Tess Alley is the author of The Divinity Bureau and a Finance Manager for Vacasa Vacation Rentals. She spends most of her days writing and crunching numbers; but when she isn't, she can be found playing 'Resistance' and fulfilling the wanderlust that comes with working for a vacation rental company. Her debut book, The Divinity Bureau, is available now for pre-order.
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-The difference between being a finance manager as a full-time job and a writer on the side.
-Her earliest memories of being creative, and how Harry Potter helped to inspire her creativity.
-How she got the inspiration to write The Divinity Bureau.
-The things that hold her back the most from being creative on a daily basis.
-How you have to sometimes do the "cha-cha" and take steps forwards and backwards to advance your position.
-The importance of scheduling programs like Google Calendar to keep you creative pursuits as a part of your daily schedule and at the top of your mind.
-All about her new book The Divinity Bureau.
-How some ideas can linger for a while before they are finally ready to be put out into the world.
-How the first step is always the most difficult, but you have to just take it and push through the vulnerability.
-The story behind the quotes on her Instagram page.
-How creativity and stories like the Harry Potter series are able to create a connection between people who love them.
"I was so focused on survival that I thought I had to give up on my lifelong dream."
"I think if you're a creative type, you actually have a physical need to create."
"In the end, the book ended up being a giant mesh of everything I've learned."
"I think I cried a little bit when I first saw it on Amazon."
"Even just writing a mediocre book is still a lot of work."
"I think the rewards definitely outweigh the fear."
"The Divinity Bureau" by Tess Alley