Interview with Two Creatives' Spouses: Tony Rancatore and Brent Smith

07/14/20 • 59 min

In Episode 7 of QWERTY Writing Life, authors Joy E. Rancatore and Mea Smith chat with their husbands about their tips on how to have a relationship with a creative person. Tony Rancatore and Brent Smith impart some gems of wisdom for others who desire to support their creative significant others; plus, they share some great general marriage or relationship advice.

Special thanks to Brent Smith for creating and performing the intro music!

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Special thanks to Brent Smith for creating and performing the intro music!

Previous Episode

Getting the Most from Creative Instruction, Part III

In Episode 6 of QWERTY Writing Life, authors Joy E. Rancatore and Mea Smith share how their process for Getting the Most from Creative Instruction helped them with a recent seminar they took. They share some of the biggest lessons learned from the 2020 Writing with Maggie Stiefvater seminar and how they plan to implement them into their writing lives—and some ways they already have.

Joy was surprised to find herself already putting a few things into practice with her current work in progress. Mea has a brand new plan and goal, thanks to Maggie’s wise advice, combined with the influence of Lindsay Eager’s 80/20 workshop she also recently took.

Check out the two seminars we mention and our previous episodes in this series with the links below:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/806360184/writing-with-maggie-stiefvater-2020

https://qwertywritinglife.podbean.com/e/getting-the-most-from-creative-instruction-part-1/

https://qwertywritinglife.podbean.com/e/getting-the-most-from-creative-instruction-part-2/

https://www.lindsayeagarbooks.com/8020

Intro music created and performed by Brent Smith.

Next Episode

Take a Creative Page from Kids

In Episode 8 of QWERTY Writing Life, join authors Joy E. Rancatore and Mea Smith and take a creative page from kids! Joy and Mea have learned many lessons from their children and share some in this episode. As they discuss ways they’ve encouraged creative discovery in their kids’ lives, they realized the same principles applied to their own—and other adults’.

Following the four steps they share might just lead you to discover a new passion or—at the very least—a new appreciation for a different creative medium.

If you have creative kiddos (or you’re up for learning, too), here are a few links Mea mentioned for videos she and her kids enjoyed:

Dav Pilkey: https://pilkey.com

Narwhal and Jelly: https://www.narwhalandjelly.com/books/

Frog and Toad

Frog & Toad The Complete Collection: https://www.amazon.com/dp/000813622X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_X1GfFbQ9DGE11

Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems: https://youtu.be/RmzjCPQv3y8

Dude Perfect: https://www.youtube.com/user/corycotton

Primitive Building: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClo-U5gvXPRy-4VqWEkkRDg

Intro music created and performed by Brent Smith.

Meet the authors at https://www.logosandmythospress.com/authors.