one way or another, so I distract myself with a little creative play. Gesso is involved as I delve into the world of Art Trading Cards and my junk journal, before getting back…

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  • Valid excuses for no creativity

    Valid excuses for no creativity

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    I return from a brief vlogging hiatus with a raft of excuses, some more feasible and valid than others. The creative path is winding, and sometimes there are valid reasons for not being creative. In this week’s vlog I try to explain.

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  • Completing a creative project

    Completing a creative project

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    In a productive moment, I finished a creative project. In a surreal moment, I decided to interview myself about the challenges, practicalities and what exactly that creative project was. In a recorded moment, I present this week’s vlog about completing a creative project.

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  • Meandering with purpose for creativity

    Meandering with purpose for creativity

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    There are times when being creative, writing, painting, making music or any creative activity just isn’t working out. At those times it may be that we need a break, or as I like to call it, meandering with purpose. This week’s vlog explores when and why a little meander might be just what we need.

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  • Mountains as a creative metaphor

    Mountains as a creative metaphor

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    This past week has been hard going. This creative life of mine was all over the place and a bit of a mess. So, in this week’s vlog, it is time to take a look at mountains as a creative metaphor. The next mountain may be higher, but the view will be amazing.

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  • Reviewing Creative Goals

    Reviewing Creative Goals

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    How have we done with our creative goals, habits and routines as the first quarter of the year passes? I confess to what I have achieved and not achieved in Q1 as I review and prepare for Q2. Creative successes and habit failures are in this week’s vlog.

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  • Creative resources and time

    Creative resources and time

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    Everywhere we look there are adverts and influencers offering stuff to make our lives perfect. I have also been seeing a lot of talk about minimising what we have and what we use in our creative lives. This week’s vlog explores this very issue.

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