Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share S09 E09 Art as Conversation: 3 Writing Insights from my 7-Year-Old
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
S09 E09 Art as Conversation: 3 Writing Insights from my 7-Year-Old
Sometimes the best creative advice comes from the most unexpected teachers. In this episode, Mary shares three powerful insights about artistic confidence and creative decision-making—learned from watching her 7-year-old son navigate art ownership and musical performance.
If you've ever found yourself seeking permission for creative choices or writing by committee instead of trusting your vision, this episode offers a refreshing perspective on artistic ownership and creative confidence.
🎧 What You'll Learn:
✅ Why treating art as conversation (not sacred object) transforms your creative process
✅ How to develop the confidence to make creative decisions without seeking permission
✅ The difference between artistic confidence and writing by committee
✅ The power of pure trust in your creative vision
Want more?
Apply for The Book Incubator: https://www.thebookincubator.com/
Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/book.incubator/
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@maryadkins
Love this episode? Subscribe to First Draft Club and leave us a review! Your support helps other writers discover the show.
View all episodes
By By Mary Adkins | Author & Book Writing Coach
4.9
112112 ratings
Sometimes the best creative advice comes from the most unexpected teachers. In this episode, Mary shares three powerful insights about artistic confidence and creative decision-making—learned from watching her 7-year-old son navigate art ownership and musical performance.
If you've ever found yourself seeking permission for creative choices or writing by committee instead of trusting your vision, this episode offers a refreshing perspective on artistic ownership and creative confidence.
🎧 What You'll Learn:
✅ Why treating art as conversation (not sacred object) transforms your creative process
✅ How to develop the confidence to make creative decisions without seeking permission
✅ The difference between artistic confidence and writing by committee
✅ The power of pure trust in your creative vision
Want more?
Apply for The Book Incubator: https://www.thebookincubator.com/
Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/book.incubator/
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@maryadkins
Love this episode? Subscribe to First Draft Club and leave us a review! Your support helps other writers discover the show.
More shows like The First Draft Club
View all
Writing Excuses
1,290 Listeners
Helping Writers Become Authors
1,005 Listeners
A Slob Comes Clean
2,487 Listeners
The Creative Penn Podcast For Writers
623 Listeners
The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience
213 Listeners
10% Happier with Dan Harris
12,733 Listeners
The Lazy Genius Podcast
6,634 Listeners
Typology
3,200 Listeners
Writer's Routine
312 Listeners
Fiction Writing Made Easy | Top Creative Writing Podcast for Fiction Writers & Writing Tips
1,462 Listeners
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
776 Listeners
We Can Do Hard Things
41,514 Listeners
Essential Guide to Writing a Novel
361 Listeners
Writers on Writing
89 Listeners
Master Fiction Writing
17 Listeners