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How to Unlock Your Inner Creative Potential
Creativity is often viewed as an inherent trait, like some magic voodoo thing reserved for artists or musicians. That's not true. Everyone possesses the ability to be creative; it just takes a little help to bring it out.

CF McHale
Jun 106 min read
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Creative Community Model for a New World
I needed resources. Players. Studios. Lawyers. Performance spaces. Animators. Sound wizards. Social media-wise folk. I needed community. And somehow, 2112 had it all.

CF McHale
Jun 93 min read
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Born to Write. Do I Bad Write Now?
AI is a powerful writing assistant. It’s also an abysmal writer.

CF McHale
Jun 33 min read
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Creative Ambition: The Fuel of Artistic Greatness
For me, creative ambition is everything. It’s the difference between creating something safe and making something transformative.

CF McHale
May 283 min read
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AI Is Mid: Understanding the Limitations of Artificial Intelligence in Art
Ask any artist, and they’ll tell you: the process isn’t just how art gets made. It’s how the artist gets made.

CF McHale
May 243 min read
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You Won’t Believe the Cliffhanger at the End of This Post—Or Will You?
The Art, Psychology, and Power of the Cliffhanger in Stories and Life.

CF McHale
May 27 min read
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Reset To Recharge
Maybe it’s time to shift from hustling to harvesting.

CF McHale
Apr 271 min read
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Baseball is the Great American Audio Sport
Baseball is the Great American Audio Sport

CF McHale
Apr 242 min read
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Exploring Innovation: My Experience at the 2112 Creative Incubator in Chicago
Chris on the Creatvie Trampoline 2112: The Creative Trampoline You Didn’t Know You Needed I like buses, subways, and all sorts of public...

CF McHale
Apr 232 min read
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Are Artists Time Travelers? (Asking for a Friend—and Mozart)
Where did Mozart come from? How can he be? Or Shakespeare? Or Bobby Dylan. What are they channeling? Are artists time travelers!!!

CF McHale
Mar 253 min read
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Creative Ambition: The Fuel of Artistic Greatness
Ambition gives creativity its wings. It separates those who dream from those who create.

CF McHale
Mar 222 min read
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Is Podcasting a Business?
What podcasting needs is a little old-school ROI.

CF McHale
Jan 162 min read
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The Value of a ‘No Screens’ Approach in Engagement
At its core, a screen-free philosophy invites us to reconnect with stories, our imaginations, and, most importantly, with each other.

CF McHale
Jan 13 min read
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The Evolution of Concept Albums: Past, Present, and Future with Song in Space
The concept album is a unique art form that has captivated audiences for decades, blending storytelling with music.

CF McHale
Dec 31, 20243 min read
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Are Craftpeople the Future of Creativity?
Our new tools mean smaller teams can get entire projects in their hands.

CF McHale
Nov 27, 20244 min read
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State of Jijiji
All this prep work means we are ready to launch our first Kickstarter to raise funds for Episode 1 of Song in Space.

CF McHale
Nov 21, 20244 min read
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The Seismic Shift in Entertainment
How the Loss of Back-end Revenue Shattered Hollywood—And the Untapped Goldmines You're Missing When the elevator to my studio opened some...

CF McHale
Sep 29, 20247 min read
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Navigate the Road to Creative Success: Embrace the Maze
There’s no map for creative success. It’s a beautiful, twisting, insane, impossible labyrinth.

CF McHale
Sep 24, 20244 min read
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