#192: Steven Pressfield — The War of Art, Battling Resistance, Hearing the Call of the Muse, Writing Memoir (From The Vault)

About this episode

Bestselling author Steven Pressfield discusses creative calling, resistance, and his memoir.

Bestselling author Steven Pressfield on what it means to have a creative calling, battling resistance, the role of faith in writing, and his memoir Govt Cheese. A remastered version of episode #058.

People in this episode

Hosts: Parul Bavishi, Matthew Trinetti

Guest: Steven Pressfield

Topics covered

• creative calling
• battling resistance
• faith in writing
• memoir
• writing advice

Keywords

• Steven Pressfield
• The War of Art
• Govt Cheese
• writing
• memoir
• creative process
• resistance

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The War of Art, Govt Cheese

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