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Ranting, Raving, and Creative Careers with Lyndon Radchenka

By Jonathan Ball Comics, Workflow

Writer and comics letterer Lyndon Radchenka hosts me in his garage to discuss a variety of topics about starting and sustaining a creative career, from how to not drive your girlfriend up the wall to how to keep the lights on running a business. Visit Lyndon online at InfiniteStudio.ca where you can download a free […]

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Parenting and Productive Writing with Nathan Dueck — part 2

By Jonathan Ball Podcast, Recommended Artistic Consumption, Workflow

Nathan Dueck, author of A Very Special Episode, talks to me about the challenges of being a parent and a writer. This is part 2 of a two-part episode. nathan dueck’s middle name is russel, which means his initials spell nrd. His folks tell him that nobody used that word when he was born, but […]

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Parenting and Productive Writing with Nathan Dueck — part 1

By Jonathan Ball Podcast, Recommended Artistic Consumption, Workflow

Nathan Dueck, author of A Very Special Episode, talks to me about the challenges of being a parent and a writer. This is part 1 of a two-part episode. nathan dueck’s middle name is russel, which means his initials spell nrd. His folks tell him that nobody used that word when he was born, but […]

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Thriller Author Andrew Pyper On Writing Outlines

By Jonathan Ball Horror, Podcast, Workflow

While I was in Toronto launching my new book, The National Gallery, I sat down at The Drake Commissary with thriller author Andrew Pyper to discuss the process of writing his novels, specifically how he creates and makes use of story outlines. Pyper’s latest novel is The Homecoming, a genre-blending thriller with science fiction and […]

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Creating Webcomics with Fantasy Writer S. M. Beiko (author of Krampus Is My Boyfriend)

By Jonathan Ball News, Podcast, Workflow

I have been a fan of S. M. Beiko’s webcomic Krampus Is My Boyfriend since page one, and generally impressed with Beiko since I started paying attention to her work. As she finished work on the first 48-page print collection of the online story, I interviewed Beiko about how to get your start in webcomics, and comics […]

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Be More Productive and Less Anxious with the Focus Form

By Jonathan Ball News, Podcast, Workflow

One of the most common problems a writer faces — in fact, one of the most common problems most people face — is the question of how to focus. I’ve devised one simple, elegant answer: the Focus Form. Join my newsletter and I’ll email you the Focus Form. Listen to the podcast below or scroll […]

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5 Startling Productivity Secrets for Serious Scribes

By Jonathan Ball News, Podcast, Workflow

Unfortunately, most writers see themselves as artists. However, writing is not art. Literature is art, but writing is manual labour. If you want to create great art, you have to sit down at your desk and push all thoughts of that goal from your mind. Instead of the hoped-for product of your work, you need to […]

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