Chelsea Dehner Guest Post: Reflection on the January Challenge cowriting craft finding joy habits idea generation letting go song a day challenge Feb 23, 2026

Chelsea Dehner: Song A Day Challenge 2026

In January 2020, Sarah started doing this “Song A Day Challenge” and I so badly wanted to be a part of it, but I had never written a song before. I thought that writing a song was for someone that was born with this talent and had been doing it their whole ...

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Your Fear is Boring fear letting go self-doubt Oct 10, 2024

 

I remember reading the line, your fear is boring, in an Elizabeth Gilbert book entitled Big Magic. (If you haven't read it and are interested in digging into creative living, I highly recommend it.) 

It struck me pretty hard - Gilbert was talking about all of her fears and how for so long they h...

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Letting Go of "Great" letting go rick rubin self-doubt song a day challenge songwriting education teaching the creative act writing a song every day writing songs Jan 09, 2024

Self-doubt and Creativity

This past week, I was reading The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin. Gifted to me by a dear colleague, this book has been one that I've come back to time and time again when I feel creatively stuck or in need of inspiration. 

As I was preparing to write a blog po...

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