All Posts by Amanda Truscott

About the Author

Amanda Truscott studied English Literature and Journalism, after which she had writer’s block for most of a decade. She spent several years researching the creative process. Now, she happily writes novels, short stories, and she never worries she’ll run out of ideas. Her first nonfiction book, Creative Unblocking: Bypass Self-Doubt, Tap Your Genius and Complete Your Best Work is now available.

This is What Creative Inspiration Really Looks Like

by: Amanda Truscott There’s a myth out there that stops a lot of people from creating things: the tortured genius, working feverishly in his squalid apartment while the muse whispers in his ear, which she does because he’s special… He’s talented. Jack Kerouac, the story goes, banged out his great American novel, On The Road, […]