Friends, I’m interrupting our usual Monday Creative Urge posting cadence with 3 things:
A reflection
A stance, and
An offer.
A reflection
I’ve been writing The Creative Urge since July 2022, which is a long ass time for me. Before that, I didn’t keep an email list or have any desire to communicate so frequently with the world.
But this platform has brought me so much joy and I’ve genuinely loved showing up with you, week after week, exploring the depths of this crazy lil thing we call CREATIVITY.
But what I’ve realised is that because I’ve given so much of my creative energy away for free, I’ve dug myself into a corner and am struggling to make this life sustainable.
Rather than quitting or giving up altogether, I recognise that something needs to change.
A stance
The veritable ‘word soup’ online is a LOT: much of it is garbage, distracting us from the real work we want to be doing (practicing our creativity).
The last thing I’d ever want to do is add to that or become another voice commandeering your attention for my own gain. It goes against everything I preach and I won’t go down that path.
Lately, I’ve found myself producing things online that are just to attract more eyeballs – not necessarily a problem, but it also doesn’t feel authentic to me.
This is why I’ve decided to restructure The Creative Urge newsletter preserve my energy, make it sustainable and still give you what you need (with minimal distraction).
An offer
From May onwards, I’ll be producing one juicy Creative Urge newsletter each month for free, dropping on the first Monday. So if you’re a free subscriber, you don’t need to do a thing – you’ll get that one, easy peasy.
But if you’d like to shout me a coffee each month and support my writing, I’d love you to become a paid subscriber (there’s perks, too!).
These legends get:
An exclusive, monthly podcast episode answering your curly creative questions (and sharing more research on how to manage your mental health as a Creative)
Weekly journal prompts to keep you focused and unstuck, and
Surprise gifts (Art, coaching sessions and more)!
So if you’re keen to upgrade your urges, here’s the offer: 20% off the first 12 months of your subscription (gotta grab it before June 1st).
Thank you for sticking with me <3
I’m so grateful that you’re still with me after all this time and I hope you’ll stick around for what I’ve got in store.
2024 is a BIG year and it’s one where I plan to get you so inspired and jacked up that you can’t help but take action on those powerful creative urges!
Creatively yours,
Dr Maz xoxo
PS: Keep going – you’re doing a great job! x