Getting this started

So my friend Artie Isaac said that I should start a blog talking about my views on creativity. I have been making games and books for kids for more than a decade. You can see some of my work at the Brighter Minds Media website. Having created or co-created more than 30 kids books and 50 kids software titles, I guess I'm as qualified as anyone to speak on the subject, but honestly, I'm not quite sure how to go about it. Whenever I meet someone who asked what I do, the question eventually comes up. How do you get your ideas. And like most writers and other creative types that I have studied, I have to answer, "I really don't know." But that answer isn't entirely true. It's my opinion that when creative people are asked that, the I don't know answer comes back either out of humility or not wanting to try and explain the process. The creative people that I have dealt with all have a tendency to think differently than other people. You can tell almost immediately upon meeting them. All of them have what I term Creative Crutches. Little tricks, ideas and processes that help get the ideas flowing. Hence the name of the blog. What I hope to accomplish with this blog is to get draw on my experience as well as other as I delve into the creative process. I'm doing this mostly to enlighten me. If I can help someone else along the way, that's even better. Welcome aboard. Let's see where this takes us.