A couple days ago, I had the opportunity to watch a conversation between Austin Kleon and Jessica Abel live.
Here are some of my key take-aways from what Kleon had to say:
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- “I’m a student who never went back to school.”
- “The only way I can [write] these books is ask what I’m trying to figure out. They’re selfish.”
- Everything that’s good for kids is good for you… Space, time, books, fresh air and walks.
- Stop asking direct questions to find the answer, just figure it out.
- “You’re just a mashup of what you let into your life.”
- Every writer should work in a books store or a library to be forced to think about the reader.
- Kids aren’t afraid of a blank page, because they have no expectations of themselves. And they’ve got some incredible confidence.
One thing I’d love to do once the world returns that I’ve never done before is go see authors speak in person. I never really recognized books tours as something I’d be interested in, but I’m certainly interested now.