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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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01:07:24

Why We Should Never Give Away Our Power by Acting Out...

The Savvy Creative ·

2020/06/19

Meet Nydia Simone, the founder of Blactina Media, an independet film production company whose mission is to amplify AfroLatinx voices in media. In this episode, be inspired as she shares how she walked away from a deal to keep the integrity of her writing and culture, pipeline jobs in Hollywood, why she left the US to live in the Dominican Republic and how her love of play writing "turned Russian plays Dominican AF". Nydia's filmmaking and storytelling opens up an essential conversation about the

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01:01:32

Understanding Practical Magic and What the Summer...

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2020/06/10

Horoscopes are the first thing I love to read every morning, but not just for planetary predictions, but for the inspirational messages that tell us how to read the current energy. Meet Lisa Star Dust, the writer behind horoscopes in publications like Teen Vogue, Refinery 29, the Hoodwitch and more. Listen as we talk about her monthly Teen Vogue feature, Practical Magic (with a throwback to The Craft), the upcoming summer eclipses, and how writers can work with the energy to live their highest and

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12:19

Becoming Aware of Biases and Speaking Up when...

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2020/06/08

In respect of current events, we remained muted to participate in the Amplify Melanated Voices movement to support Black Lives Matter. I want to share this short episode to update you with our views on the current events and I want to share this story of family history that I've never mentioned before. There are so many moments where we can fight racism by learning how to stop brushing off those moments of encountering ingnorance to start speaking up. We need leaders for real change! Donate to help

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46:24

The Best Methods to Capture the Writing Downloads...

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2020/05/29

Next time you have the writer's "download", try tapping into the strength of your sacral chakra to help you get unblocked and start your story. Meet MC Fox, author of the espionage thriller Countdown America. Listen as we talk about her lead female character, CIA agent Isabella, and how she created her vulnerabilities, critiquing conspriacy theories-including the Russian hacking of the 2016 election, and a new Spy Game adventure she used to research her book (and it sounds like an amazing bucket

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53:10

Bilingual Writers that DON'T Get Lost in Translation...

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2020/05/22

Meet Paranormal Romance and Fantasy writer, Iris Velez, who decided to go from writing in her native language in Spanish to writing her series in English to be sure to keep the essence of the story without being lost in translation. Her determination and love of writing vampires, demons, fairies will inspire you and make you swoon. Listen to this episode where we talk about: identifying your weaknesses as a writer to drive your ambitions, book boyfriend characters, and how she used Wattpad to build

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17:46

Storytime Quarantine Edition: The Last Magician

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2020/05/08

What have you been writing during quarantine? Since it's been 7 weeks, it's time to share a section from a draft of a dystopian short story with a monologue (because it is audiodrama). Yes, I even had to do this with my mask on too. What happens when all of this goes too far? This is part of the Los Angeles I imagined, or what is left of it. Check out our programs at The Savvy Creative Academy: https://savvy-creative.mykajabi.com/ Enter to Win our latest

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01:03:33

Becoming Bold with Our Writing through Open-Heart...

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2020/05/01

Chakra balancing, Meditation, Kundalini Yoga, Meditative journaling are all effective practices, but when i discovered the Sanctuary Guided Meditation, I was so excited to finally have a mindfulness exercise that would specifically made for writers! Meet Zvezdana Rashkovich, who runs writing workshops that help women become bold with their writing and stories while incorporating movement, yoga and an overall heart opening experience to help you get over the fears of writing. Listen now as we talk

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01:03:28

Calling Out the Double Standard of Shaming Culture...

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2020/04/24

Is nudity in film and television empowering or something that will ruin an actor's career? In a new comedic YouTube series, DisGraced, writer, actress and producer Victoria Vertuga calls out the sexism and double standard of Hollywood through the eyes of the hilarious character, Grace Greene, and her misadventures in LA Listen as we talk about how VIctoria produced the series and what it's like to control your set and make it a place where creatives can do their best work, how to stop feeling so

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01:04:18

Setting Intentions and Aligning with Your Calling...

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2020/04/17

A New episode in the 40 Before 40 Series where we're featuring 40 Courageous Women doing amazing things at this era of our lives. Meet Elena Valle, host of the Elena Out Loud podcast and an aspiring actress and filmmaker. Listen as she shares how dropping out of grad school led her to start a career in acting, writing and filmmaking--she's working on a historical film about a legendary Latina icon! We also talk about how (and when) we learned Spanish and what new Latinx stories we want to see, and

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51:15

Approaching Grief with Optimism and Turning Your...

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2020/04/03

The world is feeling the different stages of grief right now as our lives are being lived in quarantine and our loved ones are being affected by COVID-19. Meet author and journalist, Ann Marie Hancock, who shares tips on how to handle grief with faith and optimism in her latest book, You Can't Drive Your Car to Your Own Funeral. Listen as she shares how to comfort someone terminally ill and in pain, the responsibility of broadcasters in reporting facts, and the meaning of "Morons" (you'll never

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06:50

Yellow Wallpaper in Venice: Story time poetry episode

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2020/04/01

Just because you're physically isolated, doesn't mean you have to feel trapped. I'll be sharing story time episodes weekly during the month of April, starting with this random poem I started as I was trying to calm myself down as we head into another month of isolation. If you want to start doing solo podcast, podcast guesting, or Facebook lives, and you want to learn some basic microphone technique and storytelling skills: https://savvy-creative.mykajabi.com/podguestingopt-in Follow us on social:

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01:02:23

The Process is About Discovering Together with Author...

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2020/03/27

Embrace the mess of motherhood if homeschooling and mom shame has you feeling down! Meet playwright and author, Kimberly Davis Blasso, whose memoirs, I'm a Little Brain Dead and Birth and Other Surprises, are honest and hilarious stories that that help bring awareness about the realities of having a stroke and the chaos of motherhood. I'm a Little Brain Dead has been nominated for Indie Book of the Year in humor, International Book Awards Finalist for humor. and more, with it's unique narration

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14:19

Setting Mental Triggers for Better Focus during the...

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2020/03/20

Allow these cray times to be an opportunity for reflection, focus and creating your best stories! If you are feeling stir crazy, let me help you with these tips for working from home, defeating boredom and avoiding the hysteria going on right now. I'm excited to announce The Savvy Creative Media Academy's first course that prepares you to be a guest on a podcast, check it out HERE I want to feature 40 incredible women as part of my 40 Before 40 adventure, sign up or nominate a woman to be featured

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43:48

"Horny for Living Life" with B.L.A.H. Diaries...

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2020/03/13

No woman should have to live a BLAH life. When author, designer and podcaster, Tamyara Brown, asked herself, "why am I crying all the time?" She decided to have the difficult conversation and ask, "am I happy?" She decided to open up the difficult conversation on her podcast the B.L.A.H. Diaraies (Broke, Angry, Lonely & Horny). On this episode we talk about writing Urban Fiction and finding the right editor for the genre, handling trauma through writing our characters, and finally enjoying single

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47:54

Writing Family History with Strong Plot and Creative...

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2020/03/06

We all have that admirable relative that tells the best stories--tales so good that we feel compelled to write their memoir and add the family history into our writing. Meet Middle Grade/YA author and magazine writer, Temple Kinyon, whose novel, The Button Boxes, has raving reviews of being a fun family read that both parents and kids love through the way she has integrated family history into the plot. Listen now as we talk about writing memoir, writing for magazines (non-fiction and fiction),

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01:09:12

"Unmarketing" for Self-Published Authors with Motown...

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2020/02/28

Cliffhanger Queen and Founder of Sylvia Hubbard is the author of over 50+ books, including 7 bestsellers AND she helps other Detroit writers publish their stories too. Sylvia was one of the first authors the selling eBooks (even at writer's conferences) and shares invaluable knowledge for self-published authors about standing out from the crowd through "Unmarketing" and why we should strive for a drip income. Listen as we talk about single motherhood, LIVE writing that boosts booksales, how she got

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01:00:10

It's Not just a Short Film, it's Video Art (and More...

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2020/02/21

Meet Danielle Durchslag, artist and filmmaker whose short film, Eleanor of Illnois, is reveiwed as "Academy-level film making in 6 minutes." During Awards season, many women filmmakers were snubbed by the Academy, but Danielle stayed determined to not only direct and produce her film, but hired a mostly female crew and she continues to be a strong voice for female artists and filmmakers. Listen as we talk about the lack of female recognition in filmmaking and how she produced her film with 99%

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56:18

Busting the Myths of Single Writer Life with Acamea...

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2020/02/14

The Single Writer life doesn't have to be lonely and depressing, author, journalist and speaker, Acamea Deadwiler shows us how to make it the most of solitude for an adventurous and fulfilling writing life, whether you're coupled up or not. Listen as we talk about how the Romance genre affects the Single Woman myths, how to be comfortable being alone without feeling desperate, and the best single girl Valentine's Day advice that actually helped me decide on the perfect writing date! Follow

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56:21

What does Mercury in your chart say about your...

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2020/01/31

Meet Lyndsay Hall, founder of Sevilla Writer's House; a boutique book coaching and literary agency in Los Angeles, as she shares some of the greatest Capricorn influenced lessons when it comes to writing, planning, and resilience. FInd out how her love of teaching helped her develop "strength based feedback" and why she decided to host writing seminars such as eco-poetics, mindful writing and tarot card poetry. Her journey of being laid off from her Non-profit job to the start of Sevilla Writers

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20:20

LIVE from the Podcast Pit LA: Audience Chooses the...

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2020/01/26

For the 50th episode, we broadcasted in front of a LIVE audience at the Podcast Pit LA, sponsored by the Good News Radio. Meet Melanie Camp, an Australian born, Los Angeles based journalist who left the small stations in the outback to come to Los Angeles, only to be held up by 10 FBI agents. Find out about how her career in journalism led her to becoming a writer, hosting the Beautiful Hollywood podcast and writing her epic story about unicorns. Follow Melanie

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