There is a common belief that there are two “sides” of the brain. One side handles the rational day-to-day thinking necessary for our survival and the other our expressive and creative side. There is an interesting book that deals with this written by Betty Edwards called Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain where this effect is used to teach people how to draw. The idea is to try to prevent the “rational side” of the brain from interfering with the creative side. Everyone is different and we all have to find what works for us.

In Nel’s case, it was the discovery of audio books that she could download onto her iPod. Somehow, listening the the classics (Tale of Two Cities was one of her favorites) occupied her think side of her brain in such a way that allowed her creative side to flow freely. She now recommends that everyone who is having creative block problems give it a try. If it worked for her, it just might work for you.