darren r hill

the creative minimalist

  • A Fiction Writing Prompt to stretch the literary muscles. No rules. No word counts. Simply write and explore. I opened the doors and stepped out on the balcony. The view was amazing, but it was the air that took my breath away Writing Prompt Expanded This week’s Friday Fiction Writing Prompt is all about comparison.…

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  • Planner and journal vlog update. A look into my bullet journal(s) and junk journal. I seem to have run into a problem with my set-up. Instead of capturing things in my ‘daily’ journal, I have been accruing a number of scrap pieces of paper. It feels like I am being called to an all-in-one journal……

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  • A Fiction Writing Prompt to stretch the literary muscles. No rules. No word counts. Simply write and explore. I squeezed, nothing. I pressed again, still nothing. Now, I was getting desperate Writing Prompt Expanded This week’s Friday Fiction Writing Prompt is about frustration. Now you might feel there is enough frustration in your life already…

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  • This week’s vlog shows how I create my weekly bullet journal layout. I use stickers, scraps of paper and plenty of glue stick. I show how I go from a blank page to a weekly layout for my current bullet journal set-up. And I chat as I go along. Please subscribe if you like the…

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  • A Fiction Writing Prompt about loss to stretch the literary muscles. No rules. No word counts. Simply write and explore. The word never is often used and frequently said in haste, but its real meaning was clear to me now Writing Prompt Expanded This week’s Friday Fiction Writing Prompt is about loss. We’ve looked at…

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  • Dealing with creative fails

    Dealing with creative fails

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    The gloomy weather amplifies all the negatives; missed deadlines, slipped habits etc. How am I dealing with these creative and life failures? In this week’s vlog, I give a little thanks to get a little sunshine.

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  • Imbolc and creativity

    Imbolc and creativity

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    Into February and despite the weather not quite being springlike I have been inspired by the festival of Imbolc for a creative nudge. FAWM and festivals combine in this week’s vlog, and also a little poetry.

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  • How to Create it all!

    How to Create it all!

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    I want to create it all! I have far too much clamouring for my attention, from social media to hundreds of unfinished creative projects. How can I create what I want and need to create? This week’s vlog explores how I am attempting to create all the create!

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  • 3 Steps to Creative Heaven?

    3 Steps to Creative Heaven?

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    3 steps that are helping me reach my creative goals. This vlog looks at what works in my planning, to-dos and habit tracking. After just a few weeks of the year, I am already noticing what does and doesn’t work.

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  • Creativity, Just do it! – vlog

    Creativity, Just do it! – vlog

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    Two simple steps are helping me get back on the creative journey. In this week’s vlog, despite tech issues and other annoying things, I am managing to be creative.

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  • rhythm as a metaphor: vlog

    rhythm as a metaphor: vlog

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    A simple introduction to how I will be achieving my creative goals in 2024. Part vlog and part poetic metaphor. Watch here or on YouTube.

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