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A resource of emotional and practical guidance for creative people, published by @kickstarter.com
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“I was just a maniac, saying yes to everything and feeling like I was going to be doomed at any point. … You should always bet on yourself. It always turns out well, making that investment.”

wendy red star by me for @thecreativeindependent.com
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Visual artist Wendy Red Star on collaborating with your ancestors – The Creative Independent
Visual artist Wendy Red Star discusses how she approaches an archive, her MFA experience, and betting on herself.
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October 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Check out my latest conversation for @thecreativeindependent.com with artist David Hendren. ✨ thecreativeindependent.com/people/visua...
Visual artist David Hendren on building community as an introvert – The Creative Independent
Visual artist David Hendren discusses dealing with rejection, sustaining an art practice, and working with intention
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September 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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We were so lucky to have @veryhotmomm.bsky.social and Neige in conversation this spring--read them talking about writing and power in their own words on @thecreativeindependent.com: thecreativeindependent.com/people/write...
Writer and translator Neige Sinno on understanding the power of your creative work – The Creative Independent
Writer and translator Neige Sinno discusses the narrative form as an act of resistance, unexpected turns in a creative career, and believing in what you've built
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October 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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"I would never want to kill my kid’s creativity. The way to kill somebody's creativity is to take control. You choose them for them."

- Buffalo Bills' cornerback and children's book author, Christian Benford

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Football player and author Christian Benford on the power of sharing what you learn with younger generations – The Creative Independent
Professional football player (Buffalo Bills) and author Christian Benford discusses fostering creativity in your kids, how creative processes can keep you from burning out, and the impact of teaching ...
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September 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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I'm using this @thecreativeindependent.com Q&A in a class I'm teaching tonight; every time I read it I notice something new.

"Having a really rigid artificial structure allows me freedom ... Having an alarm go off and saying, 'That's the end of my creative day,' that allows you to relax into it."
August 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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TCI is looking rl prutty today ✨ @thecreativeindependent.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Grateful to have this convo with my buddy Laura Feinstein for @thecreativeindependent.com on the ultra marathon of writing a book. thecreativeindependent.com/people/journ...
Journalist Brian Anderson on having patience with the time it takes to succeed – The Creative Independent
Journalist Brian Anderson discusses the long journey from idea to finished project, the power of obsession, and how to persevere
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July 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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"But it’s hard. I am not a spokesperson. Every trauma is different, but we must realize, also, there are commonalities. You are never in [total] solitude." The incomprable Neige Sinno breaks down her process today in the @thecreativeindependent.com thecreativeindependent.com/people/write...
Writer and translator Neige Sinno on understanding the power of your creative work – The Creative Independent
Writer and translator Neige Sinno discusses the narrative form as an act of resistance, unexpected turns in a creative career, and believing in what you've built
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August 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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LOVE our conversation for @thecreativeindependent.com @aidenarata.bsky.social thecreativeindependent.com/people/write...
Writer and artist Aiden Arata on dealing with dread – The Creative Independent
Writer and artist Aiden Arata discusses the magic of relatability, refuting the tortured artist trope, and not writing every day.
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July 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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I interviewed @maris.bsky.social for @thecreativeindependent.com about burning down the publishing industry thecreativeindependent.com/people/write...
Writer Maris Kreizman on offering and asking for help – The Creative Independent
Writer Maris Kreizman discusses defining herself outside of a corporate job, becoming a morning person, and how she decides what book to read.
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July 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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It was a particular thrill to talk to @scarletteharris.bsky.social for the Creative Independent given that it was started mere weeks after I left my job at Kickstarter. thecreativeindependent.com/people/write...
Why did you make the move from working within the publishing industry to critiquing it? I had so many different jobs in and around the book publishing industry. I thought I was going to be a book editor. I worked at Simon & Schuster, and I was sure there was a direct career path for me. If I just worked hard enough, I could get the corner office one day. And that is not what happened. I was laid off from a job and then couldn’t get back in. After that, I was pursuing jobs that put me near books in some way. That includes working at Barnes & Noble Corporate, and also at Kickstarter, and trying to look at the publishing industry from a different angle. By the time I started critiquing the industry—much like when I started critiquing the systems in which I lived—it was because I had enough experience that I was able to see a bigger picture.
July 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Really enjoyed my conversation with writer Boris Fishman for @thecreativeindependent.com thecreativeindependent.com/people/write...
Writer Boris Fishman on balancing passion and practicality – The Creative Independent
Writer Boris Fishman discusses growing up as an immigrant, artistic rituals, and keeping one foot on the ground
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July 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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If you ever wanted to know what @thecreativeindependent.com actually is, beside being my favourite #interview website, this 2016 convo with Ian MacKaye of #Fugazi is a great place to start.
Ian MacKaye and Brandon Stosuy on independence, creativity, and The Creative Independent – The Creative Independent
Ian MacKaye and Brandon Stosuy sit down for a discussion about independence, creativity, punk, social media, and more.
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July 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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i spoke with ela minus about broken systems and paths forward.

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Musician Ela Minus on having more power over your work – The Creative Independent
Musician Ela Minus discusses demystifying your industry, questioning yourself and the systems around you, and the importance of teaching others
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July 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Honored to have an interview up on @thecreativeindependent.com about running a independent comics press. Thank you @slamkusek.bsky.social for making it happen!

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Indie comics publisher Zach Clemente on sustaining a life-long project – The Creative Independent
Comic artists advocate and indie comics publisher Zach Clemente discusses the past, current day-to-day, and hoped-for future of Bulgilhan Press.
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July 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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THIS!
July 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Check out my latest interview for @thecreativeindependent.com with the indelible author Alejandro Heredia. thecreativeindependent.com/people/write...
Writer Alejandro Heredia on making art in a world that profits off our time – The Creative Independent
Writer Alejandro Heredia discusses difference, community, and dedicating yourself to your calling
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June 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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It's our last ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY of the month so we're starting it with nonfiction! 😍 Contributor Elisa Gabbert published the essay "30 Ideas About Writing Nonfiction" in @thecreativeindependent.com. Get your coffee and read it now: buff.ly/LNJMygD
June 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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The poet, essayist, and critic Elisa Gabbert offers 30 ideas around making your nonfiction interesting.
30 Ideas About Writing Nonfiction – The Creative Independent
The poet, essayist, and critic Elisa Gabbert offers 30 ideas around making your nonfiction interesting.
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June 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Deafheaven, billy woods, Fcukers, and more to play Basilica Soundscape 2025
Deafheaven, billy woods, Fcukers, and more to play Basilica Soundscape 2025
The festival, which will take place September 19-20 in Hudson, NY, features billy woods, Deafheaven, Fcukers, Ho99o99, and more.
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June 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Thank you Fez Gielen and @thecreativeindependent.com for this excellent interview. It included all the stuff that’s important to me. I appreciate it. thecreativeindependent.com/people/podca...
Podcaster and radio producer Erica Heilman on the value of not knowing – The Creative Independent
Podcaster and radio producer Erica Heilman discusses loving strangers, relinquishing control, the substance of silence, and building bridges into people’s lives.
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June 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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We have some TCI t-shirts available, in a final edition of 50. I thought these were all gone, but found a box in storage. Once they're gone, they're gone. Appreciate the help on getting them out into the world, @metalabel.bsky.social.

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The Creative Independent (limited final edition) t-shirt
A long sleeve TCI t-shirt in a final edition of 50. The design is full of snails, spirals, the words of Julia Cameron and Laurel Schwulst, and other TCI easter eggs.
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June 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Deafheaven, billy woods, Fcukers, and more are playing this year's edition of Basilica Soundscape www.brooklynvegan.com/deafheaven-b...
June 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Early bird tix for Basilica Hudson’s Soundscape are available until 6/19. First wave of announcements includes Deafheaven, billy woods, Fcukers and more!
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A purplish flier with white overlay font. Basillica Soundscape 2025, a weekend of art and music sept 19 and 20. Hudson NY. Early bird weekend pass available until june 19.
June 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Had such a great interview with @katemckean.bsky.social abut juggling agenting with writing her own work, ahead of the publication of her book next week thecreativeindependent.com/people/autho... via @thecreativeindependent.com
Author and literary agent Kate McKean on feeling energized by rejection – The Creative Independent
Author and literary agent Kate McKean discusses switching between professional hats, trying again and again while knowing that she might fail, and keeping her eyes on her own page.
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June 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM