Kent Sanders

Reflections on Writing & Creativity

Podcast #125: The #1 Writing Lesson from Disney’s Star Wars Trilogy

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play A few weeks ago, I sat down in a darkened theater with my 15-year-old son, Ben. It was a Thursday night, a few days before Christmas, and we were there to see a movie I had been looking forward to for a couple of years. That movie was The Rise of Skywalker, […]

Podcast 124: The Significance Factor (with Dr. Wayne Pernell)

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play I was talking to a friend the other day, and he said, “I can’t believe it’s already the year 2020. It seems like it turned the year 2000 just yesterday.” Indeed, it does seem hard to believe that the whole Y2K hysteria was twenty years ago. One of the common themes you’ll […]

Podcast 123: 7 Trends for Business Writers in 2020 (Part 2)

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play In the last episode, we began looking at 7 trends for business writers in 2020. That episode began to get kind of long, so I decided to break it up into two episodes. If you haven’t gone back and listened to episode 122, I encourage you to do that to get the […]

Podcast 122: 7 Trends for Business Writers in 2020 (Part 1)

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play You’ve probably heard it said that there are two things in life that are certain: death and taxes. I’d like to add a third thing that is certain: constant change in the writing and publishing world. Or, you might say that the only thing that never changes is the fact that things […]

Podcast 121: Moving From Chaos to Clarity (with Marianne Renner)

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play I live in the Midwest—specifically, just outside St. Louis—and several months out of the year, we have cold mornings. Occasionally, I’ll forget to start my car early and un-fog the windshield. If I’m running late, that means I’m driving down the street with fog or maybe even some ice on the windshield […]

Podcast 120: Introduction to Smart Business Writing

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play Today is January 1, so happy New Year! It’s a great time for a fresh start. I don’t know what your 2019 was like but mine was honestly pretty bumpy. But I wouldn’t frame it as a bad year — in fact, I’d say it was a very good year in that it […]

Podcast #119: An Exciting New Podcast Direction!

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play You probably saw that this episode is titled “An Exciting New Podcast Direction!” and wondering what that’s all about. I’m going to take a few minutes here on this episode and share with you how this podcast will be pivoting and what you can expect. Let me just give it to you […]

Podcast #118: How to Choose a Career Path

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play On this episode, I answer a question sent in by Francis: Thank you so much for your mails, they’re really inspiring. Basically, I’m having difficulties in choosing a career or starting one. I’m still finding it difficult to understand my interest, many careers entice me. I love being independent in every aspect […]

Podcast #117: How to Make Your Creative Work a Priority

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play On this episode, I answer a question sent in by Brian Mays: Priority is a challenge for me. I am creative in my day job, but I’d love to shift what I’m doing as a professional creative to something a bit more niche. It’s tough finding time to roll with that and […]

Podcast #116: Building a Consistent Creative Habit

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google Play On this episode, I answer a question sent in by Craig Harmann: How do I build (or rebuild) habits that keep me consistent in being creative? Thanks for Listening! If you’d like to share your thoughts: Leave a note in the comment section below. Share this show on Twitter or Facebook. To support the show: Leave […]