A Creative Compass

Finding Your Way to a Creative Life

By: Emma Gannon

Brought to you by Penguin.

An empowering guide for artists, makers, writers and anyone seeking to live more creatively, with confidence, calm and joy.

We all possess creativity, whether it's in the clothes we wear, the way we arrange flowers, or the patterns we choose for our bedroom walls. However, in today's fast-paced, AI-driven world, many of us have lost touch with our innate creative abilities. By chasing trends, productivity hacks and protocols, we forget to trust ourselves, instead relying on algorithms to dictate what we like, what we make, and crucially, how we feel.

Award-winning author Emma Gannon understands just how essential creativity is for survival. Through necessity, she has forged her own creative compass to rekindle her spark when it’s running low.

Now, she invites us to set our own inner compass, with mindsets, rituals, and actions that help us overcome burnout and mental blocks, reignite our creative inspiration and flow, and reconnect with intuition and self-trust.

Break free from the need for outside approval and create a vibrant, fulfilling life from the inside-out.

© Emma Gannon 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

Critic reviews

Emma Gannon's honesty, open-mindedness and willingness to be vulnerable lay out a path for her readers to follow. (Julia Cameron, author of The Artist's Way)

A bright light and a shining star, and in many ways the voice of a generation. (Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love)

Gannon offers a fresh perspective from which readers can begin to see their own paths to joyful, fulfilling lives. (Martha Beck)