Chalkboard Quote #4 – George Eliot on following your dreams
Today’s inspirational chalkboard quote comes from the writer George Eliot. A maxim for life if ever there was one.
Category: Inspiration
Kalle Ryan: The voice of the Super Bowl
My friends over at The Irish NFL Show asked me to do the voiceover for their big Super Bowl intro. As a lifelong American Football fan, this was such a pleasure to do. The final result is a stirring, spinetingling little film that I’m very proud of. Take a look and let me know what […]
A magical gift from the universe
For Christmas I received an incredibly cool gift of a curated book subscription from Mr B’s Emporium of Reading Delights. I promptly filled out a very thoughtful questionnaire to gauge my interests and tastes, and then clicked send. They would then send a surprise book in the post to me each month. The first one […]
Creative Kalle on Facebook
I have a Facebook page dedicated to creative conversations. Feel free to like and follow.
Forgive Yourself by Jonas Gardell
The Swedish author and comedian Jonas Gardell is one of my favourite writers. There is a gentle beauty and disarming truth in his deceptively simple Swedish writing. Alas not much of his work is translated into English, but it has been translated into a number of other European languages.His novel “En Komikers Uppväxt” (A Comedian […]
Chalkboard Quotation #3 – Werner Herzog on the creative struggle
Today on the chalkboard I am pondering the words of the great German film director Werner Herzog, and his metaphorical description of carrying a great weight with you (be it your dreams, your identity, your creative impulses). If you havent seen his film Fitzcarraldo, where he literally pulls a boat over a mountain, then do […]
What’s stopping you from creating?
I love these bold, brilliant posters that adorn the walls of Facebook Meta and ask a terrific question, that applies to creative work just as readily as it does to life choices.
Stephen King on Writing
As a writer, I am always trying to improve and learn more about the craft. Even though I wouldn’t call myself a huge fan of Stephen King’s novels, I have nevertheless found myself returning many times to the nuggets of wisdom in his book “On Writing”. So many small lessons I have used time and […]
Chalkboard Quote #2 – James Joyce on the magic of mistakes
James Joyce today on the chalkboard. A reminder that mistakes or happy accidents are the source of great creative breakthroughs.
