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title: Creative Quickie – Reading, Writing, and Creating
description: Creative Quickie – Reading, Writing, and Creating
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# [Creative Quickie – Reading, Writing, and Creating](https://www.brainzooming.com/blog/creative-quickie-reading-writing-and-creating)

 Written by [Mike Brown](https://www.brainzooming.com/blog/author/mike-brown) | Nov 3, 2008 11:00:00 AM

<https://www.brainzooming.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/081026-Creative-Quickie---r-May-25-2022-01-22-50-60-PM.jpg>The November 2008 Inc. Magazine has a feature on [hotelier Chip Conley](http://www.chipconley.com/). The article mentions in passing an intriguing creative inspiration combination he uses when designing hotels: **he selects one magazine and five words that embody the overall hotel concept.**

Give that approach a try next time you're stuck for a creative start:

- Get a magazine that’s brand new to you
- Identify five words describing your intended creative destination
- Put them all together in one room for the night and hang out the DO NOT DISTURB sign
- See what new possibilities emerge the next morning!

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