Join me for Creative Lift!
A podcast about leveling up your creative projects in the most joyful of ways: by playing your way to the page.
Are you a writer?
Or really, any other kind of artist who uses story as a key medium? If you take your work, your practice and your growth seriously enough to dare to play your way to the page, this podcast is for you.
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Would you like to be a guest on Creative Lift? I’m featuring listener experiences and insights from season one in upcoming episodes.
SEASON ONE:
STEP INTO YOUR STORY
In this first season, we explore how story can be a compass for your creative growth. Dip your toe into Writerly Play and listen for your own call to adventure. What’s next in your creative journey?
SEASON TWO:
PLAY YOUR WAY TO THE PAGE
In season two, we put play to practical use in your creative practice. Each episode includes an invitation for your curiosity, a game or thinking experiment, and a question or two to take into your week.
SEASON THREE:
DESIGN THINKING FOR WRITERS
Dive into season three of Creative Lift, and learn to use the tools and mindsets of Design Thinking to boost your creative confidence.
RECENT EPISODES
Creative Lift 019 – Mine the Mess for Gold
While it may be more obvious to play while brainstorming new ideas, play is also valuable throughout the other phases of the creative process. Play...
Creative Lift 018 – Make Educated Guesses
How seriously do you take decisions? Do you hover on the edge of decisions as though you're paused on a diving board, anticipating the cold impact...
Creative Lift 017 – Fail Forward and Level Up
Today's episode focuses on what can sometimes be an unpopular subject. Failure. Before you decide to skip this one, know this: failure is a key part...
Creative Lift 016 – Visualize a Play Space
Whether you enjoy visualization, or it's a stretch for you, our exploration in this episode will help you see more clearly how to put this skill to...
Creative Lift 015 – Start with a Simple Recipe
Do you prefer to personalize your approach or stick exactly to prescribed guidelines? Either way, by starting with a simple recipe, you give your...
Creative Lift 014 – Saying Yes, And …
As an improv teacher, one of my very first goals in a workshop is to unlock the power of "Yes, and..." in our classroom. "Yes, and..." is what...
Creative Lift 013 – Find the Doorway into Make-Believe
Do you remember playing make-believe as a kid? Maybe you had an ongoing world you would step into, where the story was always waiting to sweep you...
Creative Lift 012 – Share Your Story
In order to share our stories, we must shape them into stories. We find the unifying thread, choose the meaningful details, and let the extra...
