PIVOTAL SLICE: on writing & composing
Jade Green & David Mackenzie
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Dealing with Rejection
PIVOTAL SLICE: on writing & composing
08/28/22 • 31 min
On this bonus episode (unlocked from the Patreon feed) David and Jade talk about the role of rejection in the creative process, the energy of ‘I am enough’, and not taking rejections personally.
Keep trying, keep submitting, and know that by living your truth, you are bringing huge value to the world!
We’ll be back soon with a brand new season of the pod, a fresh look, and more insightful guests and conversations.
Music: ‘Awakening’ by Stantz
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Let’s Talk About Fear
PIVOTAL SLICE: on writing & composing
10/23/22 • 58 min
It’s Halloween, it’s our one-year anniversary, and we’re delving into the scariest of subjects!
Jade and David talk about the fears we must overcome in our creative lives. They discuss getting comfortable with the uncomfortable and how vulnerability is the key to powerful creative work.
Jade also chats to Ellen Huang, a writer of horror and speculative fiction, about spirituality in stories and what makes the perfect ending.
Read Ellen's short stories:
“Halving My Child: What Wakwaks Want”
“Hidebehind Seeks”
More work on her website
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Music and production by David Mackenzie
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The Writer’s Journey with KB Brookins
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03/21/23 • 60 min
Jade speaks to KB Brookins, a writer, cultural worker, and artist from Texas. They talk about using writing to deal with anxiety, what it takes to call yourself a ‘real’ writer, and how KB is utilizing their creative power to inspire positive change.
KB Brookins is the author of How To Identify Yourself with a Wound (Kallisto Gaia Press, 2022) and Freedom House (Deep Vellum, 2023). KB is a 2023 National Endowment of the Arts fellow. Follow them online at @earthtokb.
Read Jade's latest fiction, The Therapist, over on The Temz Review.
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Music and production by David Mackenzie
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Can Art Change the World?
PIVOTAL SLICE: on writing & composing
03/07/23 • 41 min
On this episode we discuss the purpose of art in society, and how change starts from within. We explore:
Using art to raise consciousness
The effect of the ‘ego’ mind on creativity
How identifying with your work can lead to crisis
Cultivating healthy detachment from your art
The roles of the right and left brain in the creative process
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Music and production by David Mackenzie
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Immersive Theatre with Jess-Luisa Flynn & Neil Connolly
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07/31/23 • 31 min
Come with us on an immersive journey through sound and stories!
We connect with influential people within the immersive theatre world: Actor and Director Jess-Luisa Flynn and Creative Director Neil Connolly. They discuss the role of immersive art today, removing audiences from their reality, and the re-emergence of more traditional art forms that has factored into the immersive theatre boom.
Throughout the episode you’ll also hear music and sound design from David’s immersive theatre collaborations.
Discover our guests:
Jess-Luisa Flynn
Jessie-Lu Flynn is an actor, host and immersive theatre maker from London. She is the founder of Wide Eyes Immersive. Jess is particularly drawn to comedy and enjoys making work that is heightened, absurd, punk in spirit and infused with a cinematic glamour, inspired by the movies of the 1940s and 50s. She has worked for over fifteen years at festivals, including Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party and Boomtown fair - hosting stages and making immersive installations. She has appeared in political stunts for Channel Four's 'The Ministry of Justice' and Don't Panic TV. She was just elected by Equity members as a spokesperson for ADHD actors, a subject she is very passionate about.
Wide Eyes / Instagram / LinkedIn
Neil Connolly
Having been at the vanguard of playable & immersive theatre since 2007, Neil had a career-defining opportunity in 2019 when he devised, wrote & directed an immersive experience for HRH Elizabeth II as part of Sainsbury's 150th birthday celebrations. This makes him the only immersive theatre & game maker in the world to have the Queen attend one of their experiences. In a distinguished career spanning 18 years, Neil has brought that passion to every facet of themed entertainment in the creative development and production of theatre & attractions. As Creative Director for the Everywhere Group, Neil is working on creative development of show and attraction content for projects across the UK, Europe, North America & Asia.
Immersive Everywhere / Instagram / Twitter
Music and production by David Mackenzie
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Writing a Novel with Jade Green
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12/20/21 • 73 min
We’re mixing things up by putting our host, fiction writer Jade Green, in the hot seat. David talks to Jade about her process for planning and outlining a novel, how to form daily habits and set realistic goals, and the similarities between writing and running.
Jade is currently working on her second novel, a multi-generational story about three women coming face-to-face with their unresolved trauma.
You can read her most recent short fiction in Occulum magazine: https://occulum.net/2021/12/12/the-art-of-complaining-jade-green/
Follow her on Instagram: @jade_green_creative
Donate to Jade’s fundraising page for the Bath Half Marathon (raising money for Somerset & Avon Rape & Sexual Abuse Support) here:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/jade-ohalloran
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MUSIC
‘Break Out’ – Stantz
‘Deep, Deeper Still’ – David Mackenzie
‘Luminosity’ – Stantz
Happy writing!
Everything You’ve Been Told About Storytelling is Wrong
PIVOTAL SLICE: on writing & composing
09/03/24 • 48 min
Jade and David discuss the art of storytelling through writing and music. They talk about:
- How stories can be made into a somatic experience
- Understanding character motivation and creating ‘real’ people
- The perfectly ambiguous ending of Twin Peaks: The Return
- How we can make stories that will change the world for the better
‘The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.’ Read The Speed of Darkness by Muriel Rukeyser
Music and production by David Mackenzie
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Writing Fiction Pt. 2 with Jade Green
PIVOTAL SLICE: on writing & composing
01/10/23 • 59 min
We continue our conversation on fiction writing with Jade Green. David talks to Jade about the ups and downs of writing novels and short stories, how her definition of feminism has changed through running a literary journal, and turning challenges into gifts.
Music and production by David Mackenzie
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Horror with David Creed
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10/25/21 • 71 min
At the behest of the Halloween Gods, your hosts have put together this frightfully fiendish special episode where they discuss all things horror!
Joining them to talk about indie horror filmmaking, and his new movie ‘Sacrilege’, is Bristol director David Creed. As a spooky bonus they will also play music from Indian short film ‘Twenty-five’, and exclusive sound design from an immersive theatre production.
MUSIC
'Break Out' - Stantz
'Twenty-five Suite' - David Mackenzie
Sound design for 'Veil of Despair' (unreleased) - David Mackenzie - Available exclusively on our Patreon
'River' - Stantz
Follow David Creed’s work here:
https://www.badbloodfilms.com/
Watch Twenty-five here:
https://youtu.be/TbrFyXfC9gA
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Love and scares x
Feminist Fiction (with special guests)
PIVOTAL SLICE: on writing & composing
11/07/22 • 55 min
It’s an oranges journal takeover! Jade invites five writers to share excerpts from stories published on orangesjournal.com and talk about their inspiration. oranges is an intersectional feminist journal dedicated to amplifying marginalised voices. The writers joining us are based all over the world and represent a cross-section of the work featured on the journal.
Stories:
06:00 Bathtup Kinship by Lukas Kofoed Reimann
11:30 The Other Side of Styx Street by Rebecca Kilroy
20:48 Oatman by Inés G. Labarta
31:24 The Monsoons Are Almost Here by Shrutidhora P Mohor
44:45 Refund, Discount or Gesture of Goodwill by Jasmine Kahlia
Music and production by David Mackenzie
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How many episodes does PIVOTAL SLICE: on writing & composing have?
PIVOTAL SLICE: on writing & composing currently has 51 episodes available.
What topics does PIVOTAL SLICE: on writing & composing cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Podcasts and Arts.
What is the most popular episode on PIVOTAL SLICE: on writing & composing?
The episode title 'Let’s Talk About Fear' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on PIVOTAL SLICE: on writing & composing?
The average episode length on PIVOTAL SLICE: on writing & composing is 57 minutes.
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Episodes of PIVOTAL SLICE: on writing & composing are typically released every 14 days.
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The first episode of PIVOTAL SLICE: on writing & composing was released on Oct 25, 2021.
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