5 Tips for Creativity
Creativity happens when we are bold enough to fail. Enjoy the creative process and be open to falling into creativity.
As an author, I use this, otherwise, I would close up, too scared to write anything! When I let the writing process take me away on an adventure, I loosen up and that’s when the ideas flow.
1. Don’t be afraid of being the first, or last, person to fail at what you are attempting. This goes for all forms of creativity.
2. Ignore what others may say while you’re stumbling and learning. Be like a child and have an endless reservoir of self-esteem and don’t give up.
3. Are you sure it was a mistake? Re-define and examine the mistake. Whose standard are we using to measure the outcome? Some things can’t work, but before you throw it out, see if it may be the beginning of something new!
4. Be willing to fall on your backside! Again, like a child, when we are open to failure, success can sneak in while we are not looking.
5. Find a community who can support you as you’re learning the ropes.
~Isabelle
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Isabelle Hardesty is a Miami native who uses her creative work to share her experiences growing up in South Florida. She is committed to creating rich and strong female characters in her books. Hardesty wants young people and women of color to see themselves in her novels and know they are a meaningful part of the world they’re in.
Hardesty received her BFA from Pratt Institute and has worked in NYC as an assistant fashion designer. Her rich and textured life experiences allow her to create characters and plots that engage readers. One common thread in all of her professional experiences is that storytelling is always king.
Isabelle Hardesty’s first published work was a short story that was published in an anthology. This short story grew into The Delacourt Shapeshifter Trilogy.
Hardesty wove her love of magic and nature into her most recent novel, The Witch of Belle Fleur. Her book tells the story of Juliette, an Afro-Latina teen telenovela actress, teetering on the edge as she unravels her family’s secret of magic, only to discover that if she becomes a lead witch, she must let both good and evil magic return to her town. Midnight in Belle Fleur is the sequel and will be available this year. This year, Isabelle will be returning to Dragon Con where she will discuss books, creativity, evil fae and more!
Her book, The Witch of Belle Fleur, placed on ScreenCraft’s Cinematic Book Competition 2022 and is on the REDLIST. In 2022, she is the Young Adult category winner for the SPF Foundation 2022.
Isabelle Hardesty lives with her husband and son in the Pacific Northwest.
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