What Do You Do When the Ideas Don't Come?

Employ the creative process loop. Chart created by Dubberly Design Office in collaboration with Jack Chung, Shelley Evenson, and Paul Pangaro. It's the visual equivalent of writer's block, and we often assume it is something we have to ride out until that lightning bolt miraculously returns. I believe the problem is not a lack of inspiration. Instead, it is that the initial spark of an idea is so delicate, it is often shot down by us creative types before it has a chance to grow. Our ideas are... Read more.