The Smarter Artist Show

In this episode of The Smarter Artist Show, we talk about making and breaking habits. Specifically making and breaking Dave's habits.  Dave has never kept a habit up for more than 30 days. So Sean challenges him to pick a habit and stick to it for that long. What habit will he choose?  Will he succeed a 30 day streak or will he fail miserably by Day 6?  Join Sean Platt, Johnny B. Truant, and David...

In this episode Sean and Dave go over a few pages of Sean's corrections on the rough draft of a movie script they're working on.  Dave was rusty having been away from scripts for a bit, as he's been working on other things and the podcast.  So tune in and hear some of the things he got wrong and how to fix them. Most of these lessons can be applied to any kind of writing.  

In this episode of The Smarter Artist Show we're talking about reclaiming your 1,000 true fans.  Additionally, Sean talks about the best/worst story I've written with him!  Four words: "____  _____ on Christmas.*" *longtime listeners can fill in the blanks at home!  TIMESTAMPS 5:00  — Dave's Christmas story. SOMETHING COOL 7:50 — Johnny's writing revelation 13:24 — Dave's movie watch — Caddo Lake...

In this week's episode of The Smarter Artist Show we're answering hypothetical questions. Would we write in just one genre if we were guaranteed success? If we had to swap bodies with one of our co-hosts for just one day, who would we choose and what we do? What book or series would you like to be remembered for? So join us for a fun episode with zero useful information but lots of laughs.  0:00 —...

SMARTER ARTIST EPISODE 7: The Creative Mid-life Crisis This episode is about hitting your creative mid-life crisis. You've been at it, you've had success or are still working toward it, but something's missing. You don't feel the magic like you used to. What happened? In this episode we're going to look back to when we started in 2011 and take a look at some of the highs and lows and how we pushed...

In this episode of The Smarter Artist Show, we talk about killing your darlings. When do you decide enough is enough on a project? When do you call it quits on a series you're writing? The complexity of selling stories. Do creators owe their audience a proper ending?  And Dave horrifies us all with the movie he wants to make someday. Two words: Rom-com.  All this and more in this week's Smarter Ar...

THE SMARTER ARTIST SHOW #5 — Indies Growing Up In this episode of The Smarter Artist Show, Sean, Johnny, and I (Dave) discuss the evolution of indie publishing and the importance of maturing as creators.  Johnny is back from Kevin J. Anderson's Superstars of Writing Seminars and joins us to discuss experiences at various conferences, highlighting the differences in community and approach between e...

In this week's episode of The Smarter Artist Show, Johnny is missing in action. Which leaves Sean and I to discuss the controversial topic of AI and how it is affecting creativity and creatives.  We explore the good, the bad, and the ugly of AI.  Listen or watch at our website: http://smarterartist.net SOMETHINGS COOL In our Something Cool segment Sean talks about the TV show Landman and I talk ab...

In this episode of the Smarter Artists Show, we talk about some of our favorite fictional worlds, the art of collaboration in writing, and we touch a bit on everyone's favorite controversial topic — AI. Some of the worlds we discuss are Dune, A Song of Ice and Fire, and The Matrix. The Smarter Artist Show is hosted by bestselling authors and screenwriters Sean Platt, Johnny B. Truant, and David Wr...

In this episode of  The Smarter Artist Show , we (hosts David Wright, Sean Platt, and Johnny B. Truant) discuss the evolving landscape of storytelling in the age of AI. We also talk about how the loss of cheap paperbacks and the lack of e-book adoption among kids and teens affects the market and is a troubling sign for future readers. We explore how AI is impacting creativity, the future of readin...

The original hosts of The Self-Publishing Podcast, Sean, Johnny, and Dave, are back! Join us every Friday in their new podcast,  The Smarter Artist Show , your invitation to a no-holds barred night out at the bar with your old writer friends. In the first episode we discuss where we've been for the past few years since the end of  The Story Studio Podcast , why Dave (?!?!?!?!) is the new host, and...

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