• Creative Confessionals

  • By: Amal Awad
  • Podcast
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Creative Confessionals

By: Amal Awad
  • Summary

  • A podcast by writer Amal Awad for creatives navigating career challenges.
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Episodes
  • When do you take time out or call it quits?
    Nov 17 2021

    In this episode, writer Amal Awad talks about the importance of understanding when a project or pathway is no longer sustainable, discussing  when you might decide to call it quits on something you once thought was a good idea. Also discussed is the importance of knowing when to take a break, as opposed to walking away altogether.

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    13 mins
  • Rejection, feedback loops and when to share your ideas
    Jul 17 2021

    In this episode, writer Amal Awad talks about why it's useful and important to spend time with your creative projects alone before you share them with others,  to avoid depleting your creative energy or getting put off by feedback before you've even begun. She also talks about getting caught in feedback loops, and how to see rejection in more neutral terms.

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    22 mins
  • Things to consider when writing fiction vs non-fiction
    May 31 2021

    In this episode of Creative Confessionals, writer Amal Awad talks about some of the practical aspects to writing a non-fiction book vs fiction, what to consider in terms of research, scope and subject matter, and how to take care of yourself emotionally when writing a book. Amal breaks down how she approached three major non-fiction works, and how both fiction and non-fiction ultimately draw from similar storytelling elements. 

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    40 mins

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