{"id":18753,"date":"2021-08-18T18:01:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-18T10:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=18753"},"modified":"2021-12-02T21:29:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T13:29:36","slug":"freelancers-hardness-inner-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/freelancers-hardness-inner-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Harness Your Inner Creativity (For Freelancers)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"I\u2019d love to do creative work! But how do you think of all these crazy things?\" It seems that creativity is magic, a mystical process, the secrets to which the mundane struggle to comprehend. So many want to be writers<\/a>; so few actually want to write.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When asked \u201cwhere do you get your ideas?\u201d, science fiction author Harlan Ellison<\/strong> \u2013 sweet-tempered darling that he is \u2013 would tell people that there\u2019s this idea factory in New Jersey. He pays a subscriber\u2019s fee and they send him a fresh six-pack every two weeks. To which he always morosely adds, you\u2019d be surprised how many people ask him for the address of the idea factory\u2026<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s be clear about this. Most creators themselves don\u2019t exactly understand their own creative process. You have to be a little bit crazy and a little bit mystic<\/strong>. This won\u2019t turn you into an exciting idea machine<\/a> from nothing. But if you have been visited by the imp of creativity more than once, here\u2019s how to put out the milk and cookies to ensure that it comes back and makes itself at home.<\/p>\n

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