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What a Cop-Turned-Author Taught Me About Not Being a Struggling Artist
I sat down with Rodney Carpentier (R.L. Carpenter to his readers) and picked his brain for an hour. He’s an 18-year law enforcement
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If Life Has Felt a Little Too Weird Lately… You Might Need This Book
If you’ve been walking around feeling like the world stopped making sense a while ago — like you’re doing your best to stay afloat in a place
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How Russell Van Brocklen Turned Dyslexia Into a Creative Superpower: Tactical Lessons for Creatives
Russell Van Brocklen didn’t overcome dyslexia—he weaponized it. In our latest Light-Minded Arts interview, he shared how a first-grade reading
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Escaping the “Struggling Artist” Trap: What Authors (and Creatives) Can Learn from 25 Years in Publishing
Every creative has a version of the same fantasy. You write the book.Or finish the screenplay.Or record the album. And then—like magic—the world
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The Money Mistake Creatives Keep Making (and What Sheila Slick Wants You to Know)
If you’ve ever tried to turn your art into income, you’ve probably had this moment: You’re staring at your bank account, wondering how you can
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The Art Isn’t the Problem — It’s the Trap We Build Around It
When I booked an interview with a professional dancer, I had one fear — that she’d ask me to clap on beat. If you’ve ever seen a baby deer try
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Riding Tandems, Writing Books, and Escaping the Struggling Artist Trap: Lessons from My Conversation with Teri M. Brown
There are interviews that feel like interviews… and then there are interviews that feel like someone just handed you a flashlight and said, “Hey,
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The Moment a Creative Snaps (In the Best Possible Way)
“I can’t keep living like this.” When I sat down with dark romance author Bria Rose, that moment showed up in a way I didn’t expect. She
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The Leap, the Ladder, and the Lie We Creatives Keep Telling Ourselves
Some people build their lives like spreadsheets, color‑coded and laminated. Others sell their house, throw everything in storage, and fly to Sweden
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James Rollins on the Hidden Cost of Creativity
I’ve been thinking about this conversation ever since we wrapped it. When James Rollins joined me for LightMinded Arts, I didn’t want another
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