If you feel like you've lost your holiday joy, you may be overlooking the very simple secret to finding it. I explain how to reclaim it in this short episode (spoiler: it applies to more than just the holidays!). Want more tips? Check out this playlist with all my previous Creative Pep Talks! Could you… Continue reading Creative Pep Talk #94: The Secret to Holiday Joy
Lisa McMullin and Alfie Shaw My guests today are Lisa McMullin and Alfie Shaw, both of whom write for Big Finish Productions, creators of audio dramas ranging from established series like Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes, and Dark Shadows to original dramas featuring the Air Transport Auxiliary from World War II and Marcus Tullius Cicero in… Continue reading Authenticity and Innovation in Audio Drama with Lisa McMullin and Alfie Shaw
Amy Weinland Daughters Freelance writer Amy Weinland Daughters mostly wrote about college football until she decided to try her hand at, in her words, “a hilarious time travel novel.” That novel, You Cannot Mess This Up: A True Story That Never Happened, turned out to be a catharsis, giving her a whole new look at… Continue reading You Cannot Mess This Up with Amy Weinland Daughters
Lucinda Sage-Midgorden Story lover Lucinda Sage-Midgorden and I met here on Follow Your Curiosity last year. We got together this past week for a short conversation for her Patreon about why you should think about making bad art and embracing anti-perfectionism. What does that mean (and not mean), and how might it change your life?… Continue reading Why Make Bad Art with Lucinda Sage-Midgorden
What happens when you make bad art? Sometimes you get really good art by accident! Here's a real-life story of a time when that happened to Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat, and why you should consider Making Bad Art yourself. Source for this story. Want to come Make Bad Art of your own, and lose… Continue reading Creative Pep Talk #92: The Magic of Making Bad Art
Darcy Wade Four years ago, artist and art therapist Darcy Wade joined me to talk about her own journey with art and creativity, including how her discovery of expressive arts brought her back from a period of disconnection with her creative side and helped her recovery from addiction. Darcy has since moved from North Carolina… Continue reading Creativity, Resilience, and Hurricane Helene with Darcy Wade
I recently had a chance to get a very different perspective on something I dearly love doing—by not doing it. I thought it would be torture. I was wrong. I tell you what I discovered in this short episode. My Make Bad Art course starts on November 4! Are you tired of contorting yourself to… Continue reading Creative Pep Talk #91: Change Your Perspective
Dr. David Weill My guest this week is Dr. David Weill, the former director of the Center for Advanced Lung Disease and Lung and Heart-Lung Transplant Program at Stanford University Medical Center. He’s currently the principal of the Weill Consulting Group, which focuses on improving the delivery of pulmonary, ICU, and transplant care. He’s also… Continue reading Narrative in Medicine and Fiction with Dr. David Weill
In Western culture, we don't often think of creativity as something controlled, but the truth is, there's a place for chaos and control in our creative process. In this slightly-longer-than-usual pep talk, I give a couple examples of the push-pull of chaos and control, and how they can both be helpful--and detrimental--to our creative work,… Continue reading Creative Pep Talk #90: Chaos and Control
Paul Pape Paul Pape is an artist, designer, and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in the creative industry. He’s created thousands of personalized products for clients worldwide as well as companies such as Disney, Universal, and Nickelodeon. In recent years, he’s shifted to empowering creatives, companies and corporations, sharing his expertise and insights… Continue reading Failure, Innovation, and Play with Paul Pape