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The Keys to Prolific Creativity Kindle Edition

by David V. Stewart (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 90 ratings
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What if I told you that the biggest impediment to mastery of your craft is not lack of time, desire, or even talent, but your creative process itself?
What if I told you that the main difference between you and Bach, or any master of the past, is how you approach your art, not some inborn genius you think you don’t possess?

Designed for all artists, writers, and musicians, The Keys to Prolific Creativity is a no-fluff guide to organizing your priorities, managing your growth, and designing a creative process that will help you achieve the creative output you have always desired.
Have you always wanted to write a book? Record an album? How about create a graphic novel? Lots of people have a burning passion for the art they want to create, and a great store of talent to achieve it, yet find themselves empty-handed after years of effort.
The truth is that technical knowledge of your field is only half the battle. The other half is knowing how to create consistently over the long-term – how to design your own work schedule and methods, and then learning how to align those with your goals to finish your project… and the next one!
David V. Stewart is an author, musician, and YouTuber, who has, in the last 4 years, written and published 11 fiction books (and designed the covers of all of them), one album, and hundreds of informative videos on writing, publishing, classical guitar, and film criticism. He did this while growing his family and working full time; in fact, almost everything was produced on one to two hours of work per day.
The Keys to Prolific Creativity represents the distillation of the 9 principles he used to design his creative process across multiple realms of practice to deliver his creative products to market in a timely manner while maintaining high standards.
Buy it today and unlock your inner master!
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B084P8P1M2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ; 1st edition (March 27, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 27, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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David Van Dyke Stewart is a writer, musician, educator, youtuber, and father. A classical and flamenco guitarist trained by the legendary Juan Serrano, he spent the majority of his 20s as a performer in both California and Nevada. In 2013, after more than a decade of performing and teaching while dealing with progressive hearing loss, he returned to an earlier passion, which was writing. He is the author of a dozen books in the fantasy, science fiction, horror, and historical fiction genres.

In 2017, after receiving a bone-anchored hearing system that restored a large portion of his hearing, he returned to music production and released "Memories Adrift," an eclectic instrumental/ambient rock album under "David V. Stewart's Zul."

He lives in rural California with his family.

For more free fiction and non-fiction content, videos, and more, visit: www.dvspress.com, www.davidvstewart.com, www.youtube.com/c/davidstewartwriter, or email stu@dvspress.com. Join the mailing list at dvspress.com/list for a free book.

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Practical, honest, full of good info!
This book is awesome. Written by a guy much like myself, an indie author and father and all around busy dude, I was very much in tune with the vibe of the book. It takes a lot to mold your creativity into an actual product that covers both creative AND financial satisfaction. David helps creative types do that with this book. Well worth the low cost and when put into action, good things happen!
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Evan Ross
5.0 out of 5 stars The book that helped me write a book
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2023
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I have read much of DVS' material, but Keys is my favorite by far because the advice really does work. The book is not overwritten. It is easy enough to read with just the right amount of details. It is neither vague nor pedantic. I have attempted writing books many times, but I never got past the first chapter. Thanks to David's advice, I wrote my first non-fiction book. Is the book good? No! But David also helps us to temper our expectations as we begin the creative process.
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R & L
5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful, Unpretentious, Very Readable
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2020
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Extraordinarily helpful. This book is lean and to the point. David Stewart does an excellent job explaining his Keys and gives plenty of evidence and anecdotes in support of why they are effective.

I am very averse to self help books as they tend to be pretentious and very hit-or-miss when it comes to effectiveness. The Keys to Prolific Creativity does not try to sell a "program" or any kind of "secret technique". Instead, Stewart outlines his "Keys", which are more like habits and mindsets, that are far more adaptable to each individual person and various life situations. Unlike many other "ways to be successful", these keys strike me as very applicable, attainable, and practical.

After reading this, I have rescheduled my life in order to implement the ideas in the book. When was the last time you read something that actually changed the way you live?
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OBB
5.0 out of 5 stars Good practical advice
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2022
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The book gave great examples from different creative arts fields, writing, music, and art that were practical and doable and encouraged you to explore various ways to approach your craft that works best for you
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Hardwicke Benthow
5.0 out of 5 stars A book of practical advice.
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2023
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This is not a writing or art creation manual. It is not about specific techniques. It is a book about how to develop a mindset and lifestyle that is conducive to writing or creating art.

There are many people who make a living by selling books or courses on how to become successful at creating and/or marketing books or art, but most don't have the track record to back up their advice. David V. Stewart is an exception, as he has a proven track record of writing and selling books and music.

If you want solid advice on how to organize your life to maximize creativity from someone who has himself succeeded in doing so, I would recommend this book.
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Scott Leneau
5.0 out of 5 stars Good advice, if you actually want to get something done
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2020
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Gives you a lot of perspective about how to easily and painlessly complete very large creative undertakings by ordering your life and adding them to your schedule as processes. Book doesn't go into specifics about how to complete any given creative endeavor, but it shows you the general principles of how to achieve them little by little.

For instance, did you know that writing 1000 words a day yields you a full length novel 3 times a year? I didn't either. It's these little perspectives that make the book worthwhile.
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Joseph A
4.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful book for anyone looking to find structure in their creativity
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2020
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As someone who has been trying all different ways to structure my creativity, I found this book to be very helpful! The short and direct approach was a great way to allow the reader to build off of the ideas presented and use them for their own creative endeavors.
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EM
5.0 out of 5 stars Practical and applicable
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2020
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I really enjoyed this book. I appreciate that the author is to the point and that these keys are useful and applicable. I started reading it because I'm a fan of some of his YouTube videos, but it has also inspired me to start creating again, and I will definitely be trying out what he recommends. He busts a lot of misconceptions people have around artists and creating art - to a large extent deglamorizing what is often portrayed in movies.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Filled with great ideas and valuable wisdom.
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2021
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I enjoyed the book and look forward to putting the mindset to work well writing my own novel. Thanks so much for sharing your ideas.
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Andreas Ahlborn
4.0 out of 5 stars Short and bittersweet
Reviewed in Germany on August 19, 2020
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Stewart succeeds in giving solid advice to everybody Working to improve a craft. In comparison to other authors, like for example, scott Adams , his approach is much more lean, at times a little dry. Highly recommended for people who are having delusions about professional artistry is anything else than hard work.
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Joe
5.0 out of 5 stars A unique book about creativity with very practical, nitty-gritty advice.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 12, 2020
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I really enjoyed this book. I've found this book to have something I haven't found in other books about writing or creativity; it's largely focused on the practicalities of writing, in terms of fitting it into your daily life. What the actual process of being a writer looks like. How much to write, when and where.

The kind of advice I've found in this book is much more useful to me than anything I read when studying screenwriting. Most books about writing tell you about how to write (often from one perspective which may be heavily biased) but this book is much more practical and gives you an idea of how one might become a professional.

The most helpful part for me was the advice about treating yourself like a professional instead of an amateur.

I found the prose hard to read sometimes, a couple of sentences in the book required reading multiple times, but mostly it's really well written. I'd recommend it to any creative person who is struggling to be productive.
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Nakura
5.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff
Reviewed in Japan on November 14, 2020
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Really enjoyed this one! I have always struggled with being creative as I felt I didn’t understand any of the rules. However this book has helped me realize that rules are just a starting place. You have to do some rule breaking every now and then to move forward. Good Stuff!
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Nightwatch Publishing
5.0 out of 5 stars Quality read for those starting out.
Reviewed in Australia on October 18, 2020
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This was a very enjoyable read with a lot of useful information that the budding writer should use.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great practical advice - concise package
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 14, 2021
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Good book and audiobook.
While I still haven't absorbed all the lessons of it, I appreciate it for giving a short and to the point way to help improve your productivity, which makes it easy to return to chapters if you feel a struggle in some area, or just listen to all again perhaps after taking a break or holiday to get back on track.
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