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Building the Creative LifeEp 206: Building Something of Your OwnBuilding the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti greed.In this week’s episode, Chrishaun and Jenn share their excitement about progress they’re making on their creative projects. Chrishaun talks about some of the reasons people make choices against their best interests, particularly in terms of whiteness. She shares her observation that building something of your own allows you to center yourself on your own creation, rather than on your dependence on someone else or on a sy...2025-05-0555 min
Building the Creative LifeEp 205: Gamifying Your WorldBuilding the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti greed.In this week’s episode, Chrishaun talks about transitioning from an author to a game designer. She opens up about how facing her own truths and embracing her creative work has helped her get through dark times. Chrishaun and Jenn catch up on their creative work - Chrishaun’s Java course and Jenn’s manuscript - and discuss plans for physical products. Jenn’s favorite thing was Sever...2025-04-281h 04
Building the Creative LifeEp 204: unpacking the shift from race to class as a cultural dividing lineBuilding the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti greed.In this week’s episode, Chrishaun addresses her white friends in a reflection on how political power shifts will affect them as members of a class over their race. Jenn expresses concern about the SAVE Act. Jenn and Chrishaun discuss options for dealing with tariffs and other concerns as a creative business. Then they break down the symbolism of Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Show.Stuff we refe...2025-04-211h 12
Building the Creative LifeEp. 203: Creating in ChaosBuilding the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti greed.In this week’s episode, Jenn and Chrishaun discuss struggles with scheduling and mental health. They commiserate over winter weather and geek out about Severance. Chrishaun shares plans for a side quest and does an unboxing of Jenn’s PR box for Unforgivable, book two in her upcoming trilogy. They also discuss recent events in the news. (This was filmed the week of the presidential inauguration.)Stuf...2025-04-1457 min
Building the Creative LifeEp. 202: Building This for MeBuilding the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti greed.In this week’s episode, Chrishaun and Jenn discuss the power and challenges of self-validation. Chrishaun talks about valuing skills learned over academic success. Jenn shares her new response to no response when it comes to reaching out to people professionally. They share news about a few different creative side projects they're working on, as well as giving updates on their primary ventures.Jenn’s favorite thin...2025-04-0759 min
Building the Creative LifeEp.201: Embracing Creativity as a Healing ToolIn this week’s episode, Chrishaun and Jenn catch up on what they’ve been working on since the end of season one. Chrishaun shares her reasons for making a big move and then celebrates small wins, including her coding coursework and developing the game mechanics for RPGs in her Shaman States universe. Jenn talks about her progress in drafting her third novel and gives some updates on her plans for a special edition and in-person events.Jenn’s favorite thing this week was building a dice popper for her family D&D game.Chrishaun’s favori...2025-03-3159 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding the Creative Life, Episode 16: seen and heardEp 16: seen and heard
Building the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti greed.
This week, in an episode filmed on Halloween, Chrishaun and Jenn geek out about the finale of Agatha All Along. They reflect on the first season of Building the Creative Life and share their goals for season two.
To learn more about Chrishaun’s games and the world of The Shaman States of America: li...2025-01-1356 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding the Creative Life, Episode 15: be the one who asks the questionsEp 15: be the one who asks the questions
Building the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed.
This week, Chrishaun and Jenn discuss a challenge Jenn had with her son’s teacher, bridging that experience into a broader discussion of how to have open communication when you need questions answered, being honest with yourself about what you need to know and why, and letting go of responsibility for how the other person reacts.
They al...2025-01-0654 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding the Creative Life, Episode 14: embracing chaosEp 14: embracing chaos
Building the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed.
This week, Chrishaun talks about her plans for her newest project: the Chaos Machine. She discusses the courses she’s taking and other steps involved in building her own AI, as well as addressing the concerns she’s heard about the use of AI in creative processes. She explains how the skills she is currently developing for that project will have cross purpose applications, allo...2024-12-3058 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding the Creative Life, Episode 13: groundingEp 13: grounding
Building the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed.
This week, Chrishaun and Jenn talk about grief and making space in the creative life to process hard emotions. Chrishaun shares a technique she calls the Conversation, which helps her to ground herself and prepares her to move forward.
Chrishaun’s favorite thing was watching Agatha All Along and Law&Order UK
Jenn’s favorite thing was reading Bloodmarked by Tracy Deon...2024-12-2359 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding Bonus: if the cheekbones fit...We will continue to talk about Agatha All Along for as long as they make episodes!2024-12-1915 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding Bonus: wiccanChrishaun and Jenn discuss episode 6 of Agatha All Along2024-12-1913 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding Bonus: Hard ConversationsSique and Jenn's full talk about building strong connections through hard conversations2024-12-1916 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding Bonus: What Comes NextSique (a djinn with 42 years in spiritual work) discusses the consequences of disrespecting closed practices.
(and why is Jenn so tiny?)
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Building the Creative LifeBuilding Bonus: Kombucha and Pork recipes.Welcome to Building Bonus, where we share all those side conversations from the Building the Creative Life podcast.
In this bonus, Sique (who is extremely food-motivated) shares what she loves about pork belly and how Kombucha has saved her tummy. 2024-12-1906 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding the Creative Life, Episode 12: building a business that pays for itself
Building the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed.
This week, Chrishaun and Jenn talk about Jenn’s second book launch and her progress in building inventory for her shop. Chrishaun explains her project-based business model.
Chrishaun’s favorite thing was Mr. Mahon on Netflix
Jenn’s favorite thing was Agatha All Along
To learn more about Chrishaun’s games and the world of The Shaman States of America: linktr.e...2024-12-1956 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding the Creative Life, Episode 11: planning for funEp 11: planning for fun
Building the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti greed.
This week, Chrishaun and Jenn talk about Jenn’s trip to Salem and the Getting Witchy With It signing event she attended. Then they discuss how they plan to organize their daily schedules for maximum productivity and fun.
Chrishaun’s favorite thing was watching Rings of Power on Prime
Jenn’s favorite thing was the premiere of Agatha All Al...2024-11-2559 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding the Creative Life, Episode 10: macguyvering small winsEp 10: macguyvering small wins
Building the Creative Life is a podcast about prioritizing creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed.
This week, Chrishaun and Jenn discuss creating a career out of fun. Chrishaun encourages Jenn to tilt the lens with which she views her past projects to recognize that her goals have been met, even if the end results don’t look the way she expected them to.
They discuss looking at their achievements through their own lens, instead of th...2024-11-1856 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding the Creative Life, Episode 9: filling the wellEp 9: filling the well
Building the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed.
This week, Chrishaun and Jenn talk about the joy of having positive energy after overcoming burnout.
Jenn shares updates on her launch plans for her second novel and her plans to attend a witchy book convention.
Chrishaun talks about her trip to Longhorn Le Mans and her progress on her cards and game projects.
Ch...2024-11-1151 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding Bonus: Vegan VampiresWelcome to Building Bonus, where we share all those side conversations from the Building the Creative Life podcast.
In this one, from episode 11, Jenn and Sique discuss the mechanics of writing vampires who don't drink blood.
This includes not only blood alternatives but also the physiology of vampires, why blood is needed, and what can be used instead. 2024-11-0710 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding the Creative Life, Episode 8: articulating the LensEp 8: articulating the Lens
Building the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti greed.
This week, Chrishaun explains how she views the world through a Lens of Empathy, Truth, Joy, Kindness, and Anti-Greed. Then Jenn and Chrishaun update each other on their creative projects. At the time of recording, Jenn was prepping her second novel to publish (Sept 13, 2024). Chrishaun was working on fulfillment for her Kickstarter project, taking a class, and getting into a groove with...2024-11-0459 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding the Creative Life, Episode 7: taking a restEp 7: taking a rest
Building the Creative Life is a podcast about the choice to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed.
This week, Chrishaun and Jenn expand on the previous episode’s discussion about slowing down to take a closer look at how they rest and how self-care can be considered a business strategy. Chrishaun talks about taking the shame and guilt out of the things you love and allowing yourself to feel joy in them.
Chrishaun’s favorite thing was find...2024-10-2852 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding the Creative Life, Episode 6: slowing downEp 6: slowing down
Building the Creative Life is a podcast about prioritizing creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed.
This week, Chrishaun and Jenn discuss the challenges of slowing down, building strong connections through hard conversations, and taking deliberate actions for success.
They share experiences that remind them of the importance of personal responsibility in business and discuss communicating with their audiences.
Chrishaun’s favorite thing this week was TikTokker Shining Nathan’s Warhammer lore.
Jenn’s favo...2024-10-2145 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding the Creative Life, Episode 5: facing the truthBuilding the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed.
This week, Jenn and Chrishaun discuss the importance of facing the truth about yourself in leading an authentic life. They also discuss reading and writing romance from an ace perspective. Chrishaun makes a connection between asexuality and anti-greed viewpoints.
Then, Jenn talks about finishing her second book and planning for the next one.
Chrishaun’s favorite thing: Max's Hard Knocks and Brian Da...2024-10-1455 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding the Creative Life, Episode 4: balanceBuilding the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed.
This week, Chrishaun and Jenn discuss the balance between living a creative life and avoiding procrastination. Chrishaun shares her musical time management plan, and Jenn talks about planning for ARCs and promos.
Jenn’s favorite thing this week is the New York Times Games app, especially Connections.
Chrishaun’s favorite things this week are the Drake/Kendrick Lamar Beef and...2024-10-0746 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding the Creative Life, Episode 3: one small thingBuilding the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed.
In this episode, Jenn and Chrishaun pick up where they left off, discussing the difficulties of getting an indie book into brick-and-mortar stores.
Then they talk about the healing qualities of creative pursuits and the challenge of breaking impossible tasks into manageable pieces. They set a new goal for homework assignments: updating and maintaining their book bibles.
Jenn’s fa...2024-09-3058 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding the Creative Life, Episode 2: what is the "what"?Building the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti-greed.
This week, Jenn and Chrishaun discuss the importance of clear communication when working with other artists and talk about using Story Origin with beta readers.
Then, they each share their personal journeys in building a creative life, leading up to their current projects. As they describe what they’re working on, they talk about what drives their creative passions.
This episode cuts off unexpectedly due to...2024-09-2354 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding the Creative Life, Episode 1: back to the drawing boardBuilding the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti greed.
In this week’s episode, Jenn and Chrishaun catch up on their individual creative projects: building an x-wing cake and developing a grimoire. Then they dig deep to discuss their struggles with perfectionism, finding worthiness in their creative pursuits, and overcoming internal barriers to joy and success.
To learn more about Chrishaun’s games and the world of
The Shaman States of Am...2024-09-1652 min
Building the Creative LifeBuilding the Creative Life Episode 0: bumbling throughBuilding the Creative Life is a podcast about choosing to prioritize creativity as we build a life that supports the lens of empathy, truth, joy, kindness, and anti greed.
In this week’s episode, Chrishaun and Jenn bumble through choosing recording software, discuss the purpose of the podcast, talk through a list of possible topics for future episodes, and chat about the things that brought them joy this week, including the Munchlax-Grogu correlation and Clipped on Hulu.
To learn more about Chrishaun’s games and the world of
Th...2024-09-0945 min
Indie Author MagazineIndie Author Magazine Issue #25 - Chrishaun Keller-HannaGreetings and salutations, dear listeners! This is your favourite sassy Aunt Indie Annie, bringing you the delightful melodies of the Indie Author Magazine Podcast, all the way from this side of the pond.
In this enchanting episode, we're embarking on an adventurous dive into the world of newsletter promotions. A veritable treasure chest of opportunities to boost sales and bring a certain joie de vivre to your authorial career. But let's not put all our eggs in one basket, shall we? After all, it takes more than one arrow to hit the bullseye when...2023-05-011h 27
Kickstart Your Book Sales PodcastEverything That We DON'T Teach To Do on Kickstarter (And Why It Worked!) with RJ Blain and Chrishaun Keller-HannaGet free resources for your author business here: http://kickstartyourbooksales.com/freeIn this episode Russell Nohelty interviews RJ Blain and Chrishaun Keller-Hanna about their successful Kickstarter projects. They did the absolute opposite of what we teach—and it's cool! Here's why they did it and why it worked for them.Welcome to the Kickstart Your Book Sales podcast with USA Today bestselling authors Russell Nohelty and Monica Leonelle, where you’ll learn how to supercharge your book sales, go aggressively wide, and take your author career to the next level.Listen and subs...2022-07-181h 01
Indie Author MagazineIndie Author Magazine Issue 12: Featuring Ricardo Fayet from Reedsy (Full Issue)So you've decided to try a new writing style and are unsure of where to start? Whether that be screenplays, picture books, or even focusing on different character arcs, we've got you covered with how to plan out your next book.
★ In this issue of Indie Author Magazine, we revisit the craft of writing, focusing on plot points and writing strong characters readers love ⸺ or love to hate.★
Read three key articles:
✓ Plotting A Book Vs. A Screenplay
✓ Three Essential Arcs For Crafting Strong Characters And Shaping Your Story
...2022-04-011h 18
Stark Reflections on Writing and PublishingPutting Story Theory Into Practice With Valerie FrancisMark has a conversation with Canadian author Valerie Francis, a literary editor, podcaster, story nerd, and the bestselling author of the steamy romance, Masquerade (think Bridgerton for the 21st century). Prior to the main content, Mark shares a personal update, recent comments, thanks Patrons and offers a few words about this episode's sponsor regarding their forthcoming marketplace. This episode is sponsored by Findaway Voices. You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. In their conversation...2021-10-011h 01Stark Reflections on Writing and PublishingPutting Story Theory Into Practice With Valerie FrancisMark has a conversation with Canadian author Valerie Francis, a literary editor, podcaster, story nerd, and the bestselling author of the steamy romance, Masquerade (think Bridgerton for the 21st century). Prior to the main content, Mark shares a personal update, recent comments, thanks Patrons and offers a few words about this episode's sponsor regarding their forthcoming marketplace. This episode is sponsored by Findaway Voices. You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. In their conversation...2021-10-011h 01Stark Reflections on Writing and PublishingIndie Author MagazineMark interviews Chelle Honiker and Chrishaun Keller Hanna of Indie Author Magazine. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a brief personal update and a word from this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by Findaway Voices. You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. In their conversion Chelle, Chrishaun, and Mark talk about: Their backgrounds as writers, creatives, geeks, and entrepreneurs Chrishan's "Organzied chaos with style" line and how she has honed and refined...2021-07-0257 minStark Reflections on Writing and PublishingIndie Author MagazineMark interviews Chelle Honiker and Chrishaun Keller Hanna of Indie Author Magazine. Prior to the interview, Mark shares a brief personal update and a word from this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by Findaway Voices. You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. In their conversion Chelle, Chrishaun, and Mark talk about: Their backgrounds as writers, creatives, geeks, and entrepreneurs Chrishan's "Organzied chaos with style" line and how she has honed and refined...2021-07-0257 min
The Fearless StorytellerMasterclass on Going Small with CK Hanna
Chrishaun Keller-Hanna (“call me CK”) jumped aboard the indie writing train at the same time as a couple notable peers, each of whom quickly found success going big. When she followed along, adopting their strategies, she achieved several measures of success. Yet, despite her achievements, CK felt more and more out of alignment. She wasn’t having fun. Her body started to break down and she quickly reached a crisis point.
It was only when CK realized that she could “the the mayor of her own small empire” that she truly began to flourish. She’s figured out h...2020-01-131h 18
Self-Publishing RoundtableLAST EPISODE – So long and thanks for all the listens!Thank you to all of our listeners, viewers and guests. You have made this podcast truly memorable. We hope you learned something from SPRT and enjoyed yourself along the way. We certainly did! Three podcasts shall rise from SPRT’s ashes… Chrishaun Keller-Hanna presents Mind da Gap, a podcast where we talk to freshman writers […]2016-12-151h 08
The Writership Podcast Editing Tips For Fiction AuthorsEpisode 71: Daughter of the Flood: Magical Realism CritiqueIn this episode, Leslie and Clark critique the opening pages of Chrishaun Keller-Hanna's “Daughter of the Flood,” an as yet unpublished magical realism story. They discuss identifying characters, dialogue tags, setting, and strong verbs.
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Self-Publishing RoundtableSPRT_115.mp3NANOWRIMO is only a few days away. Are you participating? Getting that world ready? Have your outline ready to go? On tonight’s show we have Chrishaun Keller Hanna to help you get everything in line and share how she builds worlds. Join us for an interesting conversation about the craft at 7 PST/10 EST.2015-11-291h 02