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Listen to this if you are feeling overwhelmed, struggling to focus and unable to find the fuel you need to show up.

There’s a cliche that says artists are depressive types, and although this isn’t completely unfounded, this disposition creates a powerful opportunity that you may be missing!

SHOW NOTES:

Andre 3000 on Broken Record
https://youtu.be/LjHcHTJ8D5k?si=KLoYwQMotdWJxHQj

Past Lives
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13238346/

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com

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This episode is for you if you:

1 - Struggle to be productive like a “normal” human
2 - Want to make your work more YOU
3 - You want to get looser and have more fun in your work
4 - Are interested in storytelling / picture books

THIS WAS A PHENOMENALLY FUN AND INSIGHTFUL CHAT with picture book legend Bob Shea!

SHOW NOTES:

Bob Shea
https://www.bobshea.com

Bearsuit Turtle
https://store.abramsbooks.com/products/bearsuit-turtle-makes-a-friend

Chez Bob
https://www.bobshea.com/books/chez-bob

Lane Smith
https://www.lanesmithbooks.com

Stinky Cheese Man
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stinky_Cheese_Man_and_Other_Fairly_Stupid_Tales

Genesight Medication Testing
https://genesight.com

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com

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---This episode is for you if you are:

1 - A beginner trying to make a splash
2 - A seasoned creative who needs to try something new
3 - Stuck and uninspired and lost the love of making stuff

We are all beginners at some point and we become beginners again and again at different aspects of our creative journey repeatedly. With times rapidly changing, this has never been more true. In this Q&A episode of the show, we explore how to begin well, but also, maybe more importantly how to end and finish projects well.

This is a fan favorite type Q&A “Ask Dr. Pizza” episode :)

SHOW NOTES:

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com

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How do truly embed yourself into your work? 

Today on the show, we have a creative master who has done this at the highest level. In this episode, Caldecott winning author illustrator Brian Selznick joins me to discuss his new book “Run Away with Me”. 

We deconstruct the elements that make this book both a quintessential piece of work for Selznick, and also an evolution of his creative voice. 

If you want to develop a deeper sense of yourself in the work and find your place amongst the timeline of your creative hero's. This episode is for you!

SHOW NOTES:

Brian Selznick
https://brianselznick.com 
https://www.runawaywithmethebook.com

Maurice Sendak
https://www.mauricesendak.com

A Page is a Door by Remy Charlip
https://www.theinventionofhugocabret.com/remy_essay.htm

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com

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Do you feel like the competition is so steep you don’t have a chance? Do you ever look around online and think “why should I even bother? I am not even close to this level of talent!” If so, this episode is for you. Stop trying to be super and tap into your true edge: your secret creative powers! Let’s talk about how to find them!

SHOW NOTES:

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com

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When times are hectic and industries freeze, it can feel like creative progress is impossible. In times like these, rather than bang your head up against the same wall over and over again, you can see this external block as a sign that it’s time to shift your focus and ways of being. In this episode I share one of the most essential breakthroughs in my creative practice that happened during some of the slowest and scariest moments of my creative journey.

SHOW NOTES:

Lisa Miller PhD The Awakened Brain
https://www.lisamillerphd.com

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com

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This was an INCREDIBLE CHAT. I left so pepped.

If you are overwhelmed by the blank page, scared to try and fail, or feel the pressure to exist in a vacuum, this episode is for you!

In this episode, Poet Maggie Smith is back with her brilliant new book “Dear Writer: Pep Talks and Practical Advice for the Creative Life”. I LOVED this book and this chat JUST AS MUCH. This episode is CHOCKED FULL of creative insights from Maggie and her new book, you are going to love it!

SHOW NOTES:

Maggie Smith
https://maggiesmithpoet.com/book/dear-writer/

Good Bones
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/89897/good-bones

Dear Writer: Pep Talks and Practical Advice for the Creative Life
https://maggiesmithpoet.com/book/dear-writer/

Katherine Fahey
http://www.thecrankiefactory.com/115034631.html

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co 
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co 
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com

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Are you overwhelmed pretty much no matter what you do? Are you overwhelmed by long to do lists? Short ones? Complex and simple ones? In this episode I will share a recent shift that has made a big impact on me that resulted in me feeling less overwhelmed and more able to be creatively productive.

SHOW NOTES:

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co
Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com

John Cleese on Creativity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvKeu46jgwo

Cal Newport https://calnewport.com

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Feel like things have changed or are always changing?

Do you find yourself changing yourself to fit?

Where do you really want to be?

In this episode I am joined by artist and author, Morgan Harper Nichols. We discuss envisioning a future for yourself that you actually want to go towards and how to find the right creative home within all the possibilities.

https://morganharpernichols.com

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Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co

Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co
Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com

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If you THINK more about making stuff than actually making stuff, this episode is for you! I tell a story that helped me realize that going the right way is overrated and what to do instead.

SHOW NOTES:

Co-Writing / Editing: Sophie Miller http://sophiemiller.co

Audio Editing / Sound Design: Conner Jones http://pendingbeautiful.co

Soundtrack / Theme Song: Yoni Wolf / WHY? http://whywithaquestionmark.com

War of Art by Stephen Pressfield

https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/

Cal Newport Deep Work

https://calnewport.com/writing/

Christopher Vogler The Writers Journey

https://mwp.com/product/writers-journey-25th-anniversary-edition-mythic-structure-writers/

Brian McDonald Invisible Ink

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/invisible-ink-stewart-stern/1146054340

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