Takeaways

1. It takes a village to be creative even if the work is solitary.
2. Little tweaks to the environment can help you transition to the creative work.
3. Your identify is not in what you do, it’s in who you are.
4. It’s all about showing up every day – you don’t have to be perfect.
5. If you want to be a good writer, be a good reader.

Mentioned

Jess Pillay

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Jeff Tweedy, Let’s Go (So We Can Get Back)

Amelia Kaiser

Wes Speight

Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

Rachel Yamagata

Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft