The Creative Women series interviews some very talented women to discover what is at the root of creativity and, given that creative thinking is fundamental …
Arts Direction
Irish Writers’ Centre Director Valerie Bistany
It requires a kind of resilience bordering on stubbornness, a self-conviction in spite of the knock-backs, hardship and loneliness, and yes, a love for doing the work. This is the kind of courage that I admire in artists. To quote Erica Jong’s famous book, they “feel the fear and do it anyway”.