One of the most common sources of anxiety for budding creatives is the struggle to find a unique voice. Should you spend your apprentice years by imitating the masters? Do you need to focus all your energy on being original? Or is it better to ignore those questions altogether and just focus on making as much art as possible? In today's episode, we'll look at the path to finding your own distinct creative voice from a number of angles. We'll hear some thoughts from photographer Meg Loeks and multidisciplinary artist Claire Luxton. We'll also glean some nuggets of wisdom from a recent Brandon Sanderson interview and hear my personal journey from writing knockoff E.E. Cummings poems to discovering a style of my own.

Material Mentioned in This Episode:

• Why Great Writers Steal Ideas | With Brandon Sanderson
• #45: Meg Loeks - The Emotional Power of Self Portraits, Inspiration vs. Imitation, Photographing Chickens, Refusing to Rush, and More
• Claire Luxton || From Fine Art Portraits to Poetry - Exploring the Interplay of Mediums and Ideas
• Kent Williams Interview | Beautiful Bizarre

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