Episode 131: Advice from the Creative Trenches

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What you'll hear:

A request for requests! My list is getting pretty thin, don't be shy to reach out and let me know if there's something you'd like to hear about on this podcast. 1:00
A 30 minute chunk of The Monstrous Feminine is being staged as part of "The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories" thanks to dancer/visionary Georgia Shrubbe. You can buy tickets here! https://www.eventcreate.com/e/yellowwallpaper
Why creating is sometimes an extremely lonely and isolated experience 3:30
The advice I've given 100s of times and am now being forced to follow myself 4:40
What your job is during creation, phase 1 6:50
How phase 1 is going for me (spoiler, it's SO MUCH FUN)
Advice for anyone else in the creative trenches 9:50
- Acknowledge what stage of creation you're in:
  - embryonic
  - Phase 1 (collecting material)
  - Phase 2 (editing and feedback)
  - Desert of Suck (can happen at any time, is not permanent
TL;DR: Just do your job.