The Creative Shift with Dan Blank

Hosted ByDan Blank

Dan Blank interviews writers and artists who have taken the leap from merely dabbling with their creative vision, to becoming successful doers whose work has a positive impact on others.


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Share Like It Matters (Podcast)

I would like to ask for your help today. Can you share your reaction to the possible title of my next book. Here it is: Share Like It Matters. In today’s episode I share more about this title and what it represents in the book I’m working on.

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How I Work With Writers (Podcast)

This is my 12th year of working full-time with writers and creators. Each day, I get to wake up and spend time with people who write because they choose to, create what speaks to their heart, and share what makes people’s lives better.

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Author Platform and Book Launch Essentials (Podcast)

Are you a writer who is trying to develop your author platform, or plan for a book launch? Well, today I want to talk about three essential tips I would encourage you to focus on. I also want to invite you to join me for a live workshop on this topic o…

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Find Your Ideal Audience (Podcast)

So many writers and creators I speak with feel that if they could just find their audience, then the path forward would be obvious. Today I want to talk about a concept for how to find your ideal audience, and invite you to a work session next week whe…

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Start the Year with Creative Clarity (Podcast)

Want to reach your audience in 2022? Start with creative clarity. My Clarity Card method is simple exercise that has filled people’s lives with more time and energy to create, and the foundation to growing their platform and sharing their work.

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Healthy Creative Habits

Today I want to share 11 habits I have been working on, meant to improve not only my creative work, but my life in general. Many of these are daily habits, and I discuss not only how I’m pursuing each, but why they matter to me.

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What Zibby Owens Can Teach Us About Establishing Your Platform

Zibby Owens has skyrocketed to becoming one of the biggest influencers in the book world in just a few years. How did she do it? What can we learn from her to establish our own platforms as writers and creators? Today,

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Does Social Media Sell Books? (Podcast)

There is an article that I have seen a lot of people share recently, where they talk about how Billie Eilish (97 million followers) “only” sold 64,000 copies of her book. The implication many readers walked away with: social media doesn’t sell books.

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23 Lessons from The Beatles on the Creative Process (Podcast)

I recently watched a 7+ hour documentary on The Beatles, and kept finding little lessons for writers and artists on the creative process and marketing. In this episode are 23 lessons that I think will address a lot of common challenges that people face…

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