AboutSamantha Prust Expertise I have a BA in English and an MFA in creative writing. I have worked in various publishing companies and for various literary magazines. I work as an editorial and production assistant for a book publishing company. I also have my own publishing consulting business.
Experience I grew up on the Sisseton/Wahpeton Sioux Tribe Indian Reservation in Sisseton, South Dakota. After high school I attended college at Minnesota State University in Fargo/Moorhead. After receiving my B.A. in English, I stayed in Fargo/Moorhead for two years, working as a proofreader, a librarian assistant, a cocktail waitress, and in customer service. I then moved to Colorado to attend Colorado State University, where I worked as Associate Editor for The Colorado Review while pursuing my Master's degree. After I graduated, I was able to stay in Colorado when I got a job as an editor and writer for Cottonwood Press, a small publisher specializing in supplemental books for teachers of English and language arts.
Expert: Samantha Prust Date: 7/4/2008 Subject: the creative process...
Question I feel at best I'm at it's will. Without it life seems almost dull and boring and the moments when its happening are the times I feel truly alive. I don't know where it comes from or how it works and refer to it as my 'true self' talking. I am amazed at the times the world appears to move slow and beautiful. I guess my question is how do you spur the 'creative process'? Through personal experience? A fast car? Exotic tastes? Sex? How do you keep the creative process going? How does one get better at creating? Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks Al
Answer Dear Al,
Wow, this is quite a question! How do you spur the creative process? I think keeping an open mind and questioning everything--including your own assumptions and beliefs--is a good method. Also, trying to look at all perspectives of everything is important. Look for new things to experience, too. I wish you the best in finding your own ways to spur your own creative process.
