I have noticed that the creative work flows when you're relax and obviously the most efficient answers come to you when you least expect it, if you're fortunate enough you won't be doing a creative job for a living chances are you'll become a clerk or serve a bot. But let's say now you've chosen a task for yourself to create something!
Go ahead and think of something you want to create but are afraid of, experience tells me tells me the things you are most afraid of doing gives the most rewards, and practices make you perfect.
Let's use the same principles to help you create something as a beginner!
These are some tips I follow to get the work done.
Steps!
1. Start with something you already know.
Brain is a wonderful device and the best part is that it works for you and not the other way. Your brain is like Google, it sifts through the important information and forth the relevant content. What I mean is you have to set a topic and not down the details you know about the topic. It can be in bullet points or plain opinions. This is your first draft. Now you have something to work with.
2. Research
Chances are you'll have some questions about the text you've written, regardless of the reason it is good to have a reference to work, this can be a book, another article or, set of habits that have helped you in past. Notice that this step is after the first draft since it will now add to your text instead of inspiring it, or getting you on a route to imitation, worse plagiarism ! Besides you'll always have something written already better than yours , take advantage of it and improve your work! That's the growth you'll see as a creative!
3. Set the mood.
Creative work needs space and peace of mind. Honestly having that everyday is a luxury. What you can do is prepare a routine to get in the flow, choose a time your most creative in the day, be morning or night. These times are preferable as the disturbance is the least.
Next follow a set of actions that gets your creative juices flowing!
For me it's,
1. Morning exercise (good blood flow)
2. Peaceful place preferably with good air circulation
3. A cup of coffee
4. And some texts or videos about the topic for good motivation.
Then I sit down and pour my heart out.
4. Be honest with your work
One thing to remember about creative work is that it's a reflection of yourself, your audience sees a part of you in all your creations.
So be honest with your work and present yourself with it. Don't worry about others opinions as long as you are true to yourself. Only the closest of your people know what is it you do truly, so just focus on your work.
5. Keep learning!
Work ethics, opinions, ideas and knowledge keep on changing and it is necessary for you to keep upgrading yourself as the ideas and strategies that got you here may not serve you long. That's why keep in touch with the greatest of your fields and become a mentee of people who have done similar things you want to do in future! Another way to say it is keep updating your knowledge bank and work.
Bonus: Packaging
The way a thing is presented plays a pivotal role in its reach, apart from a creative process you also need an attractive product.
It can be in ways like, a catchy title or attractive image, probably both. Also it needs to be easy to understand and/or implement other wise it's not useful.
Side note: the best of authors write 5-6 drafts of the books before getting it published, the best of actors give a no. Of takes before the final one, so it is quite clear you might not have it in one go, so keep practicing!
Also comment down if you have some creative hacks or ethics that have helped you.
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