Authors Joy E. Rancatore and Mea Smith examine the idea of the artist as a work in progress. While Creatives’ products grow and evolve over time, so do the Creators. Joy and Mea discuss some surprising benefits to this reality as well as the source of their epiphany in this episode.

Check out these links mentioned in the show:

Finders Keepers: A Practical Approach to Find and Keep Your Writing Critique Partner: https://www.logosandmythospress.com/finders-keepers

J.F. Penn’s Arkane series: https://jfpenn.com/book-tag/arkane/

Marie Forleo’s Instagram and quote: https://www.instagram.com/reel/ClKGswAjRCB/

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Intro music created and performed by Brent Smith.

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