Ep 8 - How to Get Better At Your Craft

Send us Fan MailThere is so much that is out of our control in Hollywood. But the one thing they can’t take away from us is how we choose to show up for ourselves in the work we create.In this episode, Felicia, Dria, and Georgette cut up about different forms of inspiration that helps them hone their skills, how putting in the work landed more opportunities, and the importance of remaining a student of the craft.Grab your notebook. In addition to this episode, The Creative Comeback Workbook & Journal is a great tool to help you hone your craft and help you get clear on your creative journey. Get your copy at http://creativecomeback.com.Get our FREE minicourse Developing a Writing Process, Practice, and Schedule!Join We Create Daily, powered by Patreon, our hub for bonus content, exclusives, discounts, and more resources to support your craft and career.Follow us on Instagram.A breakdown of our chat:(00:04:12) How putting in the work has landed Felicia more opportunities(00:06:30) What separates “writers” from “people that write”(00:08:44) What Felicia looks for in writing classes(00:10:43) The value of being in a writer’s group(00:13:23) How Dria hones her craft as a development executive(00:15:47) The importance of living life and using other mediums to hone your craft(00:20:12) How Georgette hones her craft as a producer(00:22:39) Why we need to create our own schools(00:24:15) People of color not having the luxury to skip steps(00:25:43) Taking writing classes as a producer to understand the creative process(00:27:55) The reality of what it takes to get a draft to a solid place(00:29:01) Our How We Create segment where Felicia, Dria, and Georgette share things inspiring them this weekHOW WE CREATE RecommendationsFelicia: A live DJ Jazzy Jeff performanceDria: A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia WilliamsGeorgette: Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyoncé Knowles-Carter edited by Veronica ChambersLIKE WHAT YOU’VE HEARD?Please rate, subscribe, review, and tell a friend. The reviews really help our podcast reach other storytellers like yourself and be more discoverable across platforms.TAP INSign up for The Opportunity Roundup, our free, signature newsletter.Join We Create Daily, powered by Patreon, our hub for bonus content, exclusives, discounts, and more resources to support your craft and career.If you need help getting back into your creative practice, grab your copy of The Creative Comeback Workbook & JournalAnd check out The Lab, our hub for courses and workshops.PRODUCTION CREDITSThis podcast is a production of The Create Daily. It was produced by Georgette Pierre and executive produced by Felicia Pride. It was edited by Wize Grazette of the Indie Creative Network.Our newsletter or show notes may contain affiliate links, so if you buy through them, we get a small commission (at no extra cost to you). We only recommend stuff we actually d