Um

UM, is a self-help book for creatives, filled with illustrated quotes, ideas and exercises. UM gathers hard-won insight from my own learning and practise across 25 years of creating professionally (and for my own sanity). I titled it "UM" because I don't really know. But also, the word itself gives birth to thoughts and ideas - and this whole book. I usually have to say a hundred Ums to get one Ah! Included: Tips for inviting ideas Exercises for play and getting things started Tactical practises to immediately apply and elevate your work Walkthrough of the development and crappy early drafts of my most shared poems Pros/cons and paths to traditional and self publishing Art life anecdotes Keeping the art spark alive while working meaningless jobs I hope this book turns an Um into an Ah! (or two) for you. Stuff I've done: Over two and a bit decades, I've featured in: Best Australian Poems (Black Inc Books); contributed to mainstream published books on creativity, The Right Brain Workout (Penguin) and Creative Demons and How to Slay Them (Thames and Hudson); my poems featured in a Chinese Tibetan Monk's teaching text; my first book of poems FALLING UPWARDS published by 5 Island Press (University of Melbourne); a finalist in the Newcastle Poetry Prize; and guest lectured at Deakin University on creativity (third year communications students).

• | Author: Darby Hudson
• | Publisher: Darby Hudson
• | Publication Date: May 26, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 148 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0645484938
• | ISBN-13: 9780645484939