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Carnival of the Creators #20

by Cyndi Lavin

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I am proud and thrilled to be hosting the Carnival of the Creators again this month! Last time I hosted, it was on my mixed media blog, Layers Upon Layers, but this time…right here on Bead Arts!

Conan Stevens tells about his lastest and greatest project: My First Day Shooting The Action Comedy Movie Bangkok Adrenaline posted at Conan Stevens Worlds Biggest Action Hero?. Conan writes, “I am actor and scriptwriter in this movie, this is my blog about my first day on set.”

Andrea Dickson shares some insider tips in Comics Curmudgeon: Filthy Rich Blogger Divulges Secrets to Wealth! posted at Wisebread Financial. Andrea interviews popular comics critic Josh Fruhlinger, aka “The Comics Curmudgeon.”

Wilson Ng cautions us that we may have to make a choice: The Merely Good and the Really Great posted at Reflections of a BizDrivenLife. He explains that the Pursuit of Excellence starts by a person understanding the difference between being merely good and being really great. Many skills are easy to learn, but difficult to master.

Mr. Besilly presents Creativity, The Hammer of Expression posted at Mr. Besilly - One Man’s highway. “The more we unleash creative ability the better we will become at expressing our own originality and imagination,” he explains. “It’s vital to use that which we posses.”

Christopher Kinniburgh treats us to the beginning of a free serialized novel called The Preacher And The Author - One posted at Emotion Part One.

Lola London is also writing a story in blog form. She shares a link to the first chapter: 1. Tell me a story, Jackanory… posted at L’undone. Lola writes, “Here is a tale of high-weirdness, big love, cyber-crime and the mutual insane obsession of two people that never even met. This blog is the true story of how it happened and how I got through it.”

Ruth Mitchell asks us to think about our priorities in her post Which Are You? Work or Play First? posted at Buy Outside the Box.

The Positivity Blog shares some great tips on how to get the creative juices flowing in 8 Ways to Spark Your Creativity posted at Personal Development with The Positivity Blog.

Ellen McDermott is an Irish artist who mixes painting contemporary art works with family life, all in the one kitchen. In this post, she shares about Audrey’s second fifth party posted at Keynoter March 2007.

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One Response to “Carnival of the Creators #20”

  1. Bobbi Chukran Says:

    Wow, lots of great links this time! Now, two hours later, I can return to my previously scheduled work. :-)

    bc
    http://www.weheartcats.com

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