Drawing From The Well - AJG BOOKS

"For all my longer works I write chapter outlines so I can have the pleasure of departing from them later on." — Garth Nix |

Happy Thursday Creatives! In today's podcast we talk about organizing our creative expressions and platforms. Do you plan prior to the draft phase, and if so, how meticulous do you plan? Or, do you work extemporaneously? For both types, how does your method help, or hinder, your work?

"The place of stillness that you have to go to write, but also to read seriously, is the point where you can actually make responsible decisions, where you can actually engage productively with an otherwise scary and unmanageable world." — Jonathan Franzen |

Happy Wednesday Creatives! In today's podcast we talk about investing in our inner life. Do you invest in your inner life? If so, how often? How do you find it helps your creative expressions and platform? During that time what is it about disconnecting from the world that stirs fear or anxiety?

As I've learned...no one knows "enough" about grammar. This causes a lot of people to feel insecure and alone, as if they're the only ones whose grasp of the language is less than adequate. — June Casagrande |

Happy Tuesday Creatives! In today's podcast we talk about the Creative's insecurity of not feeling knowledgeable enough express themselves.

"We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Sheep lice do not seem to share this longing, which is one reason why they write so little. —Anne Lamot" | Happy Monday Creatives! In today's podcast we're reminded of the massive impact our platforms and creative expressions have upon humanity. Today we question what area of human existence do you love to explore in your writing? What questions about human existence do you find shows up in your creative expressions?

"In a time of universal deceit—telling the truth is a revolutionary act." — George Orwell | Happy Friday Creatives! In today's podcast we take a look at George Orwell's life for inspiration and garner wisdom from his life experiences and career.

"The key to revision is learning to look at your work with an editor's eye." — The Writer's Digest Clinic | Happy Thursday! In today's podcast today we discuss the difference between self deprecating criticism and criticism that will make your work better.

“I am learning to see loneliness as a seed that, when planted deep enough, can grow into writing that goes back out into the world.” — Kathleen Norris | Happy Hump Day! In today's podcast we're encouraged to remember that though the creative life can be a lonely one our creative world has the ability to bring comfort once we yield to and envelop ourselves in them.

"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want". — Ben Stein | Happy Tuesday! In today's podcast we're reminded that success in our creative life doesn't happen randomly but by careful planning and goal setting. Today, we're encouraged to set realistic goals for the remaining year, or continue to meet those already established.

"The role of a writer is not to say what we can all say but what we are unable to say," - Anais Nin | Happy Monday! In today's podcast we're reminded that our work of art is able to speak for those often ignored in society.

“And because I found I had nothing else to write about, I presented myself as a subject.” — Michel De Montaigne | Happy Friday Creatives! In today’s podcast we’re reminded that our development and experiences are some of the best instruments in our creative tool box and we should never be ashamed or afraid to use them.