Have you ever been to a party where another guest asks you what you do for a living? What do you say? Do you confess to being an artist, writer, performer or musician, then wait for them to ask why they don’t recognize your name? Or do you lie low and make stuff up?

What about when you’re pitching your own work. Do you have a strategy for explaining it in a way that makes the pitchee want to buy it?

Finally, in the unlikely event that someone’s curious about how your creative process works, would you be able to describe it to them?

These are the scenarios Gifted Underachievers James and Pat kick around. Unsurprisingly, things get a little weird.

Questions for Listeners:

* How do you explain your creative work at a party?

* In a pitch?

* Viz your process?

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