Show Your Work!
Share your process, not just your results. A short, illustrated guide to building an audience by being generous.
“I have a creative project I keep avoiding”
Unlock my creativity
These books help you push through fear and resistance and make creative work a regular part of life.
- 7 books that help
Start with these
The three books we'd hand you first.
The War of Art
Steven Pressfield
Name the force that keeps you from your real work, then beat it by showing up every day.
Big Magic
Elizabeth Gilbert
Live creatively alongside fear. Warm encouragement from the author of Eat Pray Love.
Bird by Bird
Anne Lamott
Funny, honest advice on writing and life: take it bird by bird, and allow terrible first drafts.
More books that help
Steal Like an Artist
Nothing is original. A short, illustrated guide to borrowing well and making your own work.
The Artist's Way
A 12-week programme to recover your creativity through morning pages and artist dates.
The Creative Act
A legendary music producer's meditation on creativity as a way of being.
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