Tony winner Lauren Patten on finding her story in the creative work

Kathleen Edwards on quitting, returning, and rewriting Her Story

Dominic Lewis on the Work We Do vs. the Work We Want

Composer Raashi Kulkarni on creative focus and pioneering new paths

Bel-Air co-creator Rasheed Newson on crafting the stories he could never find

Amy Millan (Stars, Broken Social Scene) on motherhood, creative blocks, and a new solo LP

Wild Rivers on staying artistically honest in the face of success

Andy Allo on the challenges of spinning myriad creative plates

How Mai Der Vang turns uncertainty into poetry

Thrice's Dustin Kensrue holds a holistic view of his creative priorities

Composer Carlos Rafael Rivera (Hacks) on casting aside his creative crutches

Author/screenwriter Ben Winters on the challenge of distraction

Poet/author Tina Cane on the importance of congruent creativity

Behind the open-handed creativity of Tony Dekker and Great Lake Swimmers

Hip-hop pioneer Lyrics Born on changing long-term paths

Joan Osborne reflects on the organic origins of her musical career

Land of Talk's Lizzie Powell on spurned opportunities and protecting the work

Ben Nichols (Lucero) on creation and boot camp experiences

Director Ron Underwood on the importance of fear and what it signals

Tim Baker (Hey, Rosetta!) on the need for creative friction