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Darby Hudson

Darby Hudson talks about the 'creative process' and muddling through life.

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Thursday · 9 min
Poetry - the building block for novelists
They say poetry is the first thing you learn before moving towards writing in other genres. I never thought I would. Listen to the first 7 minutes of my book "You're Going To Be OK (Because You're F'd No Matter What)" audiobook, read by me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEb5SUrY7Y4&t=44s Get my book/audiobook, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): MY BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist
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August 21 · 12 min
Authors who no longer write from a personal emergency
Helen Garner said she struggled to write a follow up to her big book "The First Stone" as she needed to write from a personal emergency. I'm finding myself in the same place. Listen to the first 7 minutes of my book "You're Going To Be OK (Because You're F'd No Matter What)" audiobook, read by me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEb5SUrY7Y4&t=44s Get my book/audiobook, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): MY BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist
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August 14 · 10 min
I got sick of my own writing
Changing up style and voice is a bit of a struggle but I'm no stranger to it. You lose social media traction and you lose and audience but the heart can breath again. Listen to the first 7 minutes of my book "You're Going To Be OK (Because You're F'd No Matter What)" audiobook, read by me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEb5SUrY7Y4&t=44s Get my book/audiobook, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): MY BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist
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August 6 · 9 min
Why your work sounds like you even when you're trying not to
This episode: Keep on making stuff until it's the mess you've made outside of the focus of the work that is actually yours. Listen to the first 7 minutes of my book "You're Going To Be OK (Because You're F'd No Matter What)" audiobook, read by me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEb5SUrY7Y4&t=44s Get my book/audiobook, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): MY BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist
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July 30 · 11 min
How I improved my writing
Something happens in your late 30s, you recognise all the patterns of crap. Then into my 40s I started challenging my worldview. And that's when my work got better. Get my book: "You're Going To Be Ok" here as a paperback or audiobook Get my book, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): ME BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist
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July 23 · 12 min
Tricking my brain to write better
These are some quick writing tips that have been useful for me. Get my book: "You're Going To Be Ok" here as a paperback or audiobook Get my book, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): ME BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist
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July 16 · 11 min
Most modern stories kill my intuition and sense of self
Steven Ogg's rendition of me poem: https://www.instagram.com/p/DasmnvYMScI/ Get "You're Going To Be Ok" here as a paperback or audiobook Get my book, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): ME BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist
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July 9 · 10 min
Putting art into the world and no one cares
I'm fascinated how I have no control over what happens when I put something into the world. I wrestle with it a lot. Sometimes I care too much about it. Sometimes I don't care at all. Get "You're Going To Be Ok" here as a paperback or audiobook Get my book, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): ME BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist
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July 2 · 10 min
Writing a new book with lots of light
Finished the last book and I've found a door into a new book which I'll illustrate too. Get "You're Going To Be Ok" here as a paperback or audiobook Get my book, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): ME BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist
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June 25 · 8 min
Books that kill loneliness
These are my favourite books. They don't care about cleverness. They've staved off many moments of loneliness for me in my 30s. Get "You're Going To Be Ok" here as a paperback or audiobook Get my book, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): ME BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist
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June 18 · 11 min
Sleepwriting poems (I'm guilty of this)
Trying to raise the floor quality of my new book I'm handing in today. Get "You're Going To Be Ok" here as a paperback or audiobook Get my book, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): ME BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist
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June 11 · 11 min
Catching the spirit with art
I felt the spirit in music as a kid, or at night, or in random moments. I wanted to learn how to hold it outside myself, even if temporarily, through art. Get "You're Going To Be Ok" here as a paperback or audiobook Get my book, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): ME BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist
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June 4 · 12 min
My favourite artists disguise their effort
Every artists I know or read about at some point reveals how hard they work to make it look easy. Get "You're Going To Be Ok" here as a paperback or audiobook Get my book, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): ME BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist
May 29 · 11 min
Where did the anti-heroes go?
Some of my favourite characters who've influenced my stuff. Get "You're Going To Be Ok" here as a paperback or audiobook Get my book, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): ME BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist
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May 21 · 10 min
Why I like "bad" poetry
Most literary poetry feels like it's looking over my shoulder. Some poetry I read I feel like I deserve a trophy and it belongs on my shelf. Other poetry I feel like I earned a friend and it belongs in my bag. Get "You're Going To Be Ok" here as a paperback or audiobook Get my book, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): ME BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist
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May 15 · 14 min
30 years self publishing to traditional publishing
A little story about how it took a long time self publishing to find a traditional publisher. Get "You're Going To Be Ok" here as a paperback or audiobook Get my book, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): ME BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist
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May 8 · 8 min
Laughing at myself and sometimes others
I like when a writer or comedian points inwards and laughs at themselves. And I like it when they point outwards (sometimes). I'm more likely to believe them. Get "You're Going To Be Ok" here as a paperback or audiobook Get my book, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): ME BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist
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April 30 · 14 min
Writing about the most boring person I know: me
Nearly finished a 3rd book and I'm triple questioning my voice and where I want to take it, how I want to land or crash it. Get "You're Going To Be Ok" here as a paperback or audiobook Get my book, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): ME BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist
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April 23 · 12 min
Resting is important to make quality art
It's something I have to force myself to do more often. I'm not a young artist anymore, so to make those leaps in quality, rest is a massive part of this. Get "You're Going To Be Ok" here as a paperback or audiobook Get my book, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): ME BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist
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April 16 · 11 min
Virality can be a trap for authors
Writing resonates completely differently in the quietness of a book as opposed to on screen. Get "You're Going To Be Ok" here as a paperback or audiobook Get my book, "You're Going To Be Ok" & "DARBY, LOVE... (Alive things mum said before she died)", (published by Andrews McMeel): ME BOOKS My books and prints: www.darbyhudson.com Find me: Instagram TikTok YouTube #art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist

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