Podcasts about growing gills

Welcome back to the IGNITE Your Dream Podcast!  This week's episode is with brilliant poet + kindred soul, Kassi Wilson. Kassi Wilson is a poet, indie author, and native of Minnesota. Kassi spent her childhood at the lakes immersed in water and sunshine. She's cultivated a love for the natural world that inspired her debut poetry book Growing Gills. Her newest poetry book—Fire and Flourishing is a captivating collection of poems that captures the aftermath of a cross-country move during wildfire season. Poems delve into themes of change, grief, hard lessons, growth, motherhood, and love's resilience. The through line is a deep desire to rise above the status quo and flourish with a reignited passion for life. Kassi's writing resonates with women, wives, and moms offering solace and inspiration.  In this conversation Kassi shares her journey to poetry and how, in a sense, she has always lived inside of it, even before the words ever landed onto paper.  I can't wait for you to listen!  Links Mentioned:  Follow Kassi over on Instagram: @kassiwilsonpoet Learn more about her work and purchase her books at her website: kassiwilson.com Book your Breakthrough Call today Tag me in your big shifts + takeaways: @amberlilyestrom Did you hear something you loved here today?! Leave a Review + Subscribe via iTunes 

What does it take to transform your fears into creativity?  How can a drastic change in your environment fuel your artistic journey?  And how do the elements of nature inspire profound self-discovery?  In this episode of The Courage To Be Podcast™, Kassi Wilson shares her captivating journey from hesitant poet to published author. Kassi has been writing poetry for a decade, but it wasn't until a move from California to the Midwest during wildfire season that she found her true voice. Her first book, "Growing Gills," explores the water element and her deep dive into self-discovery. Her second book, released recently, delves into the fiery trials of life and love. Kassi discusses the inspiration behind her work, her creative process, and the courage it took to overcome her inner critic and share her words with the world.  Join us as we explore how nature, personal experiences, and a leap of faith can lead to artistic fulfillment and empowerment. • Find Kassi Wilson's offering at https://bit.ly/3WmO7aN • Download your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FREE Think and Grow Rich PDF book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, the book that has made millions of millionaires! Click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/45SRnw5⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ As a special bonus, I want to give you FREE access to my Manifesting Abundance course, (usually $997)! All you have to do is:  • Leave a review of this podcast.  • Email a screenshot of your review to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠help.thecouragetobe@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Simple as that!  If you'd love to watch the video version of our interviews, be sure to subscribe to the podcast's ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube channel.⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3FhRW79⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you enjoyed this episode. We think you'll enjoy these other episodes: • 46: Rediscover Playfulness and Boost Creativity in Adulthood with Mackenzie Bakewell - https://youtu.be/myu0TW47AHU • 44: Courage, Creativity and Self-Discovery to Transform Your Life with Nkem Chukwumerije - https://youtu.be/jkbXc97-81g CONNECT WITH TANIA: FACEBOOK - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tania Vasallo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YOUTUBE - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thecouragetobe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ IG - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thecouragetobepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIKTOK - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thecouragetobepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen to The Courage To Be - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/476R7dG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 -

▼▼▼▼▼ Time-sensitive announcement: Jessica Abel will be offering the Prioritize Like a Pro workshop live online at 1 pm on June 13. Registration information is here: https://jessicaabel.com/prioritize-like-a-pro/ Great, free opportunity to learn about the Weighted Decision Matrix we talked about in the interview! The evergreen version of the Prioritize Like a Pro workshop is here: https://jessicaabel.com/notion-mastery/ ▼▼▼▼▼ One of my biggest challenges as a creator is having more ideas than I have time to see them through. It's easy to get distracted, and I often get started on projects when they're new and interesting, only to set them aside as other ideas show up. This makes it exceptionally hard to finish things. I recently attended a workshop presented by Jessica Abel, a creative business coach, artist, author, and teacher, where she introduced a tool she's adapted for creatives called the Weighted Decision Matrix. While I've depended on standard to-do type lists to organize most of my projects, the matrix offers a better way to narrow my selection and choose the right things to work on while letting go of projects that can either wait or not happen at all. Jessica shares more about the process and tool in this interview, along with insights she's gained as she's built her businesses layer-by-layer. Creative Engine Masterclass is here: https://jessicaabel.lpages.co/creative-engine-masterclass/ Jessica's latest book, Growing Gills is only on Amazon : https://jessicaabel.com/growing-gills/ Out on the Wire and her other books are available via indie booksellers and on Amazon. https://jessicaabel.com/out-on-the-wire/ https://jessicaabel.com/books/ and https://amzn.to/43OKnjd (Amazon Associate link) Thanks for listening, subscribing, and sharing Your Own Best Company with those you know who love working alone. #decisionmaking #creativeprojects #autonomouscreative --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/franklin-taggart9/message

Does the world really need this? This is one of the inevitable existential dilemmas of creative work. You have to decide that your work is worth your time and energy, because no one is asking you for it. Today's guest, Jessica Abel, is someone whose work I have long admired for its richness and depth. In this conversation, we talk about navigating the “Dark Forests” of creativity; go behind-the-business when one of her most successful books, Out on the Wire, was taking off; the causes behind cyclical burnout; three revenue-generating paths that she's seen work best; and calculating your enough number as a small business owner. More About Jessica: Jessica is an author and indie cartoonist-turned-creative business strategist (founder of Autonomous Creative) who has published a number of comics and prose books, including Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You're Drowning in Your Daily Life and Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio. She also hosts the Out on the Wire and The Autonomous Creative podcasts.

This week on the Brand Your Passion Podcast, I talk to author and indie cartoonist-turned-creative business strategist, Jessica Abel.Jessica is the founder of Autonomous Creative and an accomplished author who's published a number of comics and prose books, including Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You're Drowning in Your Daily Life and Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio. She specializes in helping mid-career creatives build businesses designed from the ground up to meet their financial needs without burning themselves out or sacrificing their creative integrity. She's also chair of the illustration program at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.In this amazing episode, we talk about the punk strategies that got Jessica known & still work today, how to get opportunities that grow your brand, the two reasons artists share their work publicly, how consistent marketing compounds over time, why you need to keep going and commit to your work long-term, and so much more.Connect with JessicaWebsite: jessicaabel.comInstagram: @autonomouscreativeLinkedIn: @jccabelRead her latest article: jessicaabel.com–––––––––––––––––––––––Read the accompanying blog post.Tag me on Instagram @makerandmoxie and let me know you're listening.And sign up to the Moxie Musings newsletter for more goodness like this.–––––––––––––––––––––––Want to support the show & help me make the world a more creative place one brand at a time? You can pop something in my tip jar hereAny amount is appreciated, as is sharing the episodes or recommending the show to your creative friends!Want to sponsor the Brand Your Passion Podcast? You can view the options & book in here.

We've all read about the great resignation by now. Reports show that roughly 47 million people left their jobs in 2021, citing burnout, new opportunities and starting a business as just a few reasons.  But how many are leaving the workforce to pursue creative endeavors? And should they?I talk with Jessica Abel,  author artist, cartoonist and coach for creatives who works with people to stop grinding and carve out the deep focus needed to finish  and launch the game-changing work they want to be known for. In this episode:Jessica shares how to prioritize creativity in our lives. What success might look like in a creative industryHow to make a real living through creative endeavors. (Psst it's probably not what you think. ) Plus Jessica helps us all navigate the pitfalls so many creatives stumble into. About: Cartoonist and coach for creatives Jessica Abel is the founder of Autonomous Creative. She works with ambitious mid-career creatives to stop grinding and carve out the deep focus needed to finish—and launch—the game-changing work they want to be known for. Jessica is the author of a dozen books, including Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You're Drowning in Your Daily Life, the graphic novel La Perdida, and two textbooks about making comics, Drawing Words & Writing Pictures and Mastering Comics. Her book Out on the Wire is about how the best radio and podcast producers in the world use story to keep us listening. Jessica's latest work of fiction is the Eisner-nominated Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars. She is chair of the illustration program at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grownasswoman)

Dreams have long been considered mysterious and uncanny. Where do they come from? What purpose do they serve? How can dreams be used to elevate your craft? Listen in as we navigate the labyrinth that is lucid dreaming and astral projection, and what it means for witches. P.S. the audio goblins were playing in this recording, they have since been banished Don't forget to e-mail us as at toodrunkwitches@gmail.com Gain access to exclusive content and support the podcast at https://www.patreon.com/toodrunkwitches Disclaimer: Do not make alcoholic beverages unless it is legal and responsible for you to do so. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lemonssindi-leaves/support

Michael, Rob, Evan, and Pax gather for another after-dinner conversation sparked by what they’ve been listening to, reading, watching, and thinking about. Discussions start from the following topics, but meander: Podcasts like Bonanas for Bonanza and The Untitled GenX Podcast. Albums like Disney's Heigh-Ho! Mozart, Yesterday's Wine by Willie Nelson, and This Is What I Live For by Blue October. Other audio material like the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series and SiriusXM Books like Growing Gills by Jessica Abel, The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis, Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, and The Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule. Comics like The Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, Baltimore by Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, and Ben Stenbeck, Winter Soldier by Ed Brubaker and Steve Epting, Truth: Red, White, and Black by Robert Morales and Kyle Baker, and Eternals by Peter Gillis, Sal Buscema, and Walt Simonson. Movies like Romeo and Juliet (1968) and the trailer for Shang Chi. TV shows like Reign, the Disney+ MCU shows, The Witcher, and Invincible. And real talk about Planning for the Future, Fears and Anxieties, Self Checkout Aisles, and Social Ills and Process Improvements.

Kali ini giliran Rane dengan dua buku rekomendasinya. Pertama adalah sebuah buku yang menceritakan kisah sukses di balik para master program radio dan podcast di Amerika. Ini sekaligus jawaban bagi teman-teman yang minta rekomendasi buku bagus tentang podcasting. Buku kedua ini cocok untuk mereka yang berkecimpung di bidang kreatif dan bagaimana kita bisa terus fokus di tengah kegilaan pekerjaan sehari-hari yang seringkali menggerus habis kreatifitas kita. Rekomendasi Buku kali ini adalah: Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio - Jessica Abel dan Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You’re Drowning in Your Daily Life - Jessica Abel — Kepo Buku adalah: Steven @KsatriaBuku Sitongan (Ambon), @Rane Hafied (Bangkok) dan @Hertoto Eko P. (Singapura) . Kontak dan pengiriman rekaman cerita atau ulasan buku: HOI@kepobuku.com | WA: +62 87878 5050 12 . Website: KepoBuku.com | IG: KepoBuku | Tw: Kepo_Buku | FB: PodcastKepoBuku . **Support Kepo Buku di http://karyakarsa.com/kepobuku --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kepobuku/message

We are all creators, but sometimes life gets in the way of our creative goals. Fortunately this week we get a little help from the ever talented Jessica Able. For those of you who don't know, Jessica is the mastermind behind Out On The Wire, Trish Trash: Roller Girl of Mars and most importantly for this week Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You’re Drowning in Your Daily Life. Join us for an exploration of her creative career, her insights into balancing life and creative pursuits, and her wisdom on why everyone's creative efforts matter.Links mentioned in the episode: One Goal to Rule Them All Creative Focus Workshop Her Website:Jessicaabel.com Enjoy the episode? Please consider supporting the show by sharing it with a friend or donating on Patreon. Donations help cut down on ads, create more insightful content, and signal that you value this show. Best of all, by donating you'll get access to even more content, including an extra pearl of wisdom from Jessica on how to prioritize what matters to you!Check out our podcasting host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free, no credit card required, forever. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-306384 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Sweating The Small Stuff.

Jessica Abel is the founder of the Creative Focus Workshop and Autonomous Creative Collective, and author of "Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You're Drowning in Your Daily Life," the graphic novel "La Perdida," and two textbooks about making comics, "Drawing Words & Writing Pictures" and "Mastering Comics." Her book "Out on the Wire" is about how the best radio and podcast producers in the world use story to keep us listening. Jessica’s latest work of fiction is the Eisner-nominated "Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars." She is chair of the illustration program at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Find out more about the different story formulas discussed in this episode at  jessicaabel.com/xy-story-formula Check out her newly released Creative Focus Workshop at creativefocusworkshop.com Jessica's links Web: https://jessicaabel.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jccabel  Twitter: https://twitter.com/jccabel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visiblewoman/  And don’t forget to support the podcast by subscribing for free, reviewing, and sharing. Web: https://unstructuredpod.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/unstructuredp Facebook: https://facebook.com/unstructuredp Instagram: https://instagram.com/unstructuredp Join the Facebook group: fb.com/groups/unstructured

Hey there word nerds! Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Jessica Abel. Cartoonist and coach Jessica is the founder of the Creative Focus Workshop, and author of Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You're Drowning in Your Daily Life, the graphic novel La Perdida, and two textbooks about making comics, Drawing Words & Writing Pictures and Mastering Comics. Her book Out on the Wire is about how the best radio and podcast producers in the world use story to keep us listening. Jessica’s latest work of fiction is the Eisner-nominated Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars. She is chair of the illustration program at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. In this episode Jessica and I discuss: The inspiration behind Growing Gills The myth of the muse and “right brain versus left brain” The power of time tracking Dealing with external and internal nay-sayers The power of planning and creating your own rules Plus, her #1 tip for writers. For more info and show notes: www.diymfa.com/293

This week, we're talking to cartoonist and creative mentor, Jessica Abel - founder of the Creative Focus Workshop. She works with ambitious mid-career creative pros and businesses to escape the hamster wheel of busyness and carve out the deep focus needed to finish—and launch—the game-changing work they want to be known for. Jessica is the author of Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You're Drowning in Your Daily Life, the graphic novel La Perdida, and two textbooks about making comics, Drawing Words & Writing Pictures and Mastering Comics. Her book Out on the Wire is about how the best radio and podcast producers in the world use story to keep us listening. Jessica's latest work of fiction is the Eisner-nominated Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars. She is chair of the illustration program at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.   ----- Are you running your business or is your business running you? Let me help you turn your goals into a reality. Schedule a free consultation today. 

Procrastination gets in the way of creative professionals in different ways. We can have too many projects that we're working on, jobs that don't feed our bigger goals, and even too many tabs open on our computer. But you're able to get further if you can focus on one goal. If you have to think about what to work on, you'll suffer from decision fatigue which leads to procrastination. I tackle this feeling by “environment shifting.” When I was writing my book, for example, I would go to the rooftop pool of my building. By doing certain work at different desks, I give my brain cues to focus in on a project. To dive deeper into honing into our creative purpose without distractions, I've brought on comic book writer, author, and coach Jessica Abel. She is the author of Growing Gills, Out on the Wire, La Perdida, and two textbooks about making comics. Abel's latest work of fiction is the Eisner-nominated Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars. She is Chair of the Illustration Program at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and lives with her family in Philadelphia. To find out how you can stop procrastinating and start creating, download this episode now. THE WARRIOR OF SELF BELIEF  “Dare to be bad.” - Jessica Abel Highlights - Claim it to become it. Claiming who you want to become while still being authentic about who you are right now. Dare to be bad means don't be ashamed of where you're at. Procrastination comes out of decision fatigue and fear. Open Loops are when you've made a commitment to take action, and you haven't taken it yet. “Should Monsters” are all the “shoulds” you have in your head. They always come from an external source that you can identify.  Convert Self Blame to Self Compassion.  Activation Energy is the idea that to make change you need a catalyst.  Make the easy things more difficult, and make the difficult easier. Guest Contact - Jessica's Website Jessica's Twitter Jessica's Instagram Jessica's Facebook Jessica's Book: Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You're Drowning in Your Daily Life Jessica's Podcast: Out on the Wire Jessica's Worksheet Contact Jeffrey - Website Coaching support My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer's Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available! Watch my TEDx LincolnSquare video and please share!  Mentions - Scarcity: The New Science of Having Less You Need To Treat Yourself Like a Dog James Clear Resources - Have Your Website Brand Message Reviewed! Is your website and are all your marketing materials speaking the right LINGO of your ideal customers? Often it's not which is why you're not converting traffic and leads to clients and attracting your most profitable customers. Fill out the simple LINGO Review application and I'll take a look at your website. If I have suggestions for you to improve your brand message (I almost always do), we'll set up a complimentary 30-minute call to discuss. A select number of websites are also chosen for my LINGO Review Video Series. Fill out the application today and let's get your business speaking the right LINGO! Music by Jawn

In the last episode of season 5, we're exploring all the ways recording this podcast has changed our own creative lives. We're talking about the power of audio conditioning in motivating you to do the work in front of you, catching up on our novel writing processes, sharing our progress in The 100 Day Challenge, and giving a preview of what's next for us in the months to come. Resources mentioned in this episode Growing Gills by Jessica Abel The Moment with Brian Koppelman: Interview with Seth Godin 1/1/19 Chasing Creative Season 5, Episode 8: Doing the Creative Work Scrivener writing software Chasing Creative Season 5, Episode 5: Intentional Creativity with Ron Vitale The 100 Day Project Mini Book Club A Room with a View by E.M. Forster The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace Wells King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill I Feel Bad about My Neck by Nora Ephron Keep Going by Austin Kleon Here's where you can find Abbie Website: Inkwells and Images Twitter: @abbigailekriebs Instagram: @abbigailekriebs Pinterest: @abbigailekriebs Facebook: @inkwellsandimages Here's where you can find Ashley Personal blog: Ashley Brooks Writes Writing website: Brooks Editorial Twitter: @brookseditorial Instagram: @ashleybrookswrites Pinterest: @brookseditorial

We first chatted about Growing Gills with Addie Zierman in this episode on self-care, resourcing, and diving back into writing after some time away. Then, we got the chance to interview Jessica Abel herself on her method for creating systems that help you be creative in this episode. And then we realized that we had a lot to say about what Growing Gills taught each of us and how we’re incorporating those lessons into spending time on our own much-neglected creative projects. That’s what this episode is all about. Get your hands on a copy of Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You’re Drowning in Your Daily Life and the free workbook on Jessica’s site here and start creating! Or check out Jessica’s Creative Focus Workshop, which is an even more intense, instructor-led process to set up strategies to help make your creative work happen. Other things we talked about: Ashley uses the Insight Timer - Meditation App. Abbie is probably going to download that ASAP and try the session Ashley recommends, “Five Minute Break for Reflection by Tony Brady”. Atomic Habits by James Clear The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden (Winternight Trilogy #2) How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen by Joanna Faber and Julie King Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman (updated edition!) King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo Here’s where you can find Ashley: Personal blog: http://www.ashleybrookswrites.com Business website: http://www.brookseditorial.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/brookseditorial Twitter: http://twitter.com/brookseditorial Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/brookseditorial Here’s where you can find Abbie: Website: http://www.inkwellsandimages.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/abbigailekriebs Twitter: http://twitter.com/abbigailekriebs Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/abbigailekriebs/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/inkwellsandimages

A look into why it's so hard to move forward with creative work This week I was so pleased to be able to connect with Jessica Abel, author of Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You're Drowning in Your Daily Life. In this 34-minute episode, Jessica and I talk about: Business (especially digital... Listen to episode --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copyblogger-podcast/message

A look into why it’s so hard to move forward with creative work This week I was so pleased to be able to connect with Jessica Abel, author of Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You’re Drowning in Your Daily Life. In this 34-minute episode, Jessica and I talk about: Business (especially digital... Listen to episode

In today's episode, we get some great lessons in creative focus from cartoonist, author and educator Jessica Abel. We have loved all the inspirational but practical work she has done on being a creative when you have a busy life - from her workbook Growing Gills to her practical advice on creative focus. She gave us some great advice on saying goodbye to projects we have finished, how to pick a project when you have a million ideas, and how to manage your energy in your creative and day job lives. You can find her at jessicaabel.com, or on Twitter and Instagram @visiblewoman.   As always, we'd love for you to take a minute to rate and review us in your podcast app, as this helps other listeners find the show.   Find us on Instagram @marginallypodcast or Facebook. Meghan's on Twitter @meghanembee, and Olivia’s @roamingolivia   Theme music is "It's Time" by Scaricá Ricascá.    Have a question you'd like us to try to answer, or a topic you'd love to have us cover? Interested in being a guest? Contact us here. Thanks for listening, and get to work!  

Jessica Abel is cartoonist and author who is demystifying the creative process. Join us as we talk about her philosophy that the creative life is just . . . life. You’ll gain practical strategies for integrating creativity into your everyday life with systems and routines that work for you. Books and Links We Talked About Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You’re Drowning in Your Daily Life by Jessica Abel The Creative Focus Workshop Article on the scarcity mindset: If Creativity Is So Freeing, Why Do I Feel Like I'm Trapped? Scarcity: The New Science of Having Less and How It Defines Our Lives by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir Here’s where you can find more about Jessica and her creativity resources: Website: https://jessicaabel.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jccabel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/visiblewoman/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jccabel Books: https://jessicaabel.com/books/ Here’s where you can find Abbie: Website: http://www.inkwellsandimages.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/abbigailekriebs Twitter: http://twitter.com/abbigailekriebs Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/abbigailekriebs/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/inkwellsandimages Here’s where you can find Ashley: Personal blog: http://www.ashleybrookswrites.com Business website: http://www.brookseditorial.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/ashleybrookswrites Twitter: http://twitter.com/brookseditorial Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/brookseditorial

What cool way to start off the new season of the show, I got the opportunity to meet Jessica Abel!! Listen: Apple Podcasts | RadioPublic | Google Podcasts | YouTube She is the comic book writer and artist who has made so many books, ranging from stories to instructional including the books Life Sucks, Drawing Words & Writing Pictures, La Perdida, Growing Gills and Radio: An Illustrated Guide (with collaborator Ira Glass) just to name a few. You can check out her latest graphic novel Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars on Amazon. https://amzn.to/2Szq1pP --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tomraysartpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tomraysartpodcast/support

The creative world is full of people and places encouraging you to practice self-care. But what if the self-care that the world is promoting feels a little hollow? Addie Zierman shares with us a new way at looking at self-care on the podcast today. It’s called “resourcing” - and we think you’re going to gain a lot from this concept. Addie Zierman is the author of When We Were on Fire (named one of Publisher’s Weekly’s Best Books of 2013) and of Night Driving: A Story of Faith in the Dark. She lives in Minnesota with her husband and two sons and blogs regularly at addiezierman.com. You can connect with Addie here: Website: https://addiezierman.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/addiezierman Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/addiezierman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/addieziermanwriter/ Our inspiration for this episode comes from a post Addie wrote on her blog, “A Better Way To Think About Self-Care”. Addie shared Jessica Abel’s Growing Gills workbook as something she used to get back on track creativity after a period of taking a step back. Love the podcast and happy to see new episodes in your feed? Consider supporting us on Patreon. If everyone who listens gave $1 per month, we could cover our expenses and maybe even hire an editor. That would allow us to create more -- for ourselves and you! Books we talked about in this episode: How to Be Here by Rob Bell Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren Here’s where you can find Ashley: Personal blog: http://www.ashleybrookswrites.com Business website: http://www.brookseditorial.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/brookseditorial Twitter: http://twitter.com/brookseditorial Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/brookseditorial Here’s where you can find Abbie: Website: http://www.inkwellsandimages.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/abbigailekriebs Twitter: http://twitter.com/abbigailekriebs Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/abbigailekriebs/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/inkwellsandimages

On an  earlier episode of this show the Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk said something that I’ve never forgotten. He said that writing programs shouldn’t teach about plots or characters or how to structure a story. Instead, they should  teach writers to manage their own psyches. To be the captains of their own creative ships across the rough daily waters of fluctuating emotions and energies. This kind of self-management, he suggested, is what makes the difference between people who keep producing art and those who don’t.  My guest today is Jessica Abel. She’s an accomplished artist herself—a graphic novelist who did a kind of graphic docu-novel called OUT ON THE WIRE about how some of the greatest radio shows and podcasts are made, including Snap Judgment, Radiolab, and This American Life. In the course of figuring out how to steer her own creative ship she’s learned invaluable lessons about how to help others do the same. Her most recent book GROWING GILLS and her Creative Focus Workshops offer creatives a personalized process for figuring out what they want to make and how to balance those goals with the rest of their busy lives. Surprise conversation-starter clips in this episode:  Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad on storytelling as shamanism Bret Weinstein on how evolution explains religion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we cover: 2:30- The concept of "idea debt", a term coined by Amulet author Kazu Kibuishi, and why it's probably holding you back. 8:40- The comics that appealed to Jessica before it even occurred to her that she could be a comic book artist herself, and how she got started in the industry. 12:20- The lessons that indie self-publishing artists can take away from Jessica's experiences self-publishing in the pre-Internet age, particularly the power of connecting with a group of like-minded people who can promote your work and vice-versa. 15:07- The more interest you have in your network (or your "tribe"), the more you grow as a person and can find new ways to make connections and grow your business. 19:35- Jessica shares her trajectory from independent self-publishing comic book artist to chair of illustration at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and mainstream publishing. While the line seems straight enough to be drawn with a ruler, in truth it's a much more meandering path that led her there. The key to ending up where you want to be is to stick with it. 27:40- Jessica has spent time living in both Mexico and France, and discusses the impact that traveling abroad can have on your work, and how it can broaden your ideas about language, culture, and story. 36:29- The ways that cultures translate amongst diverse groups of people, and is it disgusting to dip your french fries in your milkshake? 38:39- The primary reason that achieving creative focus is difficult is because it's self-generated work. Jessica discusses in her new book, Growing Gills, how this can lead to procrastination and unhappiness. A large part of the solution to this problem is conscious decision-making. 46:51- Our culture doesn't know how to support a larger number of individuals attempting to complete self-generated creative work. There is no formal training for this skill, and so creatives must be the ones to connect and hold one another accountable. 51:17- Clarification on what conscious decision making looks like in real-life scenario.  

To make speaking work for your business, you’ve got to dedicate one very limited resource to it. TIME! With all of your millions of things to do, how do you fit speaking into the mix? How do you create time & focus to get the pitching, the writing and the practicing done? You start by listening to my guest, Jessica Abel, the author of the book Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You’re Drowning in Your Daily Life. Jessica’s mission is to help creatives get the work into the world. Yes as a speaker, you are most definitely a creative. During this interview, we discuss: The real reason you're not getting your speaking work done (and it’s got nothing to do with procrastination) Why “idea debt” holds your back from making progress One action to take right now to make speaking a priority tomorrow How to get back to taking action when life has gotten in the way.  

Chaos. What is it good for? Absolutely nothin'. Well, now that we successfully planted that ear worm, today's Making Comics Gutter Talk episode with Jessica Abel deals a lot with chaos and the things creative folk like us can do to not only minimize the chaos but (*GULP*) even get things accomplished, too. You know, like that comic you've been sitting on and tinkering away at here and there for the last seven years. Or one of the many short-lived attempts at something cool that you think you'll eventually get back to... even though deep down you know you won't. Okay, you get the picture. Point is, this podcast and Jessica's latest book, Growing Gills, can help. We also take a brief look back at how Jessica became the teacher and artist she is. And if you ask her, which Adam did, if she considers herself an artist or a teacher, she'll straight up tell you.... Wait, did you really think we'd just tell you what she said? Well, it was worth a shot. Take a listen to the podcast and find out. Also subscribe on iTunes or whatever podcast app you use. Be sure to rate us, give us a review, or even bake us some cookies. We wouldn't turn away cookies. But most of all, it's the rating and review we're after. Jessica's Links: Jessica's site (@jccabel) Growing Gills (book) Audience building course on 9/10/17 Other books Our Links: Intro & Outro Song: "RetroFuture Clean" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Outro Song Behind Vocals: "Backed Vibes (clean)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Transitions: InceptionBrassHitMedium.wav: Herbert Boland / www.freesound.org Old Fashion Radio Jingle 2.wav: club sound / www.freesound.org

Jessica Abel is a cartoonist, a teacher, a writer, and a podcaster and her latest book, Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You're Drowning in Your Daily Life, is her latest project. I came across her kick-ass, 200-page, black-and-white graphic book Out on the Wire: The Storytelling Secrets of the New Masters of Radio and reached out to her.  So in this episode we talk a lot about what makes for great radio/podcasting, how to obtain creative focus, the power of reviewing your projects and processes, and much, much more. If you dig the show, share it with a friend and leave a review in Apple Podcasts or wherever you found this. The five-star ratings keep coming in and I'd love to have more that way I can reach more people just like you, people who dig what the best artists are doing in the genre of creative nonfiction.  Thanks for listening!

Cartoonist and writer Jessica Abel is the author of Growing Gills, Out on the Wire, La Perdida, and two textbooks about making comics, Drawing Words & Writing Pictures and Mastering Comics. Abel’s new new science fiction comics series, Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars debuted in November 2016. She is Chair of the Illustration Program at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and lives with her family in Philadelphia. How Do You Write Podcast: Explore the processes of working writers with bestselling author Rachael Herron. Want tips on how to write the book you long to finish? Here you'll gain insight from other writers on how to get in the chair, tricks to stay in it, and inspiration to get your own words flowing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Here's Jessica Abel, whom we last spoke to back in Episode 16, reading from her new book "Growing GIlls: How to Find Creative Focus When You're Drowning in Your Daily LIfe," based on her wicked awesome Creative Focus Workshop.Find her at: http://jessicaabel.comNext week: a year-anniversary check-in session with Dr. Lois Parkison, resident shrink.After that, on June 8th, will be a conversation with ...--- David Sedaris! ---Stay tuned!-Jamiehttp://15minutesjamieberger.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to Flex Your Heart Radio! This podcast is about body, fat and gender positivity, fitness, feminism, recovery, risk, and crushing it at life.  On this episode we talk to cartoonist, radio maven, and productivity expert, Jessica Abel! Jessica Abel is the author of Growing Gills: How to Find Creative Focus When You're Drowning in Your Daily Life , the graphic novel La Perdida (winner of the the 2002 “Best New Series” Harvey Award), Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars, as well as two collections of stories from her omnibus comic book Artbabe, and the graphic documentary (and podcast), Out on the Wire, about how the best radio producers in the world use story to keep us listening. Abel and her husband, the cartoonist Matt Madden, were series editors for The Best American Comics from 2007 to 2013. Together they’ve authored two textbooks about making comics, Drawing Words & Writing Pictures and Mastering Comics. Her latest comics series, Trish Trash: Rollergirl of Mars, debuted in November 2016. Abel recently returned from a four-year residency at the Maison des Auteurs in Angoulême, France to take up the chair of the Illustration Program at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She lives with her family in Philadelphia.   In this podcast we discuss: - Working your creative practice into your busy life, no matter what! - Procrastination and anxiety, and how the two are intertwined - The importance of having one solitary big goal  - Saying no to things that don't help you say yes to your larger purpose and so much more!  --- A very special thank you to our 10$ and 25$ level Patreon Patrons, Bianca Phillips, Sky Chari and Kelly Knight! I love you all. If you like the podcast: Support our Patreon! Leave us an iTunes review! Join our facebook group! Email us at flexyourheartradio@gmail.com!   ----  And now for me! I wrote a graphic novel with my partner and it's on pre-order NOW. If you've ever wanted to read about my recovery from anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overexercise, this is your chance. Buy today, get stoked, share with your friends!  and now....  You can follow me on Instagram You can visit my blog You can check out my amazing body, fat, and gender positive gym, soon to be open in Portland, Oregon  You can email me with podcast questions or inquiries about coaching (olympic lifting, power lifting, interval training, etc.) at Lacy@liberationbarbell.com. I currently have space for private, semi-private and group class clients.    ----  Intro/outro song: outta me by Bikini Kill