Creative Ops

David Hayward is a former pastor turned full-time artist and he shares his story of becoming an artist, leaving the church, and moving into art as his main hustle. David makes art from a very welcoming place of spiritual freedom. If you're looking for a good follow on Instagram, check out @nakedpastor, and consider buying his book, sort of a "best of" collection of his comics: FLIP IT LIKE THIS.

Get more at: www.nakedpastor.com!

Here's the second half of my conversation with Mike Salt. If you don't already know, Mike is an author worth reading if you're into being scared like a helpless baby in the night. He thrills and chills readers with his creepy novellas, which you can peruse on your own at www.mikesaltauthor.com. You can also click here for ALL Mike's links!

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Thanks for your patience getting the second half of this one out!

This is part one of a a two-parter with horror author Mike Salt. Salt is more than just a fantastic writer from Oregon, he's a smart and creative guy with a knack for marketing and social media. He talks about writing to get attention, how many more followers he has than I do, and how he's glad he's not bald like me. And we explore his creative process, talk a little about his books, and what he's got up his sleeve.

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Check out Mike and his books at www.mikesaltauthor.com, then follow him @mike_salt on IG, @mikesaltmoose on Twitter, and/or @mikesaltmoose on Facebook.

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Check out my pod-friends Threads Podcast: Life Unfiltered (a space for authentic conversations)

I'm talking about how to boost your creativity in the new year! (And the annoying start to my year that slowed the podcast to a crawl in January.)

I'm coming at you with some quality CREATIVITY BOOSTING stuff. No matter who you are or your creative outlet, I hope you find this useful. (Or at the very least entertaining. (Or at the very most, both!))

LINKS and SHOUT-OUTS:

• Threads Podcast: Life Unfiltered is a great podcast and Jason got me into podcasting!
• Nick Nortier, @oldgrowthcreative on Instagram, is a talented artist and also bought my truck.
• Heather the librarian in Grandville, for letting me use a room to co-host...
• The TRBM podcast, which I guess I'll be co-hosting semi-regularly for an unspecified amount of time...
• The MINDFULNESS article I wrote back in the dizzay.
• Take a look...at my book!

***credible sources I used to prove to you weirdos I didn't make this stuff up: entrepreneur.com; ideas.ted.com; GCU.edu

"Trino the Magician" is the coolest. A super nice guy, talented, ambitious, and laser focused. You're going to want to get up and go do something cool after you listen to this. And you might have an itch to see a magic show.

If so, check out www.trinomagic.com for info on Trino's monthly show "AMAZE & AMUSE", as well as anything else he might be up to. If you're the social media type, Trino is @trinomagic on most platforms.

Also check out Luc's Light, a youth music and arts foundation set up in memory of Trino's brother.

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Thanks for stopping in. Go to www.christophertallon.com for more on the show and its host, check out Christopher Tallon online @tallonwrites on social media, and make sure to read and review his novel Switchers.

Go be creative!