Your Creative Push

Matt Madden is a cartoonist and teacher best known for his book 99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style (Penguin), a comics adaptation of Raymond Queneau’s Exercises in Style.  In addition to his personal work he has written two textbooks with his wife, Jessica Abel, Drawing Words & Writing Pictures and Mastering Comics, (First Second). Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/matmadden In this episode, Matt discusses: -How he got a later start with art and cartoons. -How he discovered Exercises in Style by Raymond Queneau and he instantly knew he wanted to do something similar with cartoons. -Oubapo. -How giving yourself rules or constraints can help you to get past the fear of the blank page. -How he has come to terms with certain limitations of his own creative process and pace. -Some actionable advice for anyone wanting to implement some limitations or constraints in their own work. -His advice for people who might feel as if they got into their creative passion too late and are “behind pace.”