As I continue to explore and evolve my own creative practices and discover great tools, books, podcasts, spaces, and people (or anything else I find helpful), I will gather them and share them here. Some are useful if you’re interested in writing or podcasting, others if you’re curious about creativity more broadly and how to integrate it into your life. I’ve organised things as clearly as possible, under recommended reads , favourite podcasts etc so you can find what you need. 

Just a heads-up: Everything I include here comes from personal experience or things I’ve created myself. Some are so good I’ve become an affiliate or built a partnership with them. I’ll clearly indicate these partnerships, so you know which recommendations come with a bit of extra enthusiasm. Wherever possible I’m including external links to make it easier for you to find and enjoy them. I’m sharing what works for me, hoping it’ll help you too. Happy exploring!

Early on this best selling guide for career changers helped me make my switch from accountancy to recruitment. I still apply everything I learnt about myself from it today. 

This book by Holly Matthews is an uplifting and practical guide to building self-belief in everyday scenarios. You can also here our conversation on creativity on Episode 10 of the Creative Switch podcast  

By Emma Gannon encourages you to redefine success on your own terms, empowering you to break free from societal expectations and carve your unique path in life.

The Creative Nudge by Kevin Chesters – Leveraging the neuroscience of ‘Nudge theory’ this guide is full of great suggestions for small practical actions you can take to live a more creative life.

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert, best-selling author of Eat Pray Love, is her captivating take on the essence of creativity. Having been fortunate enough to attend her two day workshop of the same name, I recommend this book those creatively curious souls who want to know more about her philosophy and their own creative selves.

How stories work and why we tell them by John Yorke Some stories work better than others. If you’d like to understand more about story structures and  narrative types John covers this subject in some detail using relatable and familiar examples from ancient myths to big-budget blockbusters, he gets to the root of the stories that are all around us.

The Emotion Thesaurus – is a handy tool to help you show how your characters are feeling rather than tell your reader. I have found it invaluable as a kick off point to give more depth to both dialogue and action.

I am a self-taught solo podcaster. I literally do everything end to end, from research, guest onboarding and management through to editing, post production and promotion. It’s a lot of work but I couldn’t do it without these two user-friendly tools. After the first season, I was so impressed with how easy they were to learn and how helpful their support and customer service teams were, I decided to become an affiliate and spread the word about their brilliance! At the same time any fees I earn go towards funding the costs of running The Creative Switch podcast. Of course there is no obligation to sign up through my links. Either way I would highly recommend them. 

Alitu for Recording, Editing and more. 

Captivate for podcast hosting and monetisation