Create Rebellion: an in-depth review

af·ter·word Dictionary result for afterword /ˈaftərˌwərd/ noun a concluding section in a book, typically by a person other than the author. In "Create Rebellion", Robbie Tripp has blessed his readers with writing the Afterword all by himself. Considering the whole thing probably took him an afternoon to write, it probably wasn't much of a hardship. Robbie relates in the Afterword that there is a "universal truth that inspiration to create comes from consuming what others have created". He quotes Picasso as saying "great artists steal". He says that he feels artistically obligated to thank and salute everyone who has ever helped or inspired him. Naturally he thanks his wife, his parents and his siblings. He also thanks "everyone else" which includes various people who read his manuscript, edited it (?!) and supported his rambling, er, writing. He also thanks Izzard Ink for I guess taking his money to pub...

“Create Rebellion” by Robbie Tripp Chapter 6 Review pages 39-45 As I embark upon reviewing the last chapter of this deluxe pamphlet, it occurred to me that I would love to see a real literary review by a professional editor, agent, or a licensed psychiatrist. Robbie spends the last full five double-spaced pages blathering aggressively on about dreams as he is wont to do. He likens reaching for your dreams as an “assault you are waging on the world”. Robbie thinks over the top phrases leave a bold impression on the reader. They don’t. They leave this reader wondering why he is so obsessed with violent imagery. I was going to quote some passages but there were too many. Have a look at page 40  here  and sample the absurdity. Robbie writes furiously about the drive to create being so strong that true creators would “rather die” than be unable to express themselves. I must not be a true creator then, despite my Etsy sales to the contrary, because I would pose self-preserv...

Chapter 5 (pages 33-38) declares that fear is a “nefarious nemesis” and a “crippling, unpleasant monster”. It states that fear has created countless “martyrs amongst humanity” and is a “black tar”. Robbie says in this chapter that you can identify people (“everyday beings”) who have been stunted by fear. He recommends that you study those people and ask yourself if that’s what you want for yourself. To combat fear, he states, you must have confidence. Either that or you must confront it and “hypnotize it into a docile motivator that swells dormant in the basement, chained and harnessed to the floorboards”. Lots of mystical imagery in this chapter including “wondrous wake”, “noxious notions”, “furtive feelings”, “permafrost of your persistence”, “rose colored enchantments”. It’s not worth putting these phrases in context because that doesn’t help understanding them. He suggests that one must constantly be aware of fear’s “wailing whispers”. He says you must always be on the sea...

Chapter 4 is the chapter that Robbie really lays into the haters. His usage of metaphors is at an all-time high in this chapter. He may have had the Book of Revelation open when he was writing this. He begins by claiming that throughout your “creative journey” you will encounter “snarling beasts of envy “ who want to oppress, battle and belittle you. I have been making and selling my art (first mixed media collage and in the last few years hand embroidery) for the last ten years. Maybe I’m doing something wrong but I have never found this to be true. Robbie states that the people that want to bring you down are sometimes people you know. He’s vague but he suggests that these could be friends and family. Regardless, he says you must excise them from your life. Robbie refers to people that don’t support your journey a “filthy demographic” of “purposeless people”. He says one must act quickly to get rid of them or YOU could become a “diseased member of their epidemic of compla...