https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/ 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/ 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/the-quiet-personal-rewards-of-everyday-creativity/ https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/the-quiet-personal-rewards-of-everyday-creativity/#respond Sat, 10 Jan 2026 15:37:38 +0000 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/?p=213513 I’m a big champion of creativity and write about it often. Let's explore the idea that everyday creativity looks like any activity that is new and useful without recognition needed from society.]]> https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/the-quiet-personal-rewards-of-everyday-creativity/feed/ 0 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/how-did-the-year-go-for-your-creativity/ https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/how-did-the-year-go-for-your-creativity/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:32:01 +0000 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/?p=213434 As we tend to do at year’s end, I’m taking stock of how things went. That includes how I’m feeling about being able to embrace everyday creativity.]]> https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/how-did-the-year-go-for-your-creativity/feed/ 2 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/ways-to-get-unstuck-from-everyday-problems/ https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/ways-to-get-unstuck-from-everyday-problems/#respond Fri, 16 May 2025 12:10:00 +0000 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/?p=212855 ]]> https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/ways-to-get-unstuck-from-everyday-problems/feed/ 0 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/how-to-use-2-types-of-creativity-in-your-life/ https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/how-to-use-2-types-of-creativity-in-your-life/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:06:44 +0000 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/?p=212815 I’ve been curious for a long time about how I can fully embrace creativity in both my personal and work lives, along with how creativity benefits our communities. Creativity consultant and author David Parrish proposes 2 types of creativity and this resonated with me.]]> https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/how-to-use-2-types-of-creativity-in-your-life/feed/ 0 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/new-ya-novel-about-mental-illness/ https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/new-ya-novel-about-mental-illness/#respond Sat, 07 Dec 2024 14:24:11 +0000 https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/?p=212711 The second of two young adult novels I’ve written back-to-back for North Star Editions is available in January!]]> https://jenniferphillipsauthor.com/new-ya-novel-about-mental-illness/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