On the creative journey, it's easy to get lost, but don't worry, you'll lift off.

Sometimes you just need a creative pep talk.

Hey, you're listening to Creative Pep Talk, a weekly podcast companion for your creative journey.

I'm your host, Andy J. Pizza.

I'm a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator.

And this show is just everything I'm learning about building and maintaining a thriving creative practice.

Let's get into it.

I'm a believer in the idea of dressing for the job you want, not the job you have, and I have applied this to my creative practice too, which means if you want professional results, you need to present online like a pro. And that means going beyond social media and having a professional website that reflects

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off your first purchase. Thanks goes out to Squarespace for supporting

the show and supporting creators all over the world. Hey, in case you don't know, we have a monthly

live virtual meetup every last Monday of the month with supporters of the show from Patreon and

Substack. We have so much fun on these calls and they are the warmest, most encouraging

creatives that I have ever met. And we also talk real creative practice stuff. We have

authors, illustrators, lettering artists, picture bookmakers, fine artists,

musicians, and folks that work in video and film as well. And we have people that are just

starting out, people super established in their creative careers, and everything in between.

For the rest of this year, we're going to chat through our new Journey of the True fan series,

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