Welcome to Episode 176 of Live Happy Now. This is Paula Phelps, and today we're talking with

Keiko Agenna, author of No Mistakes, a perfect workbook for Imperfect Artists. While you know

Keiko as the actress from TV shows such as The Gilmore Girls and 13 Reasons Why, her new book

explores her artistic side,

and it invites you to do the same. Let's listen as she talks with Live Happy executive editor,

Donna Stokes. We're huge fans of your work here at Live Happy and excited to pick your brain

about creativity. I'm just wondering what inspired you to start this project and how long has it been in the works?

Well, this book has been in the works for about two years now.

And originally it was going to be an adult coloring book.

So it actually started with the artwork.

I draw and I was talking about it on the Gilmore Guy's podcast, and someone who worked at Tartar Paraguay had heard about that.

And through the podcast, actually, we're talking about what it could possibly be.

And then this book, that's more of a workbook.

It does have some coloring elements into it,

but it's definitely more of a journaling workbook type of endeavor.

Sort of grew out of our conversations about what this book could be.

And that was, and my rough draft was turned in about a year ago. So this whole,

so now it's coming to the end of it just launching on the seventh. Yeah. Great. That's interesting

that you say it started out as a coloring book because I love your artwork in it. And my instinct was to

get out my colored pencils and to start coloring in your art.

What is your personal definition of creativity?

Well, I guess that's a great question because for me, the way I approach it, I think that

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