https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/category/resources/ Celebrating creativity & determination Wed, 27 May 2026 12:55:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-Option-4-1-32x32.png https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/category/resources/ 32 32 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/long-term-reasons-to-support-childrens-books-about-mental-health/ https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/long-term-reasons-to-support-childrens-books-about-mental-health/#respond Wed, 27 May 2026 12:55:50 +0000 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/?p=213777 There's hopeful news concerning children's books about mental health, and harder news about how things are going in general.]]> https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/long-term-reasons-to-support-childrens-books-about-mental-health/feed/ 0 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/less-is-more-constraints-encourage-creativity/ https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/less-is-more-constraints-encourage-creativity/#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:17:48 +0000 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/?p=213639 There’s a quote out there in the Internet world that I come back to periodically: Creativity is subtraction. It’s a useful concept for my writing, work and everyday life. ]]> https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/less-is-more-constraints-encourage-creativity/feed/ 0 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/solve-everyday-problems-with-everyday-prototyping/ https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/solve-everyday-problems-with-everyday-prototyping/#comments Sat, 20 Sep 2025 13:29:03 +0000 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/?p=212982 Prototyping is when we take an idea from our head or a document (let’s call it 2D) and turn it into a 3D object we can hold or an interactive experience. It can involve sketching, drawing, building or role playing. It's valuable for everyday problem-solving.]]> https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/solve-everyday-problems-with-everyday-prototyping/feed/ 1 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/time-pressure-and-creativity/ https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/time-pressure-and-creativity/#respond Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:52:54 +0000 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/?p=212919 I often write about making time - units of time - for creativity. But this post explores a different angle: how the nature and quality of time impacts how creative we actually feel.]]> https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/time-pressure-and-creativity/feed/ 0 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/six-thinking-hats/ https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/six-thinking-hats/#comments Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:45:32 +0000 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/?p=212496 Named in the spirit of putting on our thinking caps, Six Thinking Hats is a useful way to sort through different viewpoints about ideas and issues.]]> https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/six-thinking-hats/feed/ 2 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/including-childhood-mental-illness-in-childrens-books/ https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/including-childhood-mental-illness-in-childrens-books/#respond Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:36:38 +0000 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/?p=212188 Childhood mental health seems to be having a moment in children’s literature. Hopefully it’s not just a moment, of course. And hopefully it includes more works that go beyond topics like anxiety and depression and takes us into diagnoses and symptoms related to severe mental illness, such as psychotic disorders. ]]> https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/including-childhood-mental-illness-in-childrens-books/feed/ 0 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/books-can-help-nurture-young-inventors/ https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/books-can-help-nurture-young-inventors/#respond Sat, 09 Apr 2022 17:10:50 +0000 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/?p=211532 I’m a bit fascinated with inventors and their processes. And better still when it involves youth. I’ll take the click bait to read social media posts or news articles about children pursuing their creative ideas. Children’s publishing is an important channel to nurture young inventors. ]]> https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/books-can-help-nurture-young-inventors/feed/ 0 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/get-creative-with-constraints/ https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/get-creative-with-constraints/#respond Thu, 11 Nov 2021 03:00:11 +0000 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/?p=211151 There’s a quote out there in the Internet world that I’ve pinned and come back to periodically: Creativity is subtraction. This is a concept I find useful to remember in my writing, work and everyday life. Imposing constraints is one way of prompting subtraction. Constraints involve taking away things we over-rely on, leaving us to cope. Creativity often is the result.]]> https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/get-creative-with-constraints/feed/ 0 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/new-website-new-blog/ https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/new-website-new-blog/#respond Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:50:25 +0000 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/?p=211057 Welcome to my updated website! I tackled this refresh so you can quickly find helpful information and resources, and so I can more easily share news and tutorials through a WordPress blog.]]> https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/new-website-new-blog/feed/ 0 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/start-the-year-with-a-resource-boost/ https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/start-the-year-with-a-resource-boost/#respond Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:50:31 +0000 https://mbspreview22.com/?p=207907 ]]> https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/start-the-year-with-a-resource-boost/feed/ 0