# Hadestown and the Epic Hell of Making Art That Matters

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Podcast: [B is for Book Coach](https://stenobird.com/podcast/b-is-for-book-coach-7053636)
Published: 2026-07-27T13:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Welcome back to B is for Book Coach . Today, we’re making space for trying . This past week, my family and I took the opportunity to see the musical Hadestown in movie theaters. If you haven’t spent the last several years obsessing over this musical with me... - The story of Orpheus and Eurydice - The parallels to art and life and love and revolution - The new angle I caught in the movie theater - The real hell of creative work - How Hadestown shows us the way Enjoying this space? It takes all of us to create it together! When you become a one-time or ongoing Momentum Partner , two things happen. First, you get to join a small but growing group of folks who pop in for Office Hours twice a month to sort out their content and travel this journey together. Second, you add to the Mutual Momentum fund , which helps to bring deeper development support to authors who need more than just space to get started. Create a one-time boost of Momentum or subscribe to keep the forward movement going for us all. Get full access to B is for Book Coach at bisforbookcoach.substack.com/subscribe

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