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Here are the previous end of year review and new year intention setting podcast episodes:

- Episode 220: Our words and intentions for 2024

- Episode 219: Our 2023 Recap

- Episode 171: Look out 2023

- Episode 170: Looking back of 2022

- Episode 121: Our 2022 intentions

- Episode 120: A look back on 2021

- Episode 68: Intentions for 2021

- Episode 67: Let's talk about 2020 and 2021

- Episode 10: Choosing a word for the year

- Episode 9: The one where we talk about goals, habits, and the New Year

Books and Films Mentioned:

- Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There by Tali Sharot and Cass R. Sunstein - https://www.amazon.com/Look-Again-Power-Noticing-Always/dp/1668008203/

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The Verbivore references several YouTube videos within this episode. They are:

- Creating a Mood with Light - Inside Pixar: Foundations - Episodes - their lighting department; How they use light to tell the story 

- “Psychology of a Hero: THÉODEN, King of Rohan” by Cinema Therapy

Books and Films Mentioned:

- The Lost Art of Dying: Reviving Forgotten Wisdom by L.S. Dugdale

- House of Light by Mary Oliver

- Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

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Fable and the Verbivore continue their conversation about sticky Images and surprising details by doing an on-the-fly thought experiment about how to take something normal (like brushing teeth or gargling) and make it surprising or memorable. This idea was originally inspired from the episode on preparing for conferences or book signings using the anecdote that author Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club) brings plastic severed mannequin arms to set out on his table and give out to attendees. It’s weird and creepy, but does a great job of representing his brand.

Books, Films, and Music Mentioned:

New Girl Season 2

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Fable and the Verbivore continue their conversation about preparing for conferences and book signings by discussing how sticky Images and surprising details can help your work feel distinctive and stand out. This idea was inspired by the annecdote from last weeks episode that author Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club) brings plastic severed mannequin arms to give out at conferences and book signings.

The Verbivore incorrectly calls Blue Eye Samurai a film. It’s a tv series.

Books, Films, and Music Mentioned:

- BREAD by Sofi Tukker

- So Not Meant To Be (Cane Brothers, #2) by Meghan Quinn

- Get Out - Directed by Jordan Peele

- Signs - Directed by M. Night Shyamalan

- Identity - Directed by James Mangold

- Blue Eye Samurai - Directed by Jane Wu

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Fable talks about preparing to go to her first conference and book signing and the Verbivore offers some ideas gleaned from her experience at workshops and signings at Phoenix Comicon and other professional conferences.

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Fable talks about the cover design process for a gothic novel that she (under a pen name) and a co-auther are in the process of preparing for self publication.

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Books and Films Mentioned:

- The Marriage Hex by Sarah Blue

- Why Does My Book Not Sell? 20 Simple Fixes by Rayne Hall

- Writing Scary Scenes: Professional Techniques for Thrillers, Horror and Other Exciting Fiction by Rayne Hall

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Books and Films Mentioned:

- Transitions: Prayers and Declarations for a Changing Life by Julia Cameron

- Love for Imperfect Things by Haemin Sunim

- The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to Be Calm in a Busy World by Haemin Sunim

- Sweatpants & Coffee: Affirmations for Anxiety Blobs (Like You and Me): Gentle thoughts to keep you centered, focused and hopeful for the days ahead by Nanea Hoffman

- House Beautiful Style 101: 400 Designer Secrets to a Beautiful Home by Lisa Cregan

- The Art of Noticing: 131 Ways to Spark Creativity, Find Inspiration, and Discover Joy in the Everyday by Rob Walker

- Funny Story by Emily Henry

- Not in Love by Ali Hazelwood

- Once More with Feeling by Elissa Sussman

- Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center

- The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

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Books and Films Mentioned:

- The Wind in the Willows: Illustrated Classic by Kenneth Grahame

- The Imagineering Story: The Official Biography of Walt Disney Imagineering by Leslie Iwerks

- The Imagineering Story (2019 Documentary Series) - Directed by Leslie Iwerks  

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The Verbivore talks about how we naturally become habituated to our lives and the idea of dishabituation as a way to keep life fresh and us noticing the good things that are there. This GQ article titled “Why We Get Bored of the Best Things in Life—and How to Fight It” is a pretty good overview and references the book Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There by Tali Sharot and  Cass R. Sunstein

In this episode, we reference back to a number of episodes over our almost five years of podcasting. Here are a few:

- Episode 146: Marvel Character Dynamics with MJ McGriff

- Episode 147: Marvel's WandaVision with K.T. Anglehart

- Episode 197: Lord of the Rings Character panel discussion w/ Kieran (Kate) Lamoureux and Stephanie Ascough

- Episode 75: Interview with Tiffany Clarke Harrison (part 1)

- Episode 76: Interview with Tiffany Clarke Harrison (part 2)

- Episode 51: Already Worthy, Already Loved

- Episode 66: Let's talk about Caraval

- Episode 45: The Hate U Give Discussion

- Episode 95: Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

- Episode 241: Diversity in Six of Crows

- Episode 30: Break out of the box with your writing

- Episode 58: Let's talk about Mexican Gothic

- Episode 131: Jurassic Park

- Episode 79: Let's talk about craft books

- Episode 71: Let's talk about writing physical intimacy

- Episode 72: Let's talk about writing physical intimacy (part 2)

- Episode 15: How to write great romantic chemistry

- Episode 16: Writing romantic chemistry part 2

- Episode 211: Rating our Writing

- Episode 215: Things We're Learning About Our Writing

We also touch on the authors that we’ve interviewed and connected with over the course of the podcast and how positive those conversations have been. Here is a link to those episodes:

https://fableandtheverbivore.com/podcast/category/interview

And here are some of our other milestone celebration episodes:

- Episode 200: Sticking with things

- Episode 150: Hooray for 150 episodes!

- Episode 100: Celebrate and Reflect

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