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Ep 21: (CW) Deep Reflections With a Pinch Of What The F*ck (What I’ve Been Up To And Where It Led)

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Ep 20: I’ve Gone And Become A Retreat Guest Expert (Fun!)

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Ep 19: Writing Truths & Lies, And Painting Without Paint

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Ep 18: What I Love About AE’s “Fanfictasia” (The Delightful YT Animated Series)

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Ep 17: Art Gallery Updates, Mini-Felt Doll Scheming, & Learning New Words

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Ep 16: Thoughts On Deadpool 3 & Wolverine (And Creativity Updates Yeehaw)

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Ep 15: Blooming Into Being A “Real” Artist (New Project/Updates Coming!)

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Ep 14: Crafting Queerness(Go With The Flow & What Feels Good & Why)

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Ep 13: (TW) What It Means To Wield Your Power As A Creative (And Being Responsible With It)

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Ep 12: Monkey Wrenches & Bryce Tankthrust(Not Sponsered)

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Ep 11: Creative Slumps, Bad TV Episodes, & Crafting Diverse Character Bodies(Mix Muscle, Bones, Fat)

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Ep 10: Writing Diggery-Doos(KISSheets), & Writing Diggery-Don’ts(CW’s The Flash), & MORE

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Ep 9: The Crafting Of The One Of Circles Deck Art Card: Cecil (& An Update On My Mini-Felt Dolls)

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Ep 8: Mini-Felt Dolls Completion, Character Card Progress, & A New Website In The Works

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Ep 7: The Big Dream(And What I’ve Been Up To)

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Ep 6: The Three Of Circles (And Some Talks About Character Designing)

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Ep 5: Mini Felt Doll Progress, Designing Title Cards W/ Canva(NotSpon), And Exciting News(Now In 3D)

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Ep 4: Making Tiny Felt Dolls (What It Means/Feels Like To Be Passionate About Art & Adding Soul)

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Ep 3: Sewing Tiny Dolls, Music Work, And Crocheting A Gift For My Cat

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Ep 2: Secret Projects, New Ideas & Characters, & An Elevator Story

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Ep 1: Dear Diary, I Was Creative Today

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Ep 62: What To Do, All I Can Do

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Ep 61(Again): Where I’ve Been, What I’m Doing Now, And Exciting New Avenues To Take

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Ep 60: Another Split In The Road (My Writing And Art Up To This Point And Where To Go From Here)

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Ep 59: Why I Love Text-Based Roleplays (And Why I’m A Little Disappointed Playing RPGs)

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Ep 58: Fleshing Out Your Writing World And It’s Regions

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Ep 57: There Is No “Right Way” To Art (Also About Recycling Old Ideas, & Letting Go Of Perfection)

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Ep 56: CROISSANT WIZARD! (Start Notes For Getting Into DND, My Char Idea, & An Interesting RP Story)

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Ep 54: My Writing Rules (& a Rant About Music, Followed By A Rant About The MCU & What I Want To Be)

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Ep 52: Art Thangs (Getting Back Into It, Relearning, Reactivating, Recycling)

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Ep 51: Updating Keeping It Simple & Main Character Sheets (In Great Detail, So You Can Make ‘Em Too)

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Ep 50: Repurposing Old Ideas & Characters, My New Idea, & Things I’m Keeping In Mind For My Future

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Ep 49: Remember The Past It’s Why You’re Here, Don’t Set Self Limitations, & Come Back To Old Ideas

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Ep 48: Old VS New(The Core Concepts, The Characters, The Pros & Cons, & My Feelings Around It All)

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Ep 47: I Don’t Know What To Do (How Do You Continue With No Motivation?)

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Ep 46: Start A Side Project? Get A Writer Friend? Change Your Current Project? Oh What To Do!

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Ep 45: Your Worlds History And How To Rough It Out (With Many Examples)

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Ep 44: Why I Love Horror And The Uncanny Valley And How I Use It In My Work

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Ep 43: DOUBLE FEATURE: Spotify Podcast & Big Changes / Changing Characters’ Races In New Adaptations

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Ep 42: Just A Nice Little Writing Update (What I’m Doing And Creativity Level)

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Ep 41: Tacking On Important Things For Reminders At The End Of Your Backstory (And Char. Sheet Rant)

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Ep 40: The 100 Day Mini-Update! (Technically It’s Day 101 But Who Cares)

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Ep 39: You Go To War Or War Comes To You (War In Backstories)

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Ep 38: Starting At The End And Why You Should Keep A Daily Writing Streak

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Ep 37: Describe Your Story To Someone Without Spoiling Anything (Why, What, How, And What It Can Do)

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Ep 36: Writing “Meh” And Feeling Un-Creativity, And How Writing Is Nothing And Everything

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Ep 35: Where I’m At, The Next Steps, And LGBTQ+ Identities And Representing Them

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Ep 34: Day To Day Life And Getting It All Straightened Out

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Ep 33: Creating Complex Humanoids, My Love For Anubis, And Racism VS Speciesism In My Book

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Ep 32: Goodbye Matpat (The Ways In Which He Was An Awesome Inspiration, And The Dangers Of Burnout)

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Ep 31: I Love My Character Names, Drawing Eyelashes, And Building Healthy Routines

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Ep 30: I’m Making Up Languages And Currencies (Why, How, And When)

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Ep 29: When You Restart The Plot, But Find That You Loved Your Previous Version Better

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Ep 28: The Villain Must Plot! (Right Now Because I Forgot To Flesh Them Out, And You Need To Too)

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Ep 27: Always Thinking About It Vs Never Thinking About It (The Two Mindsets To Coming Up W/ Ideas)

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Ep 26: EPIPHANY: You Don’t Have To Know Everything That Happens Right Now (And Some Crochet Talk)

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Ep 25: Revising Your Plot, Why Establish-Plot Balance Is Important, & Why You Gotta Get A Good Crew

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Ep 24: Character Cheat-Sheets And Things I Think Are Neat Neat

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Ep 23: Celebrate The Little Wins (And Keep Track Of Your Creative Streak)

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Ep 22: Ask For Help My Fellow Creators (Along With Many Notes On Doing So And All The Reasons Why)

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Ep 21: Sneak Peaks Into My Book, Where I’ve Been, And Some Life Updates!

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Ep 20: DOUBLE FEATURE: Odd Inspirations And Tools To Inspire You To Take From What You Love

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Ep 19: Fun Things To Come And My Love For A Fellow Authors’ Work (FENNAH)

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Ep 18: Chakras, Names, Queers, And Lots o Sidenotes (AKA The One That Was Supposed To Be 10 Minutes)

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Ep 17: I’m Gonna Make It Worth It (My Goals, Life Stories, And A Whole Lot Of Change)

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Ep 15: Get Inspired, Be Inspired, Become The Inspirer

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Ep 14: Notes On Creating Religion In Your Story (And Some Things For Organizing Your Writing Too!)

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Ep 13: The Surprising Similarities Between Digital Art & Writing

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Ep 12: When You Finally Get Through Writing Block! (And My Disorganized Thoughts On Writing Tools)

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Ep 11: The A.I.s And How They Are Simply Just Tools To Enhance And Help Inspire/Create Your Work

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Ep 10: Your Ideal Writing Environment, What It Takes To Get There, And If You’re Willing To Do It

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Ep 9: When You’re Working On One Thing And Have Other Ideas Galore

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Ep 8: When You Can’t Seem To Plot A Plot(And Other Writer Writing Notes)

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Ep 7: Motivations, Fears, & Character Arcs (The Trifecta Of Character Driven Stories)

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Ep 6: Do Your Creative Thing Everyday BUT DON’T Force Your Creativity By Doing This (Tips & Tricks)

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Ep 5: Criticism From The Dislikers(And Good Things To Think About Instead) & The Law Of Attraction

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Ep 4: The Way Your Characters Look(And How It Can Be Cool AND Tie Into Their Story)

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Ep 3: DOUBLE FEATURE: Musical Tools & Relationships In Your Backstories

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Ep 2: DOUBLE FEATURE: Start From The Start Again & Character Sheets And Other Important Things

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Ep 1: New Beginnings

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(PLEASE LISTEN) I’m Back From The Dead

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Ep 502: Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 Retelling And Review

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Ep 501: Murder Drones Ep5 (Plot Summary)

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Ep 500: The Winter Soldier Saga: TFATWS Ep 1, and All The Little Moments Before It

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Ep 499: The Winter Soldier Saga: Civil War

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Ep 498: The Winter Soldier Saga: Captain America The Winter Soldier

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Ep 497: The Winter Solider Saga: Hydra, His Origin(ish), And My Thoughts On Captain America

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Ep 496: The Winter Soldier Saga: Who Is he? Why is he? Why do I talk about he?

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Next Week…

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Ep 495: Murder Drones Ep4 Plot Review And Summary

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Ep 494: Selling As (An Independent) Digital Artist

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Ep 493: The Power Of Music For Writers & Creating Character Playlists

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Ep 492: Character Design: An Artist’s Guide

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Ep 491: Your Character Must Have These 3 Things (Personality, Motivation(s), Fears)

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Ep 490: The Real O’Neals (And Why I Love It)

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Ep 489: Murder Drones Ep3 Plot And Review! (First 8-10ish Minutes Are Announcements About Me)

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Ep 488: Separating Layers (What They Are And Why You Should Keep ‘Em Apart)

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Ep 487: Canvases Can Make Or Break Your Artwork (And Here’s Why)

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Ep 486: Why Put Yourself In A Box? (Oh How Life Changes)

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Ep 485: My First Driving Experience/Lesson (And The Important Thing That I Will Always Remember)