On the creative journey, it's easy to get lost, but don't worry, you'll lift off.

Sometimes you just need a creative PEPTA.

You're probably listening to this show because you consider yourself creative or you want to be creative.

And when you think about creativity, I don't know about you, but for me, I think of the way the culture kind of talks about creativity.

It's very like Barney and friends, you know, that don't hug me.

I'm scared.

Let's get creative.

You know, if you're not familiar with that, it's like just having fun with finger

paints and like bouncing around and, you know, that kind of energy.

But in reality, creativity, being creative, getting creative can be really intimidating it can

be really scary and it can be really easy to feel blocks because there is just so much great

work out there more than ever before. The blank page is precious.

And the pressure to show up there and put yourself, pour yourself onto the canvas is just

a lot.

And there is this pressure to be singular, to be original.

But what if those pressures weren't based in reality?

What if they were based in mythology around creative work?

And what if your art doesn't have to be this singular thing,

but it can be seen as in conversation with other artworks and movements and scenes that you love and want to

participate in. In today's episode, I have a chat with poet Maggie Smith about her new book,

dear writer, pep talks and practicalice for the Creative Life, I freaking

love this book.

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