A Conversation with Clare about creativity and, especially, the book creation process, up till the point where we finally reach the reader - Part 1

Today, I bring you a very special podcast and not just because of the waterfall background soundtrack ;<) It took me 3 and a half months, but I finally managed to get a guest on: a dear friend and a highly creative one - someone who is pretty much breathing art and has done so for a huge part of her life. Clare is a woman from Scotland, who has been living in Italy for almost 15 years. I had wanted to have her on the show for quite some time now, but today we finally found a way that fits both of us and on a topic that is close to our heart. I basically recorded a voice message to her, ( as we tend to do almost daily, at this moment in time ) and she replied to it ( aware of the fact that I would share this in my podcast ). Clare is a great storyteller ( not a summarizer, I can relate ) and tends to share personal stories in a beautiful way. You gotta love her voice too. I sure do. This episode actually starts with me talking about what I call the 'Post Printing Process' of my book, where I am basically selling, handing out and sending out my books, one physical copy at a time. I am showing and sharing it with people that I bump into, or those who have been following my creative process online in the last couple of years, via my blog: https://peakd.com/@vincentnijman/posts I won't tell you what Clare's story is about ( you will have to listen to the full episode ) but I can share with you that she has similar thoughts and feelings about the distribution process of art/ our creative work and our conversations - not just between the two of us but also with others in a weekly Co-Creation session that Clare hosts - help us unlocking doors and unblocking parts of us that have been (b)locked for quite some time. It feels amazing and I am pleasantly surprised about it's unfolding on an almost daily basis. I hope you enjoy this episode and am pretty sure that this is just a part of something way bigger and a conversation that will be continued. Clare and I have a lot more to say. Wanna know more about Clare? check out her website: https://www.claregaiasophia.com/ or read her blog: https://peakd.com/@clareartista/posts