The Art of Wonder

In this episode, Ryan explores the need for play in our work. Somewhere along the line we'll succumb to short term thinking, and forget about the long term reasons we create things. What does it mean to incorporate play, awe, and wonder into our work?

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Christiana N. Peterson is the author of Mystics and Misfits: Meeting God through St. Francis and Other Unlikely Saints and Awakened by Death: Life-giving Lessons from the Mystics. Her writing on the mystics, community, the spiritual disciplines of motherhood, and death has been featured in such places as Christianity Today, Art House America, Geez Magazine, The Christian Century, and Bearings Online. She lives in Ohio with her husband and their four children. 

In this episode, Ryan and Christiana explore where ideas come from, which ones to pursue, why artist's are essential for expressing reality, her writing process, and much more. You can find Christiana at: http://christiananpeterson.com

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In this episode, Ryan explores the myth of writer's or creator's block. Is it a thing, or is there something else lurking beneath the surface in our stuckness? Ryan will explore this topic and give steps for getting unstuck in whatever you are making. 

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In this episode, Ryan talks with poet and teacher Christian Shockley. Christian believes art and poetry help us live more meaningful lives. Ryan and Christian explore the power of poetry, art, learning, and much more. You can find Christian and his work at: https://www.crs.work/

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• Christian's Poetry Course: https://www.crs.work/poetry-theology
• Book recommendations: My Bright Abyss by Christian Wiman, Joy by Christian Wiman, and Mary Oliver's poetry. 
• Blackout Poems with Austin Kleon: https://youtu.be/wKpVgoGr6kE
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J. Mark Bertrand writes novels. “A major crime fiction talent” (The Weekly Standard) in the vein of Michael Connelly, Ian Rankin, and Jo Nesbø, Mark has written three books about about Houston homicide detective Roland March, including Back on Murder (2010), Pattern of Wounds (2011), and Nothing to Hide (2012). Mark has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Houston. In this episode, Ryan and Mark talk about balancing creative work and the day job, the challenges of faith-based publishing, writing dark stuff, and much more. You can find Mark at: https://www.bibledesignblog.com/about-bdb

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Jay Wilburn lives with his wife and two sons in beautiful Conway, South Carolina. He is a full-time writer of horror and speculative fiction. Jay left his job as a teacher to become a full time writer and has never looked back. Jay received a life-saving living donor kidney transplant in February 2017 and is working through all the medical particulars of this new life. He credits his donor, family, friends, and generous strangers for his survival and new life.

In this episode, Ryan and Jay chat about calling, faith, writing and creating with pain, and much more. You can find Jay and his work at: https://www.jaywilburn.com/

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In this episode, Ryan explores a reality for us all... we're going to die. But woven into the fabric of death is great wisdom. A wisdom that often motivates us to do your best work, make our best art, and to become the best versions of ourselves. 

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In this episode, Ryan shares an ancient practice for creating a rule of life. What would it look like to craft a rule of life for our creativity? Ryan explores this idea, and much more, for getting your creativity into high gear. 

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I screwed up, I gave up too soon... The Prolific Writer was dead, was lost, and now is found, and resurrected as The Prolific Creator. In this first episode of the new show, I explain why "I'm back baby!"

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Ryan interviews Sashka Hanna-Rappl and Peter Seth for his final show. Thank you for joining the ride for these last three plus years. Over a hundred thousand downloads and so blessed and honored to be part of the indie writing and publishing community. You can still listen to the 144+ episodes, and buy courses at:

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