podcast – THE CULTIVATED PLAYWRIGHT

podcast – THE CULTIVATED PLAYWRIGHT

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  • Ep. 37 – David Hopkins Pt. 2

    In this episode I continue my talk with my indie fantasy author David Hopkins. In this episode we talk about David buckling down and committing to fantasy fiction. We cover a bunch of stuff: David’s experience with Patreon, working with his team of collaborators, how his wife April is essential in offering feedback, how he has learned about his “target audience,” why he doesn’t do book trailers, crafting well-rounded characters, the upcoming release of his 700-word (plus) novel The Dryad’s Crown and a lot more. This is the second and final part of our two-part conversation.

    https://ia904703.us.archive.org/31/items/the-cultivated-playwright-ep.-37-david-hopkins-pt-2/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2037%20-%20David%20Hopkins%20Pt%202.mp3

    NOTES | Media/ concepts mentioned:

    • David Hopkins website 
    • Dryad’s Crown on Amazon
    • My own new ebook The Yeti in the Airport Lounge and Other Holiday Tales

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      1 hr 5 min
    • Ep. 36 – David Hopkins Pt. 1

      In this super-sized episode I talk with my friend and colleague, David Hopkins. He is an indie fantasy author. Over the last few years, he has built a solid author platform (sleek re-designed website with pop-ups, e-mail newsletters, Patreon, team of kick-ass collaborators, etc.) and is selling his goods as a self-published author. He is growing an expanding community of readers and fans and is set to release his largest, most ambitious project yet later this year. However, his career has been delightfully circuitous and relatable. In this first of a two-part discussion, Hopkins and I talk about his first attempt at playwriting, self-publishing, writing for comics, journalism as a uber skill and 1960s burlesque.

      https://ia904706.us.archive.org/2/items/the-cultivated-playwright-ep.-36-david-hopkins-pt-1/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2036%20-%20David%20Hopkins%20Pt%201.mp3

      NOTES | Media/ concepts mentioned:

      • David Hopkins website 
      • T-shaped person
      • Brandon Sanderson BYU Writing Lectures on YouTube
      • David’s Friends article on Medium.com
      • The Wild and Wayward Tales of Tammi True
      • David’s TEDx Talk: The Unfortunate Appeal of the Heroic Idiot
      • My own new ebook The Yeti in the Airport Lounge and Other Holiday Tales

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        1 hr 7 min
      • Ep. 34 – Extrinsic Motivation and Four Plays

        The “Summer of Four Plays” Challenge that I set off to accomplish at the beginning of the summer has come to an end. Here’s how it turned out and what I learned from the experience.

        https://ia601502.us.archive.org/4/items/the-cultivated-playwright-ep.-34-extrinsic-motivation-and-four-plays/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2034%20-%20Extrinsic%20Motivation%20and%20Four%20Plays.mp3

        NOTES | Media/ concepts mentioned:

        • Ep. 30 – The Summer of Four Plays episode

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          16 min
        • Ep. 33 – Epiphanies and the Ft. Worth Fringe

          Making little narrative discoveries about my solo show and a short debriefing of the 2022 Fort Worth Fringe Festival.

          https://ia601403.us.archive.org/27/items/the-cultivated-playwright-ep.-33-epiphanies-and-the-fort-worth-fringe/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2033%20-%20Epiphanies%20and%20the%20Fort%20Worth%20Fringe.mp3

          NOTES | Media/ concepts mentioned:

          Robert’s Eternal Goldfish website

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          20 min
        • Ep. 32 – Denver Fringe: A Short Debriefing

          June 23-26, 2022 I was in Colorado for the Denver Fringe, a fringe theatre fest in its third year. I took my solo show Robert’s Eternal Goldfish. It was really nice to be back out in the world with my one-person shows once again after the last few years. Here’s a snapshot of the experience.

          https://archive.org/download/the-cultivated-playwright-ep.-32-the-denver-fringe-debriefing/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2032%20-%20The%20Denver%20Fringe%20Debriefing.mp3

          NOTES | Media/ concepts mentioned:

          • Denver Fringe Festival website
          • Robert’s Eternal Goldfish website
          • Josephine show trailer

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          24 min
        • Ep. 31 – The Future of Theatre is Asking Better Questions

          Beyond any technological advances, the thing that Theatre might excel at in the future is doing the thing machines (computers, smartphones, A.I., the internet) cannot… asking better questions.

          Plus, a brief update on the Summer of Four Plays project.

          https://archive.org/download/the-cultivated-playwright-ep.-31-the-future-of-theatre-is-asking-better-questions/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2031%20-%20The%20Future%20of%20Theatre%20is%20Asking%20Better%20Questions.mp3

          NOTES | Media/ concepts mentioned:

          • coming soon

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          36 min
        • Ep. 30 – Summer of Four Plays
          Over the summer of 2022, between mid-May and Mid-September, I am attempting an ambitious challenge, to create four distinct theatre projects completely from scratch.
          25 min
        • Ep. 26 – Pillow Message
          A pillow message is a short, pithy statement one might broadcast on a t-shirt, a bumper sticker or have embroidered on a throw pillow. It tends to be a microscopic glimpse of a person's life philosophy.
          0 min

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