📚 3 Books mentioned in "Kate Fagan on Facing Death and Accepting Loss (Memento Mori)" of The Daily Stoic

Yeah, like I was talking to Steven Pressfield who wrote The War of Art, and he talks about, like, the muses. And I'm like, you can't possibly believe that your artistic stuff is coming from the muses.

In this segment, the podcast host discusses a conversation with author Steven Pressfield, highlighting his book 'The War of Art'. They explore the idea of creativity and inspiration, questioning the belief that artistic flow comes from muses, similar to athletes' experiences with receiving creative inspiration.

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And I think about that a lot, even in terms of my first book, What Made Maddie Run. Even though I think it has a long shelf life, it's not timeless.

Kate Fagan, the guest, discusses her first book 'What Made Maddie Run' as she explores the distinction between timely and timeless stories, emphasizing that her book is more relevant to its specific cultural moment.

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But I think there's a difference; like this book for me, All the Colors Came Out, is not that it's not—I had this year free, and I guess 'I'm a writer, so I guess I'll write this idea.'

Kate Fagan discusses her book, 'All the Colors Came Out', emphasizing its personal relevance to her and clarifying that its creation was driven by her own reflections rather than commercial motives.

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