Bookstore shelves are crammed with creative self-help books authored by legends-in-their-own-time (Questlove, Quincy Jones, Jeff Tweedy, Rick Rubin, etc.). But these all have a shortcoming at their core: How can the reader, a mere mortal, ever hope to achieve legend-level creativity?"

There needs to be a creative self-improvement book that “normals” can relate to and put to actual use. A believable book that helps readers better access their own creative powers. A motivating book that is actually fun to read.

This book is written from the POV of a totally unknown, first-time author. Readers will follow along as someone just like them goes through the (inspiring, terrifying, illuminating) process of writing the book. And by empathizing with the author, they will realize they can take the same steps (give themselves permission to suck, quiet their inner critic, scare themselves, just do the doing) to create anything they’ve ever wanted — whether it’s a poem, a painting, a business venture, a song, a sketch, or bringing an innovative idea to work. Through this book, readers will gain access to a lifetime of distilled lessons on creativity.