Maria James-Thiaw Award-winning poet, performer, playwright, and educator Maria James-Thiaw has published several books of poetry and founded the Reclaim Artist Collective, which seeks to to raise consciousness about social justice issues impacting marginalized communities through its arts-based, anti-racist curriculum. Her latest collection, Count Each Breath, examines her experiences as a Black woman in the… Continue reading Art and Politics with Maria James-Thiaw
Who's your best creative rival? The answer might be closer than you think. Inspired by Simon Sinek's video called "Worthy Rivals." Get in Touch I'd love to hear your feedback, questions, and experience with these ideas! Send me a note at fycuriosity.com, or contact me on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. Subscribe!
It's absolutely critical for all of us to find our people—especially the people who share and understand our creative calling. In this short-but-sweet episode, I'll tell you why. Get in Touch I'd love to hear your feedback, questions, and experience with these ideas! Send me a note at fycuriosity.com, or contact me on Facebook, Instagram,… Continue reading Creative Pep Talk #46: Find Your People
Lowry Olafson Lowry Olafson knew from a young age that he wanted to be a musician, and like so many other aspiring musicians, had to figure out how to make it work—and he did: he has released nine albums and performed around the world. He is also the founder and creator of PowerSongs— deeply meaningful, personal… Continue reading Encouragement Through Song with Lowry Olafson
Last week, Dr. Kelly Flanagan and I talked about getting back to what's wild in us. Here's how doing that can help your creative process (and your whole life). What are the six biggest creative beliefs that are screwing up your process? Find out here! Get in Touch I'd love to hear your feedback, questions,… Continue reading Creative Pep Talk #45: Wild
Kelly Flanagan When I started this podcast in 2019, Dr. Kelly Flanagan was one of my inaugural guests, and his episode, “The Gifts of Creativity,” remains one of my favorites. Kelly has just published his first novel, The Unhiding of Elijah Campbell, and I wanted to talk to him about how that experience differed from… Continue reading “Unhiding” with Dr. Kelly Flanagan
So how do you keep yourself "doing it anyway"? It helps to talk back to the naysaying voices in your head. It helps even more if you know what you're going to say in advance. What are the six biggest creative beliefs that are screwing up your process? Find out here! Get in Touch I'd… Continue reading Creative Pep Talk #44: Comebacks
John Roedel Not quite two years ago, writer John Roedel, author of the Hey God, Hey John poems that have gone viral online (and the collection of the same name) joined me to talk about how he ended up “talking to God” and what he’s learned from that experience. (If you haven’t heard it, you’ll… Continue reading Writing from the Trenches with John Roedel
Is whatever's holding you back from your creative call really enough reason to give up? Not likely. Here's why you really should do it anyway. Ben Folds agrees with me: take a listen. What are the six biggest creative beliefs that are screwing up your process? Find out here! Get in Touch I'd love to… Continue reading Creative Pep Talk #43: Do It Anyway
Tom Colgan My guest this week is Tom Colgan, editorial director at Berkley Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Tom has spent more than 35 years championing such authors as Tom Clancy, mark Graeney, and Janet Evanovich. We talk about how he got his start as an editor, what editors do and don’t do… Continue reading Inside Book Publishing with Tom Colgan
