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5 Ways to Get Out of a Creative Slump
We’ve all been there. The pieces you’re making feel off somehow, your scraping at the bottom of the inspiration barrel and nothing seems to be working anymore. Well despair no more, for I have found 5 ways to tackle that blocked feeling and get back to your A game! INDULGE – You know that thing that you’ve been meaning to do for fun but never got around to it? Now’s your chance to get around to it! Got an itch for Naruto fan art or a nostalgic pop beat? Go for it! We tend to forget the reason why we became creators in the first place, and sometimes, giving in…
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Bharatanatyam; More Than a Hobby?
I had a performance recently. I had some crazy revelations recently. Coincidence? I think not! I am a Bharatanatyam dancer. I have been for 19 years and counting, as quite honestly, it’s one of my greatest achievements. I love the nuanced movements and subtle meanings behind each gesture. There’s a strange sense of both erratic euphoria and meditative tranquility involved that’s hard to describe. It’s one of those things that I’ve been doing for so long that it has become a permanent fixture in my life. But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve noticed something, Bharatanatyam is no longer that weird ethnic extra-curricular activity it once was. The movements that are…
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Review : Dawnthief, James Barclay
Earlier this year, I read the fantasy novel Dawnthief, the first novel (of three) in The Raven Chronicles by James Barclay. I have a video on this topic if you are interested below! If I was to give it a score out of a hundred, it would be 82! Pretty good I say. All in all, the novel features a lovely blend of fantasy action and adventure, complete with a quest to the save the country. The excellent, almost “Avengers” or “Justice League”, ensemble-like team dynamic of the Raven are a real treat for fantasy lovers who yearn for deep interactions and banter-heavy adventures. But what really sets this world…
