Learn by copying

“The ideas for the novels come from wanting to understand something.” Alice Walker, author of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Color Purple, said this in a 1994 interview.

What better way is there to get to know something, than to create art about it? Learn songs by recording covers. Learn to paint by imitating works you love. Learn to write by transcribing great writing. 

P.S. The 15-Day Creative Consistency Challenge is open again. Join us today. 

Reese Hopper

Reese Hopper is the author of What Gives You the Right to Freelance? He’s also a prolific creator on Instagram, and the editor of this website.

Previous
Previous

I’ve launched my YouTube

Next
Next

Content strategy (time spent = impact)