This episode of the Creative Introvert Podcast is for anyone who feels like they’ve tried ALL the things and still… nothing seems to be working. You’re not moving forward like you expected, you feel like you’re spinning your wheels and you may even be ready to throw in the towel. BUT WAIT! Before you do […]
What’s that sound? Oh that’s just me banging my head against the wall. Sigh. Whether you’re a freelancer, business owner, or creative hobbyist: when you’re not making any progress with your creative work, life can feel rather frustrating. Frustrating almost to the point of making you want to quit. I’ve been there. […]
When I first began my path attempting to become a ‘professional’ freelance illustrator, I figured part of the journey was to shmooze with other illustrators and go to networking events. Which I did. It wasn’t easy for me though - I would literally have to drag myself along to these events - and usually after a drink or two […]
At the time, I thought it was just the last-born rebel in me that provoked me to leave my stable 9-5 job in exchange for the free range, freelance life. I thought I was just being a bit of a brat; unable to ‘cope’ with the London commute and inability to control how I spent […]
Despite the fact I’ve loved drawing from an early age, and been told I was ‘good at it’ from those crayon and felt-tip-fuelled days, I’ve always struggled with the label ‘creative.’ Yes, i could draw. As in, I could reproduce what I saw fairly accurately and quickly. But I could never equate that with being […]
Listening the amount of podcasts I do, reading the amount of books and blogs, and watching the odd Youtube video; I take in a boatload of information from ‘experts’ in the creative industries. Now, I do this because (1) I enjoy learning (2) I enjoy thinking and (3) I like these people. BUT. The amount of […]
I think it was Jess Lively (yes, that is her awesome real name) who introduced me to the idea of writing to my intuition every morning. My whaaa? Yeah… I really was disturbed when I heard this concept. I’ve never considered myself ‘intuitive’ in any way - until the Myers-Briggs personality test told me I […]
If you couldn’t tell from that title, today’s post will be on the woo-woo side. Hopefully you’re ok with that. Quite honestly, I know a couple of years ago I would have looked at that title and thought “Screw that, gimme 10 ways to get more t-shirt sales!” But I’ve come to see that there’s […]
