A few years ago I heard that Linda Ronstadt had moved to New York because living in Los Angeles was making her too soft and stifling her creativity. I never heard whether that helped her, but I began to wonder whether you have to live a hard life, be left-handed, or be a bit crazy to be a really creative person. Find out what today's guest, a creativity expert, thinks about my question.

Dr. Linda Seger created and defined the job of script consultant when she began her business in 1981, based on a method for analyzing scripts she developed for her dissertation project. Since then, she has consulted on over 2000 scripts, including over 40 produced feature films and about 35 produced television projects.

She is an internationally known speaker in the area of screenwriting, having lectured in over 20 countries. She has given seminars for studios, networks, production companies, television series, and film commissions.

She is the author of nine books, including Making a Good Writer Great and Creating Unforgettable Characters.

Join Linda and host Paula B. for a fascinating exploration of creativity, including:

* What creativity is

* Whether creativity can be learned

* Whether great artists, writers, and musicians are more creative than other people

* Whether drugs and drink help people be more creative

* Whether you have to be a little crazy to be creative

* Whether you have to have a hard life to be creative

* How to jump-start your creativity

* How writers can develop their visual thinking skills.