Building the Creative Life

Building the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed. This week, Chrishaun and Jenn talk about Jenn’s second book launch and her progress in building inventory for her shop. Chrishaun explains her project-based business model. Chrishaun’s favorite thing was Mr. Mahon on Netflix Jen...

Ep 11: planning for fun Building the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti greed. This week, Chrishaun and Jenn talk about Jenn’s trip to Salem and the Getting Witchy With It signing event she attended. Then they discuss how they plan to organize their daily schedules for maximum produ...

Ep 10: macguyvering small wins Building the Creative Life is a podcast about prioritizing creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed. This week, Chrishaun and Jenn discuss creating a career out of fun. Chrishaun encourages Jenn to tilt the lens with which she views her past projects to recognize that her goals have been met, even if the en...

Ep 9: filling the well Building the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed. This week, Chrishaun and Jenn talk about the joy of having positive energy after overcoming burnout. Jenn shares updates on her launch plans for her second novel and her plans to attend a witchy book conve...

Welcome to Building Bonus, where we share all those side conversations from the Building the Creative Life podcast. In this one, from episode 11, Jenn and Sique discuss the mechanics of writing vampires who don't drink blood. This includes not only blood alternatives but also the physiology of vampires, why blood is needed, and what can be used instead.

Ep 8: articulating the Lens Building the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti greed. This week, Chrishaun explains how she views the world through a Lens of Empathy, Truth, Joy, Kindness, and Anti-Greed. Then Jenn and Chrishaun update each other on their creative projects. At the time...

Ep 7: taking a rest Building the Creative Life is a podcast about the choice to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed. This week, Chrishaun and Jenn expand on the previous episode’s discussion about slowing down to take a closer look at how they rest and how self-care can be considered a business strategy. Chrishaun talks a...

Ep 6: slowing down Building the Creative Life is a podcast about prioritizing creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed. This week, Chrishaun and Jenn discuss the challenges of slowing down, building strong connections through hard conversations, and taking deliberate actions for success. They share experiences that remind them of the imp...

Building the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed. This week, Jenn and Chrishaun discuss the importance of facing the truth about yourself in leading an authentic life. They also discuss reading and writing romance from an ace perspective. Chrishaun makes a connection between as...

Building the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed. This week, Chrishaun and Jenn discuss the balance between living a creative life and avoiding procrastination. Chrishaun shares her musical time management plan, and Jenn talks about planning for ARCs and promos. Jenn’s favorite...

Building the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed. In this episode, Jenn and Chrishaun pick up where they left off, discussing the difficulties of getting an indie book into brick-and-mortar stores. Then they talk about the healing qualities of creative pursuits and the challeng...

Building the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed. This week, Jenn and Chrishaun discuss the importance of clear communication when working with other artists and talk about using Story Origin with beta readers. Then, they each share their personal journeys in building a creativ...

Building the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti greed. In this week’s episode, Jenn and Chrishaun catch up on their individual creative projects: building an x-wing cake and developing a grimoire. Then they dig deep to discuss their struggles with perfectionism, finding worthiness i...

Building the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti greed. In this week’s episode, Chrishaun and Jenn bumble through choosing recording software, discuss the purpose of the podcast, talk through a list of possible topics for future episodes, and chat about the things that brought them j...