#12 6 Skills You Need to Be a Writer and 3 Skills You Don’t

We’ve heard it before: to be a good writer you have to have endured some trauma, sprinkled with a dash of isolation, topped with several hardships to draw out the muses. In this episode, Danielle offers a chance for creatives to reconsider what's necessary and what's often misunderstood about living a creative life. She emphasizes that being a writer is not defined by accolades or credentials, but by the intention and dedication with which one approaches their craft. Goodbye tortured artist. Hello, happy, healthy, nurtured creative soul. 

The Poetry Lab Podcast is produced by Lori Walker and Danielle Mitchell. Our managing editor is Marilyn Isabel Ramirez. With writing and collaboration from Jessica June Cato and Kelsey Bryan-Zwick. 

Theme song: "Simply Upbeat" by Christian Telford, Kenneth Edward Belcher, and Saki Furuya

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