Conversations with My Puppet: A Professional's Guide to Playful Creativity

by Savy Leiser

Sometimes, Chicago entrepreneur Savy Leiser feels like she’s aging in reverse. As a young child, she loved pens, pencils, notebooks, and office supplies more than traditional toys, and she preferred daydreaming about her future as a boss babe more than playing outside. But as an adult, Savy has embraced the power of play harder than ever before. After decades of collecting American Girl Dolls, filming stop-motion videos with Barbies, building her own fictional book characters and worlds in the Sims, and getting a custom-made puppet to celebrate a novel release, Savy has come to a big playing with toys is not just for kids. Actually, embracing the joy of toys can be a fantastic business asset.

In Conversations with My Puppet, Savy takes you through her journey of starting a business, writing a dozen books, growing a successful YouTube channel, and more – and explains how her love of toys inspired it all.

Filled with personal essays, business advice, writing prompts, journaling exercises, and more, Conversations with My Puppet will help you brainstorm the next steps of your own creative journey with a doll, stuffed animal, video game, or puppet at your side every step of the way.

157 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 25, 2023

Reviews

[Laura-Anne Wright · Rating 4 out of 5]

loved

The exercises and journaling prompts were my favorite part of the book ! I love that I can go back and pull an exercise out and do it anytime I need some playful creative time in my work and in my day!