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If You Want to Write A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit

Brenda Ueland

Brenda Ueland was a journalist, editor, freelance writer, and teacher of writing. In If You Want to Write: A Book about Art, Independence and Spirit she shares her philosophies on writing and life in general. Ueland firmly believed that anyone can write, that everyone is talented, original, and has...

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The Kara Goldin Show

The book encourages people to ignore naysayers and pursue their creative endeavors regardless of formal training or qualifications, emphasizing that internal negativity can be a significant obstacle.

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So any of you listening out there, if you want to be a writer, an artist, a musician, a cook, an entrepreneur, a podcaster, any kind of creative endeavor. And you're feeling like, I'm not sure I can d...

— Episode: 507 Guy Kawasaki: Author of Think Remark...

Episode: 507 Guy Kawasaki: Author of Think Remarkable

The book encourages people to ignore naysayers and pursue their creative endeavors regardless of formal training or qualifications, emphasizing that internal negativity can be a significant obstacle.

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So any of you listening out there, if you want to be a writer, an artist, a musician, a cook, an entrepreneur, a podcaster, any kind of creative endeavor. And you're feeling like, I'm not sure I can do this. I haven't been trained in France to cook. I don't have a PhD in English. I haven't been to art school. I can't be an artist or a writer or a chef.

And Brenda Eulens was this writing instructor at the University of Minnesota. And the gist of this book is don't listen to the naysayers.

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