Quick note before we start: In this episode we use the words "women" and "creative women" but we know these things don’t just affect women, and not everyone relates to binary gender labels. This chat is based on our lived experience and isn’t meant to exclude anyone. You’re always welcome aboard, however you identify. WE LUV YA. 

xx Good Ship

How many unfinished online courses have you signed up for and then abandoned or forgotten about them? 

👀 

Yep, us too. 

Oh well.

In this episode, we’re talking about why creative women often don’t finish - or even start - the online courses they sign up for. 

Before you run away, please know this: it’s not laziness. It’s ✨life✨. And maybe the course still helped by osmosis, even if you only managed to watch one video.

The guilt of not finishing courses (and why it’s rubbish)How art courses can still be useful EVEN if you just skim themCommunity, confidence, and cheerleadersWhy we’ve never ever chased people to “complete” our Good Ship coursesOur 1:1 mentoring competition winners (congratulatioooons Rachael, Emma, Jacqui & Catiebell!)Bias in picture booksThoughts on why creative women sign up more than men

Timestamps:

00:00 – Soooo… do you finish your art courses?01:30 – Skimming, skipping, and still getting value03:00 – Courses as permission slips and energy boosts04:00 – Lifetime access = a soft place to land05:30 – The joy of community (and a few sneaky sales mentions)07:00 – Meet the new picture book mentees!08:00 – Why women take more courses (and don’t finish them)10:00 – Editorial vs picture book world: who gets seen?13:00 – AI, weird shall illustrations, and missing credits14:00 – Where are all the obvious places illustrators get seen now?

See you soon!

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