Sailor Twain
Deep dive interviews!
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In the mood for a couple of deep dive interviews? From a short history of the First Second publishing adventure to behind-the-scene stories on creating the 5 WORLDS series—and plenty more besides, here's for your podcast listening pleasure!
The Watchful Inner Policeman
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SEVEN VITAMINS FOR THE CREATIVE LIFE
Call-over 6 of 7: The Watchful Inner Policeman
I like to think I have a little cop patrolling my inner world, keeping a watchful eye for saboteurs, intruders and thieves.
Reach and Stretch: Friends of the Creative Life
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SEVEN VITAMINS FOR THE CREATIVE LIFE
Call-over 3 of 7: REACH and STRETCH, Friends of the Creative Life
Staying in what I’m good at can lead to atrophy. And boredom.
Creative Planning (2 of 7)
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SEVEN VITAMINS FOR THE CREATIVE LIFE
Call-over 2 of 7: PLAN IT, DESIGN IT. (A bit.)
For a great many people life is wherever they’ve landed up. I certainly know the feeling. When I first moved to New York, I’d catch an early train to Manhattan every morning. And almost every morning I ran down the hill, just barely catching it. Then it hit me: why was I doing this to myself? The train time didn’t change. It wouldn’t be difficult to adjust my morning routine ever so slightly to *not* start my work day gasping and sweating, but to start it instead with a peaceful stroll to the station. I could have that kind of morning.
I just had to design it that way.
Creative Food (1 of 7)
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SEVEN VITAMINS FOR THE CREATIVE LIFE
The first is FOOD. Of the creative kind.