The Experience: Conversations with Creatives

Author, professor, podcaster, and social media muse Tyra Burton talks about why podcasters (like me) should be doing more video, how she started writing fan fiction, the challenges of being a creative with a tender heart, social media advice, and why Dragon Con is such an amazing con!

Because Tyra is a marketing expert, she makes it easy to find her. Simply go to TyraBurton.com.

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Host: Clint Hall

Guest: Tyra Burton

Producer: Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner

Apprentice Tattooer Gavin Davis joins the podcast to talk about the process of becoming an apprentice, the unique bond between a tattoo artist and a client, why the community is so protective, and how the art form is evolving.

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Host: Clint Hall

Guest: Gavin Davis

Producer: Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner

Author Rachelle Nelson joins the podcast to talk about the benefits of homeschooling and how the experience has changed, writing fan fiction in high school, her band Nelson at the Helm, the value of sharing your creative journey with other people, and her new novel, Sky of Seven Colors.

Order Sky of Seven Colors now!

Listen to Rachelle's band, Nelson at the Helm

And here's her husband's former band, A Rotterdam November

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Host: Clint Hall

Guest: Rachelle Nelson

Producer: Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner

Hair, makeup, and wig designer J. Jared Janas joins the podcast to discuss the importance of finding community, how he got his start as a volunteer, balancing a day job while pursuing your passion, the mentors who helped him along the way, why he believes in openly sharing information about his profession, and how he went from being a mathematician to a highly sought-after Broadway talent.

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Backstage Artistry Website

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Host: Clint Hall

Guest: J. Jared Janas

Producer: Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner

In this short special episode, Clint walks the floor at Realm Makers to ask people what they're excited about during the event and what advice they have for other authors at the conference. Special appearances by my podcast rival and lots of people from Enclave Publishing!

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Host: Clint Hall

Guest: Lots of wonderful people

Producer: Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner

Tangelene Bolton joins the podcast to discuss storytelling through music, the importance of protecting your passions, and her journey to becoming the composer for movies and TV series including Let's Be Tigers (Disney), Warrior Nun: Season 2 (Netflix), Awkwafina is Nora From Queens (Max), Unseen (Blumhouse), and more.

Listen to Tangelene's music on:

Apple Music

Spotify

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Host: Clint Hall

Guest: Tangelene Bolton

Producer: Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner

My podcast rival (just kidding) and author JJ Johnson talks about his approach writing fiction that boys love to read, his strategies for getting the book in front of teachers and librarians, and his award-winning novels, Iggy and Oz.

Check out JJ's Kickstarter for Iggy & Oz: The Great Ice Cream Truck Heist

Listen to me talking about the 1986 animated Transformers movie on JJ's podcast, Geeky Dads Talk About Geeky Things

Buy the Iggy & Oz series!

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Host: Clint Hall

Guest: JJ Johnson

Producer: Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner

Songwriter, producer, composer, and instrumentalist Derek Mount joins the podcast to talk about playing with Family Force 5, changes he's seen in the music industry during his career, the formation of his Man Night Music record label (and his many projects under that umbrella), the importance of perspective and gratitude, and how he got started producing music for film, TV, video games, and more.

Links mentioned during the episode:

Man Night Music Linktr.ee

Derek Mount on Instagram

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Here's Clint playing a drum/bass cover of Hysteria by Muse

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Host: Clint Hall

Guest: Derek Mount

Producer: Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner

Book cover designer Kirk DouPonce joins the podcast to talk about breaking into book cover design, his creative process, and how he works with authors and publishers. We also discuss his approach to designing the cover for my debut sci-fi novel, Steal Fire From The Gods (pre-order by clicking here)!

Check out the cover for Steal Fire From The Gods on my Instagram page!

Links mentioned during the episode:

Kirk DouPonce on ArtStation

Dog Eared Design

Fiction-Artist.com

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Host: Clint Hall

Guest: Kirk DouPonce

Producer: Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner

Author Keith Windham joins the podcast to talk about growing up in west Texas, high school football, self-publishing, the power of identifying your purpose, and his new novel, Legacy.

Buy Keith's debut novel, Legacy

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• KeithWindham.com
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• Keith Windham on Instagram

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Host: Clint Hall

Guest: Keith Windham

Producer: Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner