B is for Book Coach

Hadestown and the Epic Hell of Making Art That Matters

July 27, 2026·13 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Welcome back to B is for Book Coach. Today, we’re making space for trying.This past week, my family and I took the opportunity to see the musical Hadestown in movie theaters. If you haven’t spent the last several years obsessing over this musical with me...- The story of Orpheus and Eurydice- The parallels to art and life and love and revolution- The new angle I caught in the movie theater- The real hell of creative work- How Hadestown shows us the wayEnjoying this space? It takes all of us to create it together! When you become a one-time or ongoing Momentum Partner, two things happen.First, you get to join a small but growing group of folks who pop in for Office Hours twice a month to sort out their content and travel this journey together.Second, you add to the Mutual Momentum fund, which helps to bring deeper development support to authors who need more than just space to get started.Create a one-time boost of Momentum or subscribe to keep the forward movement going for us all. Get full access to B is for Book Coach at bisforbookcoach.substack.com/subscribe

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