{"product_id":"the-defiant-creative-process-sam-roberts-9798349237393","title":"The Defiant Creative Process: Reclaim Your Vision, Break Through Resistance, and Make Art That Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReclaim Your Vision, Break Through Resistance, and Make Art That Matters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is not about hacks, habits, or hustle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Defiant Creative Process\u003c\/em\u003e is a raw and radically honest look at what it means to keep making art in a culture that constantly pulls you away from it. It's for artists, writers, and creative people of all kinds who are tired of the noise, the self-doubt, the shame spirals, and the endless pressure to produce-or disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough personal narrative, cultural analysis, and lived creative practice, this book explores the real reasons so many of us stall out: not laziness, but resistance. Not lack of discipline, but disconnection. Not a broken process, but a process that's been co-opted by systems that want your work to be safe, sellable, and small.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA reclamation of creative work as resistance, meaning-making, and survival\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePermission to work slowly, cyclically, and imperfectly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA dismantling of toxic narratives about productivity, success, and worth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTools for moving through doubt, fear, and the deep discomfort of making\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn invitation to return to your own strange, urgent, necessary vision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't a book that tells you how to get more done. It's a book that reminds you why you started. And why it still matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sam Roberts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798349237393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Saint Violet Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Sam Roberts","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48851375685887,"sku":"9798349237393","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-defiant-creative-process-sam-roberts-9798349237393","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}