This isn’t a polished guide. It’s not “10 steps to unlock your creative genius.”

This is something closer to a late-night journal—half pep talk, half confession.

Messy Notes on Creativity is for anyone who’s ever stared at a blank page, doubted their talent, or felt crushed by comparison. It’s for the makers, the almost-givers-up, the ones who wonder if they’re too late or not enough.

Bestselling nonfiction author and audiobook narrator Finn Boucher doesn’t hand you neat answers. Instead, he opens the notebook on his desk at 2 a.m. and shares the raw truth: creativity is chaos. Discipline is imperfect. Failure is unavoidable. And that’s okay. Because the real work isn’t about being fearless—it’s about showing up anyway.

If you’ve ever needed a reminder that your messy drafts and false starts matter, that you’re not alone in the struggle, and that art doesn’t have to be perfect to be worth making—this book is for you.

Finn Boucher

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