This week on Creative Hotline, Shane and Allen are doing a Grab bag episode, in which they answer questions about everything and anything! Questions like: What do you do if you have TOO many ideas? What is the line between simultaneous invention and copying? Are deadlines helpful or hurtful? Tune in and find out! Do you have a creative question that needs answering? Please visit creativehotlineshow.com and you might be featured in next week's episode! Allen: Website: https://www.allen.xyz/. Twitter/IG/Facebook: @Allen Check out his new book, The Creative Curve!  Shane:  Website: https://www.shanesnow.com. Twitter:https://twitter.com/shanesnow. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or using this link: http://bit.ly/CreativeHotline. If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/CreativeHotline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Calling all non-fiction writers and creatives! This week on Creative Hotline, Allen and Shane talk about the process of writing and publishing a non-fiction book, what tools writers should use to research and write a book, whether traditional publishing is worth it or not, and how authors can build online audiences. Do you have a creative question that needs answering? Please visit creativehotlineshow.com and you might be featured in next week's episode! Allen: Website: https://www.allen.xyz/. Twitter/IG/Facebook: @Allen Check out his new book, The Creative Curve!  Shane:  Website: https://www.shanesnow.com. Twitter:https://twitter.com/shanesnow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shane and Allen answer some of YOUR questions on creative collaboration! What is the ideal type of creative partnership? How do different types of diversity make a difference when it comes to teamwork? What's more important: talent, open-mindedness, or something else? Find out in this episode of Creative Hotline! Do you have a creative question that needs answering? Please visit creativehotlineshow.com and you might be featured in next week's episode! Allen: Website: https://www.allen.xyz/. Twitter/IG/Facebook: @Allen Check out his new book, The Creative Curve!  Shane:  Website: https://www.shanesnow.com. Twitter:https://twitter.com/shanesnow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Allen and Shane answer your questions on creative identity! How do we build one and how does our identity relate to the world around us? Does labeling your child a "creative" add unnecessary pressure? How should you go about discussing creativity in the classroom, and why do kids seem to lose faith in their own creativity with age? All that and more in this episode of Creative Hotline! Do you have a creative question that needs answering? Please visit creativehotlineshow.com and you might be featured in next week's episode! Allen: Website: https://www.allen.xyz/. Twitter/IG/Facebook: @Allen Check out his new book, The Creative Curve!  Shane:  Website: https://www.shanesnow.com. Twitter:https://twitter.com/shanesnow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Allen and Shane have a creative disagreement on what should be considered art. Does there need to be an audience in mind, or is creating for yourself enough? When is it important to bring in audience feedback? And in the art process is it crucial to consider our current society standards or is it important to create art that looks forward? Find out in this newest episode of Creative Hotline! Do you have a creative question that needs answering? Please visit creativehotlineshow.com and you might be featured in next week's episode! Allen: Website: https://www.allen.xyz/. Twitter/IG/Facebook: @Allen Check out his new book, The Creative Curve!  Shane:  Website: https://www.shanesnow.com. Twitter:https://twitter.com/shanesnow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today Allen and Shane answer questions on drugs, depression and their impact on creativity. Is the suffering artist really necessary to be creative? Do drugs, like Adderall, make you more creative? Does psychiatric treatment affect ones creativity? Find out and more in this deeper episode of Creative Hotline. Do you have a creative question that needs answering? Please visit creativehotlineshow.com and you might be featured in next week's episode! Allen: Website: https://www.allen.xyz/. Twitter/IG/Facebook: @Allen Check out his new book, The Creative Curve!  Shane:  Website: https://www.shanesnow.com. Twitter:https://twitter.com/shanesnow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can humans have truly original thoughts? Is borrowing from your own work considered plagiarism? Where is the line between repurposing and building off other people’s work? All that and more, in this episode of Creative Hotline! Do you have a creative question that needs answering? Please visit creativehotlineshow.com and you might be featured in next week's episode! Allen: Website: https://www.allen.xyz/ Twitter/IG/Facebook: @Allen Check out his new book, The Creative Curve!  Shane:  Website: https://www.shanesnow.com Twitter:https://twitter.com/shanesnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Creative Hotline! In this debut episode, Shane and Allen jump right in and tackle some of YOUR creative questions, like: Is there a risk for AI to take over creative jobs? Do machines have emotions, like the desire to create something? Is it fair that an artist who programmed a computer to create poetry was disqualified from an art competition? Find out in this episode of Creative Hotline! Do you have a creative question that needs answering? Please visit creativehotlineshow.com and you might be featured in next week's episode! Allen: Website: https://www.allen.xyz/ Twitter/IG/Facebook: @Allen Check out his new book, The Creative Curve! Shane:  Website: https://www.shanesnow.com Twitter:https://twitter.com/shanesnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An irreverent call-in advice show for artists, makers, and entrepreneurs. Every Tuesday, Allen Gannett and Shane Snow, who are known for some of the most popular books on creativity and human behavior, answer your questions about the art and science of achieving your creative potential. Ask your questions at http://CreativeHotlineShow.com We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4  For advertising opportunities please email [email protected]  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices