word of the year

Express Yourself: Six Strategies for Authentic Creating

Last week, Merriam-Webster announced its Word of the Year for 2023. The word they chose is Authentic. 2023 has  been a year of searching for the truth. How do we discern what to trust, where to put our faith, even how to define reality? For the creator, authenticity lives in the doing. But it is also deeper than what you do. It is a dynamic and evolving aspect of your creative identity. Here are six strategies you can use to hear your own authentic voice and express it in your creative work.