{"id":6699,"date":"2016-05-24T18:04:47","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T18:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicityhound.com\/tips\/?p=6699"},"modified":"2024-05-02T15:33:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T15:33:35","slug":"publicity-tips-7-ways-your-creativity-traps-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purelysupp.com\/publicity\/tips-of-the-week\/publicity-tips-7-ways-your-creativity-traps-you\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways Your Creativity Traps You"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue #1023 May 24, 2016
Publisher: Joan Stewart<\/p>\n

“Tips, Tricks and Tools for Free Publicity”<\/h2>\n

In This Issue<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. 7 Ways Your Creativity Traps You<\/li>\n
  2. Memorial Day Publicity Ideas<\/li>\n
  3. 5 Tips to Boost Your Facebook Posts<\/li>\n
  4. Hound Video of the Week<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    This Weekend in the Hound House:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \"BugI’m half dead. But recuperating. It took more than six hours on Sunday to clean my garden shed. But I found the top to my bird bath, and this cute little “bug house” that’s now hanging on my fence. Gearing up for my Garden Club’s plant sale this Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    1. 7 Ways Your Creativity Traps You<\/h3>\n

    \"How<\/p>\n

    Every artist, author, freelance writer, journalist, content creator or information marketer has probably felt trapped by one of these 7 culprits:<\/p>\n

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    1. You find yourself struggling with writer\u2019s block.<\/li>\n
    2. You can\u2019t find lucrative opportunities for your writing, your artwork or the creative product or service that\u2019s the basis of your business.<\/li>\n
    3. Your do things that don\u2019t suit your personality.<\/li>\n
    4. You\u2019re not getting paid what you think you\u2019re worth.<\/li>\n
    5. You pick \u201csensible\u201d (or otherwise!) projects that are doomed to failure.<\/li>\n
    6. You have no process to continually stay on track.<\/li>\n
    7. You don\u2019t know how to monetize what you\u2019re creating, even if you have a constant stream of exciting ideas.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Laura Leigh Clarke<\/strong> is offering free training at 3 p.m. Eastern Time tomorrow<\/strong> on how to overcome all of them.<\/p>\n

      I’m guessing she has a “left brain” system perfect for us “right brain” creatives.<\/p>\n

      To do: Register right now.<\/p>\n

      2. Memorial Day Publicity Ideas<\/h3>\n

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      The long Memorial Day weekend in the U.S. means news crews are often begging for compelling ideas, even if they have nothing to do with veterans who have served our country. Here are five to consider:<\/p>\n