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Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity Kindle Edition

by Felicia Day (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 out of 5 stars 1,116 ratings
Goodreads Choice Award nominee
An instant New York Times bestseller

In Embrace Your Weird, New York Times bestselling author, producer, actress, TV writer, and award-winning web series creator, Felicia Day takes you on a journey to find, rekindle, or expand your creative passions.

Including Felicia’s personal stories and hard-won wisdom, Embrace Your Weird offers:

—Entertaining and revelatory exercises that empower you to be fearless, so you can rediscover the things that bring you joy, and crack your imagination wide open

—Unique techniques to vanquish enemies of creativity like: anxiety, fear, procrastination, perfectionism, criticism, and jealousy

—Tips to cultivate a creative community

—Space to explore and get your neurons firing

Whether you enjoy writing, baking, painting, podcasting, playing music, or have yet to uncover your favorite creative outlet, Embrace Your Weird will help you unlock the power of self-expression. Get motivated. Get creative. Get weird.
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Felicia Day has appeared as an actress in numerous television shows and films, including Supernatural, The Magicians, and Mystery Science Theater 3000. However, Felicia is best known for her work in the web video world, behind and in front of the camera. She costarred in Joss Whedon’s award-winning internet musical Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and created and starred in the seminal web series The Guild. She is the New York Times bestselling author of three books, including her debut graphic novel Philonoe. Find out more at Felicia.Day and follow her on X and Instagram @FeliciaDay.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07P5HHSHY
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gallery Books (October 1, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 1, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 19.1 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 269 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B09SRKV5YK
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    4.7 out of 5 stars 1,116 ratings

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Actress, New Media Geek, Gamer, Misanthrope. Voracious reader of Fantasy and Sci-Fi, especially with a romance twist. Has a book club on Goodreads called Vaginal Fantasy to celebrate the smuttier side of genre literature. Join in if you dare!

Felicia is the creator of The Guild and producer of the web series network Geek and Sundry.

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Customers find this creativity book engaging, making them think and discover new ideas. They describe it as extraordinarily fun and relaxing to read, with one customer noting it feels like hanging out with an encouraging friend. The writing style receives positive feedback, with one customer highlighting how the author writes from the soul. Customers appreciate the author's personality, with one describing her as an amazing human.

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29 customers mention "Creativity"29 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's creative approach, finding it encouraging and thought-provoking, with one customer highlighting its practical techniques for nurturing uniqueness.

"...It shares different ways to be creative, explore yourself, embrace making mistakes, and try new things with an open mind...." Read more

"...She is encouraging and down-to-earth, urging us to break out of our shells but cautioning us to remember that our goals should be based on our own..." Read more

"Smart and fun!" Read more

"I can't put into words how extraordinarily fun, insightful, and entertaining this book was...." Read more

21 customers mention "Fun to read"21 positive0 negative

Customers find the book fun to read, describing it as a pure joy that makes them laugh and helps them relax, with one customer noting it feels like hanging out with an encouraging friend.

"...very unapologetically herself, even through text, which makes it enjoyable to read and not dry and hard to follow like a lot of other, more..." Read more

".../drawing exercises for us to complete combine to form a fun/amusing/educational/awesome book that, by the end, should have morphed from something..." Read more

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"I can't put into words how extraordinarily fun, insightful, and entertaining this book was...." Read more

12 customers mention "Writing style"11 positive1 negative

Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, with one customer noting how the author writes from the soul, while another mentions the liberating experience of writing in the book itself.

"...The author is very unapologetically herself, even through text, which makes it enjoyable to read and not dry and hard to follow like a lot of other,..." Read more

"...us it as a creativity workbook, coloring, doodling, writing wherever there is available space...." Read more

"...exercises and practical techniques for nurturing your own unique, creative voice. I found the chapter on enemies to creativity particularly useful...." Read more

"...Plus! You can write on the pages and not get in trouble! In fact, the author *wants* you to do it! How neat is that?" Read more

4 customers mention "Personality"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the author's personality, with one describing her as an amazing human and another loving her autobiography.

"...This woman is incredible. You should read her book, and support everything she does!" Read more

"...Expressing stuff I never do in person makes this a special book. Great job Felicia! Love it so far excited to read more" Read more

"What a phenomenal person for my daughters to be influenced by. They've been fans since they first saw her (me too!)..." Read more

"...I’m a huge fan of hers and loved her autobio, might purchase a physical copy down the line, but definitely not for a while. Sorry FD." Read more

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Best of its kind!
I've tried other workbooks and not cared much for them, but this one IS. GREAT. It does a wonderful job of walking the line between humorous, serious, and helpful! It feels like hanging out with an encouraging friend! Some of the insights really surprised me given how silly the book can be!As a 30-something I really enjoy it, but I also want to buy it for every young creative ever. It's probably going to be gifted to a bunch of people this christmas!
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  • Ashton
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
    Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2025
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    I love this book, it's definitely one of my favorites I've ever read!
    It shares different ways to be creative, explore yourself, embrace making mistakes, and try new things with an open mind.
    The author is very unapologetically herself, even through text, which makes it enjoyable to read and not dry and hard to follow like a lot of other, more formulaic or wishy-washy books.
    10/10 - everyone who considers themselves creative or wants to embrace themselves a little more.
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  • Dee Arr
    5.0 out of 5 stars A How-To on Giving Yourself Permission to Be Creative
    Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2019
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    “Embrace Your weird” is more than just another book you can read. Right from the start, author Felicia Day invites us to us it as a creativity workbook, coloring, doodling, writing wherever there is available space. Don’t worry, even though you are asked to write down your thoughts, the quirky Felicia Day from “You’re Never Weird On The Internet (Almost)” shows up and graces every page with the wit and humor she showered us with that first time. “Embrace Your Weird” is not another memoir book, as she cheerfully jumps from her life into ours. Ms. Day’s goal? Convince each one of us that we have incredible talents to share with the world.

    In order to accomplish this task, the author shares her own devices for victory over the mind-numbing monsters that threaten to crush our creativity and force us to hide under our personal bushel baskets. This book is loaded with power, and here’s why. The person writing it is not some highly educated professor with a wall full of degrees and awards, nor is it someone who has identified a niche of psychological barriers and written a well-thought tome of rules and procedures to follow. Ms. Day shares how she worked to overcome her demons, sharing her knowledge and wisdom in an entertaining manner. She is encouraging and down-to-earth, urging us to break out of our shells but cautioning us to remember that our goals should be based on our own power and not the choices of others. Sage advice, indeed.

    The combination of the author’s thoughts and writing/drawing exercises for us to complete combine to form a fun/amusing/educational/awesome book that, by the end, should have morphed from something Ms. Day created to something that also contains our personal inventions, and thus a part of us. Growth CAN be fun! Five stars.
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  • k
    5.0 out of 5 stars Really Enjoyed!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2024
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    Smart and fun!
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  • Michael
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five out of Five Stars!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2019
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    I can't put into words how extraordinarily fun, insightful, and entertaining this book was. I'm so glad I ordered the physical copy, because you can't get the same fun from the Kindle copy.

    It took me some time to complete this book, as I wanted to absorb the messages and complete every task with clarity and precision. Felicia Day has many exercises in this, and there's not a single one that's not worth doing.

    Felicia encourages each and every one of us to embrace our weird, and to not shy away from our creative endeavors. Mine is writing. I took a lot of her lessons very personally and applied as much as I could to my writing and my view on writing. Before reading this book, I was struggling to write a book I'd been stuck on for nearly five years. Now, as I write this review immediately after finishing this amazing book, I can proudly say I have finished my novel! I think Felicia would be mad at me if I gave too much credit to her book, as I'm the one who put in the effort. my Hero-Self came through, and I accomplished my creative goal, just as she showed me how to do in this book.

    All in all, I cannot recommend this book enough to everyone. Whether you're having problems starting/finishing your creative project, or you just want a boost in confidence with your creativity, Felicia Day's EMBRACE YOUR WEIRD is the book for you!
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  • Carrie Williams
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and helpful!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2019
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    This book really shook up my stagnant mind and helped me to re-accept my inner creative wild child. It was filled with the quirky humor I’ve come to associate with Felicia Day, while still having some really solid advice and guidance.

    First, I probably wouldn’t recommend this via kindle. I’m a kindle lover and audiobooker, but I think that paper is probably the way to go here. There’s lots of drawing and writing involved, so it will just slow you down if you’re digital. It starts simply enough, with some creative exercises, but gets really deep fast. It’s amazing how opening one door can lead to so many others. My primary field is not super creative, but my husband is photographer, so I immediately bought the book for him to check out, too! It applies to everyone, so there’s no real age group or demographic I could see this targeting (unless it’s just me – is it me?).

    If you’re looking for something to truly shake you up – this is the book! It’s fun, weird, and super creative. I’m tired of the boring helpful books and am happy to have discovered this one!
    6 people found this helpful
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  • Ian
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and practical advice for being your creative best
    Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2019
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    Felicia has long been a superhero of creativity. From her web series The Guild, to the numerous shows she created at her media company Geek & Sundry, to her many writing and producing projects, she has always had several creative irons in the fire. So it’s exciting to have her devote a book to creativity itself!

    The book is full of engaging exercises and practical techniques for nurturing your own unique, creative voice. I found the chapter on enemies to creativity particularly useful. It helps work past those obstacles — internal and external — that prevent us from getting our ideas out. Whether your medium is writing, painting, dancing, playing an instrument, or anything else, this book gets at the basic force of wanting to express ourselves that underlies all creative efforts.

    The writing is funny and full of energy, and the illustrations add to the book’s fun spirit. The creativity put into every page of the book may inspire you all by itself!

    If you want to get better at coming up with creative ideas and be able to bring them to life, you owe it to yourself to read this book!
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  • Cliente de Amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gran opción para gente en áreas creativas.
    Reviewed in Mexico on October 24, 2019
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    Llegó hoy. El libro está fenomenal. Lo compré especificamente para mí esposa que se dedica a trabajo creativo. El lenguaje es muy simple de entender.
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    Gran opción para gente en áreas creativas.

    Reviewed in Mexico on October 24, 2019
    Llegó hoy. El libro está fenomenal. Lo compré especificamente para mí esposa que se dedica a trabajo creativo. El lenguaje es muy simple de entender.
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  • Patrice Takayama
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book.
    Reviewed in Japan on August 12, 2020
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    I love this book. Great for replenishing your creative energy.
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  • Mr P S R Smith
    5.0 out of 5 stars If you are indoctrinated to be nothing more than a can opener or a spoon
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 10, 2019
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    I'm currently only a quarter way through but by the end of the first chapter Felicia nails what I am going through once again. She makes everything so relatable and like she is your friend sat next to you mentoring you through a dark time... or maybe not dark for you. This is really life affirming stuff and things I should of been taught as a child. Can't recommend this book enough.

    I admit I was terrified to write in this book to begin to start with as it seems like it's her book and to doodle in it seems rude. But after writing and drawing all over this book, it's more like a platform and we are having this conversation across time and space. Every now and again I write a retort to one of her statements and sometime's I even disagree. YES. Disagree with Felicia Day. How dare I! I must know though. Why does cat disdain me? What did I do? Is it my lack of a six pack?

    If you are indoctrinated to be nothing more than a can opener or a spoon and who's real nature is to be an artist of any kind please use this book and don't be afraid to scribble everywhere in it. Despite how school makes you feel about yourself YOU INHERENTLY HAVE VALUE and YOU HAVE THINGS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS WORLD. PEOPLE WANT TO SEE AND HEAR YOU AND WILL LOVE YOU for your creativity. You may just not know it yet. The most important thing is to begin and not let anyone to deter you from your natural destiny.

    I will edit this review once I get to the end of the book
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    Mr P S R Smith
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    If you are indoctrinated to be nothing more than a can opener or a spoon

    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 10, 2019
    I'm currently only a quarter way through but by the end of the first chapter Felicia nails what I am going through once again. She makes everything so relatable and like she is your friend sat next to you mentoring you through a dark time... or maybe not dark for you. This is really life affirming stuff and things I should of been taught as a child. Can't recommend this book enough.

    I admit I was terrified to write in this book to begin to start with as it seems like it's her book and to doodle in it seems rude. But after writing and drawing all over this book, it's more like a platform and we are having this conversation across time and space. Every now and again I write a retort to one of her statements and sometime's I even disagree. YES. Disagree with Felicia Day. How dare I! I must know though. Why does cat disdain me? What did I do? Is it my lack of a six pack?

    If you are indoctrinated to be nothing more than a can opener or a spoon and who's real nature is to be an artist of any kind please use this book and don't be afraid to scribble everywhere in it. Despite how school makes you feel about yourself YOU INHERENTLY HAVE VALUE and YOU HAVE THINGS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS WORLD. PEOPLE WANT TO SEE AND HEAR YOU AND WILL LOVE YOU for your creativity. You may just not know it yet. The most important thing is to begin and not let anyone to deter you from your natural destiny.

    I will edit this review once I get to the end of the book
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  • Dan Gardener
    5.0 out of 5 stars Worth your time.
    Reviewed in Australia on January 31, 2020
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    A fun, creative read. I already had one - brought more to gift for friends. Can't recommend enough. This will help with motivation and negativity in unexpected ways.
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  • Ruby Curtis
    5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, down to earth & helpful
    Reviewed in Canada on November 21, 2019
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    Funny, warm, helpful and down to earth. It encourages creativity without judgement and expectation.
    I’ve loved filling it in and we made some anxiety dice for my son to go with the book.
    It’s great to have on you to fill in a page when things get a bit tough and you need a bit of grounding and escapism.
    For some reason It doesn’t get on well with the other book I bought at the same time though,
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    Ruby Curtis
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Funny, down to earth & helpful

    Reviewed in Canada on November 21, 2019
    Funny, warm, helpful and down to earth. It encourages creativity without judgement and expectation.
    I’ve loved filling it in and we made some anxiety dice for my son to go with the book.
    It’s great to have on you to fill in a page when things get a bit tough and you need a bit of grounding and escapism.
    For some reason It doesn’t get on well with the other book I bought at the same time though,
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