The twisted genius behind Gaping Void has a brilliant post on “How to be Creative.” Lots of insight there whether your business is PR, advertising or just figuring out how to sell the next guy who walks on the car lot. My favorite:

Sing in your own voice: Piccasso was a terrible colorist. Turner couldn’t paint human beings worth a damn. Saul Steinberg’s formal drafting skills were appalling. TS Eliot had a full-time day job. Henry Miller was a wildly uneven writer. Bob Dylan can’t sing or play guitar.

(A note for the easily shocked: Most Gaping Void posts come with brilliant little pen-and-ink drawings. Not all of them are work-safe…)

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