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The Savvy Creative

Christina Castaneda

The Savvy Creative with Christina Castaneda features award winning audio fiction with magic, Romance and dark thrillers, fully produced by indie writers and creative talent. We also celebrate indie authors, screenwriters, playwrights and creatives who produce and publish their stories with writer interviews.

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39:03

Storytime: The Last Magician Part IV

The Savvy Creative ·

2020/12/11

Follow our mischievous heroine through a post-apocalyptic city under siege as she partners with a mysterious and hopeful ex-soldier, John Church, on their mission to seek out a legendary figure in hiding to lure him out from behind the curtain and into the fight to reclaim the city. Featuring: Director Dalya Guerin Actor Fernando Rivera Actor BK Philips Sound Designer Lily Rodriguez Composer Riley Geare And written by Christina Castaneda Listen to Part III:

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01:03:03

Do Your Ending Justice with Horror and Paranormal...

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2020/11/20

We're almost through NaNoWriMo, and if you feel the need to rush your ending to end by November 30th, listen to Horror and Paranoramal author, Liz Butcher. You'll keep your pace steady so you can leave your reader with an ending that will literally haunt them! In this episode, Liz and I talk about: Why we love old buildings and creepy places and how it inspired her latest novel, LeRoux Manor Ancestral cultures and when we have gaps in our own ancestry Leaving her career to be a fulltime

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01:06:58

Giving Your Readers a Lingering Haunting (Even After...

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2020/11/13

Being obsessed with all things dark is a gift for writers, especially for Horror Author, Becky Wright. But this episode isn't just a tale of ghosts and the macabre. Becky and her husband James are the founders of Platform House Publishing, offering services for indie writers. The next time you struggle formatting your book on your own, or before you pay for a Fiverr designer, listen to Becky as she shares how she develops cover designs and book trailers by understanding the needs of writers. In

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01:33:43

Enough 2020! Let's Be Ourselves and Play with Gina Ann

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2020/11/07

Special Post-Election and 2020 year in review episode with a Savvy Creative fan favorite, Gina Ann. She is a Hay House author of 4 children's books featuring her lovable character, Jojo and her whimsical friends. While Gina is a writer and actress, she's also a teacher and life coach that helps people find their inner child with her emphasis on play. Her unique ability to read energy with her clairvoyant and clairsentinent abilities always make this a must listen episode. Listen as we talk about

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59:34

I Am My Mother's Daughter: Writing about Wartime...

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2020/10/30

If your parents or grandparents survived a wartime era, escaped a war-torn country, or your family fled as refugees, you may feel the calling to write war scenes- everything from recreating battles, researching historical records, and surviving starvation and scarce resources. Meet Linda Ganzini, author of Lilia, the first historical novel from her family saga, named after her mother whose survival of war-torn Europe in WWII will leave you in tears. In this very emotional episode, we talk about

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54:07

Cross the Line and Don't Apologize for it! with...

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2020/10/09

Brilliant Comedy comes from the ability to cross the line- unapolgetically! Meet Lauren LoGiudice, a Comedian and Author whose past year of impersonating FLOTUS has inspired her book and page turning satire, Inside Melania. Through writing her book, she learned how to empathize with characters to perform as them, impersonating other iconic characters (heroes and villains), writing content for TikTok and she is also a trained negotiator who can build a strong team. And, there is a hilarious Melania

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01:04:32

Flipping Common Tropes by Being Exquisitely Dark with...

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2020/10/02

Meet author Kathrin Hutson, whose dark fantasy, LGTBQ Dystopian writing is flipping common tropes on their heads. Her ability to see the beauty in dark things and appreciate "happily never afters" is so unique, you'll be drawn in fast! Listen as we talk about her unique characters and the message behind her stories, how motherhood kickstarted her writing career, her story of overcoming her heroin addiction and surviving the underground world of drug dealing, and how she earns a living ghost writing

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58:37

Law of Attraction for Writers and Manifesting through...

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2020/09/18

Have you ever written a scene for a character and years later experienced something similar? Meet Author and Coach, Kristina Rienzi, whose novels and nonfiction will help you listen to your intuition, tap into your emotions and make you feel alive by getting your heart racing. In this episode, we talk about the Law of Attraction, seeing both sides and tapping into the dark emotions to write, writing paranormal scenes, combining the left and right brain as a writer when you need to take a clinical

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01:01:44

How to Leave Openings for Crossover Characters with...

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2020/09/11

Writer that use elements from different genres know how to spice up their story arcs. Meet Ann Charles, award-winning and best-selling author of 30 novels that include a mix of mystery, supernatural, adventure, humor, romance, and action. Listen as we talk about why she started her YouTube channel for her fans, why we love the Old West sayins', how and why she adds humor to her stories, how she can write a 12 part series with crossover characters, using a world keeper to organize her world

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51:06

Journal Prompts that Provide Healing and Help Write...

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2020/08/28

Meet author, entrepreneur and YouTuber, Marci Brockmann, who used her journaling to not only heal from the trauma of narcissistic abuse, but to complete an honest recollection of what it's like to struggle with a loved one's addicition and opening up the conversation about mental health. In this episode, we talk about being raised by narcissists (and being married to them), how narcissists are a gift to writers, how Marci helps her clients through her journaling prompts, and how to love writing

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56:51

Stop Trying to Fit In and Find Your Tribe with Julie...

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2020/08/21

Meet Julie Embleton, who became inspired after a vivid dream to write her first novel. Since then, she brings the world of Fantasy to life with powers, magic, gutsy heroes and heroines, realm-hopping and more. Listen as we talk about how her Tarot readings offer guidance in her storytelling, why she started her #selfpromoteSundays for writers. writing two different Fantasy serie, how she left traditional publishing to become an indie writer, and the moment she put on her "big girl pants" during a

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01:03:31

The Art of Audio Drama: Let Sound Enhance Your...

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2020/08/14

Audio Drama is my two loves, writing and podcasting, combined in one. Meet Chris Gregory, the creator, Producer and Sound Designer of the Alternative Stories & Fake Realities podcast. As a self-taught musician and writer, Chris used his skills for sound design and music to produce not only his writing, but stories from writers around the world. (I've even been featured too!) His show soon caught the attention of the BBC radio in less than one year. I love his podcast for so many reasons, the

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08:40

Keeping Stability in Turbulent 2020

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2020/08/07

All hope for stability has left in 2020, so when the floor is pulled out from under us, we really don't have much to lose. We're doing stuff different this month, and you're going to see some new things, everything from different guests to more Audio Drama as we finish The Last Magician Series. If you're seeing turbulent times right now, hang in there, it won't be permanent. Let's stick together as writers to keep creating and make our writing practice the one stable thing in our lives! Follow us:

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49:43

The Challenges of Going Dark with Romance with Jessi...

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2020/07/31

Writers, have you ever felt you writing got so dark, you should use a pen name? Or would making the pivot be too much for your readers, making you lose fans? Meet writer Jessi Elliott, whose books range from Paranormal Romance, YA/New Adult and Dark Romance. Listen as we talk about "Friends" tropes in Romance, co-writing novels with partners, and embracing the role of an "Authorpreneur" to transform writing from a hobby to a business. Follow Jessi: Get a copy of the Paranormal Romance serial,

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52:13

Saga vs Series in Romance: Why Side Character Story...

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2020/07/24

Meet Historical Romance author, AnneMarie Brear, as we enjoy some throwbacks in this episode to 1997. Imagine not having Pinterest, using a Writer's Market in the library, or dealing with the stigma of self-publishing back then! She started her author journey with a small publishing company that wanted her to write Contemporary Romance until she found her passion writing Historical Romance, particualrly in the Victorian and WWI eras. Listen now as we talk about how to make research fun by

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55:16

The Quest for Sexual Freedom and More Creepy Sexy...

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2020/07/17

Meet Scarlett Peckham, whose dark, Gothic Romance novels are so alluring you can't help but indulge and enjoy feeling a little wicked. In this episode, listen as Scarlett shares her branding knowledge from her days as a PR professional, why she chose self publishing over traditional publishing, getting over the fear of embarassment to take more risks with her writing, writing sex scenes that move the story forward and the importance of sexual power dynamics with characters. There are so many gems

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53:33

Writing Cross Cultural Folktales to Reflect Modern...

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2020/07/10

What happens when three friends get together to talk about writing? In this episode, have fun with us as co-host, Zvezdana Rashkovich returns with our guest, award-winning author, Leila Aboulela, Listen as Leila shares her journey, starting with leaving Sudan for Scotland with two young children, and how she and Zvezdana revisited their childhood in Sudan. Leila also shares about having her novels critiqued in the academic field and the piracy authors face with their books. And if you're having

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23:20

Storytime AudioDrama: The Last Magician Part III

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2020/07/06

Part III of The Last Magician continues as our heroine wanders post-apocalytpic Los Angeles in search for the last source of hope-Magic--until she's met by an unexpected lone warrior on a similar quest. This episode is brought to you in a collaboration with Director Dalya Guerin, Actor Fernando Rivera, and Sound Designer Lily Rodriguez. Follow Dalya Guerin: www.dalyaguerin.com Twitter: @Dalya Guérin Instagram: @dmg80 Sign up for exclusive audio, contest giveaways and writing challenges from The

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47:12

Defeating the Fear of Rejection to Build an Inclusive...

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2020/06/26

Meet Sophia Apodaca of Kind Writers, who is the visionary behind an all inclusive community of writers and artists. In this episode, learn how she gathered a team who wanted to create an inclusive literary magazine, how she overcame the fear of rejection to create a much needed writing community, the story of how she won her early poetry awards, and all the work behind the scenes of publsihing and performing poetry. Support the IndieGoGo Campaign and get a copy of the literary

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15:54

Story time: The Last Magician Part II

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2020/06/25

Far from perfect, here is the next scene in the series, The Last Magician. Parts 3 & 4 will be aired in the upcoming weeks. There are multiple chapters to this story however I decided to share this scene because it reflects the dark place I suffered durign quarantine as a leader with others depending on me. Enjoy! Listen to part 1 of The Last Magician: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/storytime-quarantine-edition-the-last-magician/id1360873426?i=1000473963858 Check out our programs at The

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