Author and Artist Effie Joe Stock joins the show to discuss the value in pursing multiple art forms, using computer-generated fictional languages, the difference between writing and hand-crafted arts, and the process of wood-burning and soap-making.
When I first conceptualized the podcast, I had to make a decision — would I concentrate my interviews on a particular type of creator? Authors? How about writers more broadly? Or would I talk with creators of a wide range of artistic disciplines? A professor of mine once lamented the separation of the academic buildings on campus. The Philosophy building was isolated from the Science building, the Mathematics building was isolated from the Communications department, and so on and so forth. He told me that the best ideas come together when we have deep conversations between disciplines. That always stuck with me and it inspired my choice to interview a wide variety of creators for the podcast. Effie Joe Stock takes this approach in her entire creative process – while her main craft is writing, she is also a painter, wood-burner, soap maker, and musician.
Topics Covered with Timestamps:
(00:00) - Intro
(00:54) - Artistic Variety is Worthwhile
(04:15) - Connection Between Artistic Disciplines
(05:31) - Playing Musical Instruments
(10:15) - Effie’s Earliest Memories in Music and Writing
(15:18) - Why Effie Continued Writing
(18:26) - Characters Changing with the Author
(19:45) - Writing with an Audience in Mind
(22:49) - Discovery Writing
(26:24) - The Discovery Process in other Art Forms
(29:21) - World Building and Using A.I. to Create Fictional Languages
(32:24) - Creating Cover Art for Your Own Book
(36:34) - Wood-burning and Soap-making
(38:07) - How to Make Goat Milk Soap
(39:39) - How Effie Got Into Wood-burning
(40:48) - The Wood-burning Process
(41:51) - Writing Versus Working with Your Hands
(47:05) - Why Effie Wanted to Publish
(48:52) - Where to Buy Effie’s Book
(51:10) - Outro
Links:
Effie’s Website: www.effiejoestock.com
Pyrography Art Shop: www.craftedinsmoke.com
Buy Effie’s Books, Wood-burned Art, and Soaps: www.effiejoestock.com/shop
Effie’s Instagram: @effie.joe.stock.author
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About Effie Joe Stock: An avid book lover since she learned to read, Effie has always found home in realms other than earth, preferably with magic, dragons, and adventure. Ever since she wrote a picture book with a friend in the first grade, Effie knew that she wanted to be an author. Her own story continued as she wrote short stories and poetry. Besides working on her endless number of Works In Progress, Effie enjoys working on her small farm of cows, chickens, goats, sheep, rabbits, turkeys, dogs and cats. A dedicated music lover, Effie plays guitar, violin, and piano, along with any other instrument she can get her hands on. Besides expressing her creativity though writing, dance, and art, she also enjoys studying Creation Science, Apologetics, Philosophy, Psychology, and Mathematics.
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