Matthew Wayne Selznick Creates

August 26, 2025 – Free-Range Creativity and Origin Stories

First published on September 7, 2025

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Sit with me for a bit in the patio of the lush and lavish studios of MWS Media as I discuss my definition of free-range creativity, the concept of multiple origin stories as it pertains to your creative journey, and the latest on a tool I’m developing to help writers and authors keep all their storyworld elements organized and quantified in one place. Among other stuff, of course.

This episode was recorded on August 26, 2025.

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My fiction and non-fiction.
Apparently, I did not coin the phrase “free range creativity.” But it means something different to me.
What I’m building is meant to replace most of what Scrivener does… but if you really wanna use Scrivener in the meantime….
This episode was recorded (audio and video) using a Pixel 9a phone with no external tools or third-party apps. Front-facing camera.
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