Its not always easy to be creativeto give our minds space to roam while ignoring our inner critic, to stare down a blank page and make the leap from nothing to anything. It takes courage. Finding the courage to create is something the editors of Flow know a lot about. Creativity is a central value of the Flow mission, evident in every issue that bursts with the wild imaginations of its artists, writers, and editors. In Creativity Takes Courage, Flow brings together inspiration, hands-on projects, boundary-pushing activities, and special paper goodies to show readers how to unleash their inner artists. Organized around a series of twelve daresincluding Dare to Fail, Dare to Be a Kid, Dare to Be Bored, Dare to Go Offline, Dare to CollaborateCreativity Takes Courage encourages the reader to be fully present .