You become a great writer when you show up as yourself.

My experience as a drummer will show you.

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Matthew Dicks is an internationally bestselling novelist, a storytelling champion, and the author of 2 non-fiction books that had a big influence on me.

One is Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling -- a book that inspired me to start this very podcast in 2021.

The other one is Someday Is Today: 22 Simple Actionable Ways to Propel Your Creative Life -- a book that turned me into a more confident and productive creator.

I admire Matt.

He's a kind man who's dedicated his life to creating, teaching, writing, and connecting with others through stories (check out his YouTube channel below).

I invited him to discuss storytelling, creativity, the art of writing, and other things that writers and creatives may find interesting and useful.

Enjoy!

Connect with Matt

Matt's website - https://matthewdicks.com/

Matt's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4K0fcEJkzJLso5h6CN00LQ

Storyworthy - https://www.storyworthymd.com/

Matt and Elysha's podcast - https://matthewdicks.com/speak-up/

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Encouraging, empowering, illuminating — this is a book that changed me. Here’s what I learned and how I implemented the lessons. (Based on an article I wrote on Medium in 2023 - How I Changed by Reading Seth Godin’s “The Practice”, a Book Every Creator Must Read: What I learned from “The Practice: Shipping Creative Work” by Seth Godin) Read it here - https://baos.pub/how-i-changed-by-reading-seth-godins-the-practice-a-book-every-creator-must-read-0f0712e48163?sk=7446d8930bf249d6a395a97ba44ff2be Join Better Writers - https://fabiocerpelloni.com/private/

Does school suppress creativity? In my experience, yes. Here's a rant and a few stories.

Videos/Books I mentioned: - Seth Godin's interview - https://youtu.be/DivRzYrs8BY?si=jcMDnH2yWptQDe-o

- Sir Ken Robinson's TED Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY&vl=en

- "The Element" by Ken Robinson

- "Stop Stealing Dreams: What is school for?" by Seth Godin https://seths.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/stop-stealing-dreams6print.pdf www.fabiocerpelloni.com

If you're a writer or aspiring author, there's something particularly valuable you can learn from "The Happiest Man on Earth." My reflections in this video. ***

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My dear friend Lara -- one of the most creative, resourceful, and perfectionistic people I know -- joins us for an honest conversation about turning creative ideas into reality.

We hope this will help you reflect on how you approach your own creative process.

If you prefer watching, here's the episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/vPFshoIJkvI

*** LARA's LINKS

Lara's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@IngleseConLara

Lara's Podcast - https://enbooo.com/category/enbooo-podcast/

MY LINKS

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It's okay to drop books you don't like.

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