Artistic Variety is Worthwhile with Author Effie Joe Stock | Episode 4

Cause of Craft: Why We Create

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.

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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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Topics Covered With Timestamps:

Intro

Artistic Variety is Worthwhile

Connection Between Artistic Disciplines

Playing Musical Instruments

Effie’s Earliest Memories in Music and Writing

Why Effie Continued Writing

Characters Changing with the Author

Writing with an Audience in Mind

Discovery Writing

The Discovery Process in other Art Forms

World Building and Using A.I. to Create Fictional Languages

Creating Cover Art for Your Own Book

Wood-burning and Soap-making

How to Make Goat Milk Soap

How Effie Got Into Wood-burning

The Wood-burning Process

Writing Versus Working with Your Hands

Why Effie Wanted to Publish

Where to Buy Effie’s Book

Outro

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.