The Experience: Conversations with Creatives

Enclave marketing director and professional musician Trissina Kear talks about her passion for music, breaking into the Los Angeles music scene, playing in rock bands, her discovery of Bookstagram, and how she eventually joined Enclave Publishing.

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Host: Clint Hall

Guest: Trissina Kear

Producers: Hector Arocho, Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner

Author Candace Kade joins the podcast to talk about growing up in China, the decision to leave her corporate job to write full-time, the importance of community, the process of pitching, her new book, Hybrid, and more!

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Guest: Candace Kade

Producers: Hector Arocho, Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner

Artist Daniel Govar joins the podcast to discuss growing up in a military family, the importance of adapting to new environments, balancing two full-time jobs, his foray into animation, working with the SYFY Channel, why it's important to get out of the house when being creative, the power of saying no, and much more.

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Guest: Daniel Govar

Producers: Hector Arocho, Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner

Author Sophia L. Hansen joins the podcast to talk about the power of obtainable writing goals, encouraging writing advice, helping to tell her mother's story, the oppressive power of fear, and her debut YA sci-fi novel, Water's Break.

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Guest: Sophia L. Hansen

Producers: Hector Arocho, Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner

Nicholas Eames (Gemmell Award-winning author of Kings of the Wyld and Bloody Rose) joins the podcast to talk about video games, geocaching, his close relationship with his brother, capturing the dynamics of a rock band in an epic fantasy story, writing comics, and more!

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Guest: Nicholas Eames

Producers: Hector Arocho, Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner

In this special mini-episode recorded live at Realm Makers 2023, Andrew Swearingen returns to talk about how he got his contract with Sunrise Publishing to be a draft author for a new story set in the epic fantasy world of Jill Williamson's award-winning "Blood of Kings" trilogy.

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Guest: Andrew Swearingen

Producers: Hector Arocho, Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner

Author Cathy McCrumb joins the podcast to talk about why Clint is a bad critique partner, her writing process, how she got her book deal, discovering that her character was on the autism spectrum, and her upcoming book, Guardian.

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Guest: Cathy McCrumb

Producers: Hector Arocho, Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner

In this special year-end bonus episode, pre-published fiction authors Taylor Pence and Philip Wilder share tips on contests for unpublished authors, what to do while you're waiting to hear back from agents and publishers, co-writing, when to self-publish, and much more.

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Guests: Taylor Pence, Philip Wilder

Producers: Hector Arocho, Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner

Author Bradley Caffee joins the podcast to discuss everything that can go wrong at a wedding, pastoral burnout, mental and physical health, how he got into writing, and his books The Chase Runner Series and Sides.

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Guest: Bradley Caffee

Producers: Hector Arocho, Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner

Audiobook narrator Adam Verner joins the podcast to talk about how he got into the industry, his thoughts on how AI will impact audiobook narration, his creative process, his decisions for shaping each vocal performance, and much more.

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Guest: Adam Verner

Producers: Hector Arocho, Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner