Staff Pick
There are so many time management books out there, but this is the first one I've read that comes from someone who runs a creative business — and writing is definitely a business. This book was super helpful, especially for someone like me who works a day job on top of my illustration business. She gives examples of how she organizes and manages her time and also how to customize her system to fit your life. A great read for any creative person trying to organize their chaos. Recommended By Rose H., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Art and writing can be the most fulfilling part of our lives. But it's often difficult to make space for it in our day-to-day existence, especially if we're not at the point yet where creating it is our job. Sometimes we have so many ideas it’s difficult to keep them all organized, much less maintaining a creative schedule or dedicated workspace. With all the clutter overwhelming your scattered brain (not to mention your desk), it's all too easy to fall into procrastination and disarray. From Chaos to Creativity is a series of glowing beacon. Jessie L. Kwak has written a Getting Things Done for artists and writers, drawing on her experience as a professional copywriter with a novel-writing habit, and from interviews with other authors, artists, musicians, and designers, to teach you how to focus on the good ideas, manage your project, make time in your life, and execute your passions to completion. Make great art by channeling your chaotic creative force into productive power and let the world see what you're capable of! Want to get started right now? Pick up the workbook as well!
Review
"...Jessie [Kwak] has outsmarted other productivity systems by making a Creativity System that works with your unique brain. We're artists, and we're messy. That's great. We can revel in our lunacy, but it really helps to have someone like Jessie to help us move our chaos into creativity." Sean Platt, Storyteller and founder of Sterling & Stone
Review
"In Chaos to Creativity, Jessie Kwak shows how we can all set up our lives so we actually accomplish our creative goals. I love that this book doesn't have one set system that's supposed to work for everybody, but is instead a guide to help all sorts of people figure out how to be productive.... This is a great book for helping you get yourself together and on track by setting up a creativity system that you can use even if you don't feel super motivated, and even if you don't have a ton of time." Andrea Rangel, knitting pattern designer
About the Author
Jessie L. Kwak is a freelance writer and novelist living in Portland, Oregon. She is the author of paranormal thriller Shifting Borders, the Durga System series of gangster sci-fi stories, and a silly short story collection about content marketing during the zombie apocalypse. When she's not writing B2B marketing copy for freelance clients or scribbling away on her latest novel, you can find her riding her mountain biking, road tripping with her husband, and wrangling a number of sewing projects.You can learn more about her at www.jessiekwak.com, or follow her on Twitter (@jkwak).
Jessie L. Kwak on PowellsBooks.Blog
When I was just out of college, I went to work for a German expat in Venezuela. He used the word “chaos” to describe, well, everything...
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