{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Smarter Artist Show: Episode 7 - The Creative Mid-Life Crisis","description":"SMARTER ARTIST EPISODE 7: The Creative Mid-life Crisis This episode is about hitting your creative mid-life crisis. You\u2019ve been at it, you\u2019ve had success or are still working toward it, but something\u2019s missing. You don\u2019t feel the magic like you used to. What happened? In this episode we\u2019re going to look back to when we started in 2011 and take a look at some of the highs and lows and how we pushed on.  TIMESTAMPS 0:00 \u2014 Intro 2:00 \u2014 talking about sponsorships 3:40 \u2014 Lars Von Trier disastrous interview discussion 5:20 \u2014 \u201cSo there\u2026\u201d 6:00 \u2014 Dave\u2019s Something Cool \u2014 \u201cBring Her Back\u201d &amp;amp; Dave doesn\u2019t know what Johnny will find objectionable 11:10 \u2014 Johnny\u2019s Something Cool \u2014 \u201cThe Chair Company\u201d 15:40 \u2014 Sean\u2019s Something Cool \u2014 which makes Dave laugh 19:50 \u2014 Johnny talks about the Catch-22 of \u201cWorst Show Ever\u201d and how an enjoyable show requires Dave\u2019s suffering. TOPIC OF THE SHOW 21:00 \u2014 Looking back at the Kindle Gold Rush and our starts. When did we realize we could make a living at writing? 27:00 \u2014 Johnny on the discouraging nature of indie publishing and how he\u2019s moving away from e-books and toward print.&amp;nbsp; 29:00 \u2014 Is there a time we were disillusioned with writing, and what caused it? 31:20 \u2014 Sean on finding joy after a disastrous setback 38:00 \u2014 Johnny on writing malaise and figuring out what you\u2019re good at.&amp;nbsp; 43:00 \u2014 How do you keep the magic alive? 46:00 \u2014 Hypotheticals \u2014 a return of a favorite segment, hypotheticals. This week\u2019s question: If you had to start over right now with all of your knowledge, what would you work on?&amp;nbsp;  LINKS:&amp;nbsp; BOOK \u2014 Becca Syme\u2019s \u201cDear Writer, You Need to Quit\u201d https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07N36MHWD VIDEO \u2014 (Lars Von Trier's Disastrous Press Conference ) Website \u2014&amp;nbsp;www.smarterartist.net &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Smarter Artist Show","author_url":"https:\/\/www.smarterartist.net","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40339135\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40339135"}