Darken the Page: Conversations about the Creative Process

Writing Retreat Day 4+5: Feeling Complete, What I Learned [4 min]

March 27, 2015 10:00 - 4 minutes - 3.9 MB

Overall I felt like this retreat was a huge success, I got a lot of good work done and I was relaxed the whole time (really). Another unexpected outcome was I learned a lot about myself as a writer, which in the end I think was more valuable than anything I wrote. Want to see […]

Writing Retreat Day 3: A Busy Mind Is Totally OK [5 min]

March 26, 2015 10:00 - 4 minutes - 4.45 MB

I had a huge realization today, and it related to the coaching I got from Amir before I arrived. If you haven’t heard that, definitely listen to it! You can find it here. I’ve been beating myself up for having a busy mind and today I realized that’s totally ok. Maybe that sounds stupid but […]

Writing Retreat Day 2: It’s Working! And Easier Than I Thought [12 min]

March 25, 2015 10:00 - 12 minutes - 5 MB

Day two was magical. So many realizations and insights and I felt like the day was really a success. There was even a point where I realized if I wrote nothing the whole week this would be a total success. Want to see the design contest I ran on 99 Designs to create the Darken the […]

Writing Retreat Day 1: Welcome to Paradise [6 min]

March 24, 2015 10:00 - 6 minutes - 5.85 MB

Welcome to a special week of Darken the Page. Dave created a writing retreat for himself at the beach in Bali (tough life, right?). Every day there will be a short audio on his notes about what he’s learned, what worked and what was frustrating. Want to see the design contest I ran on 99 […]

Bonus: Dave get coached by Amir Karkouti on his Writing Retreat

March 23, 2015 10:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MB

In this special episode, Dave is preparing for a week long writing retreat and talks with his friend and writing coach Amir Karkouti (from episode 003). We talk about not going in with any expectations, and how insights can come in any state of mind. This was a great conversation and I’m excited to share it, […]

Ep.22 Ecstatic Writing and the Perfect Bali Writing Nest w/ Margot Anand

March 19, 2015 10:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MB

How would you like to experience ecstatic writing? What if writing were as connected and wonderful as love making? Margot Anand joins the show to talk about her writing process, what it was like being under the wing of a big publisher and what it’s like now being on her own. We talk about her […]

Ep.21 Poetry in the Bard Tradition, Embodied Performance, and Writing What Wants to be Written w/ Brooking Caldwell and Henry Jack

March 16, 2015 10:00 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MB

“The beginning of art is when you resist the mold”. Welcome to the wonderful world of poetry in the bard tradition! This is a fascinating look at how two poets, Brooking Caldwell and Henry Jack, create and perform poetry. We talk about un-commodifying yourself as a writer, how they write what scares them and what writers and […]

Ep.20 Living Your Dance and the Power of Journaling w/ Molly King

March 12, 2015 10:00 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MB

I’m so in love with journaling after this episode! Molly is an inspiring writer, coach and dancer, she talks about writing her first book, how she left the “perfect” life to pursue her passions and her life long love affair with journaling and how it inspires her book writing and her life. Molly’s Website The […]

Ep.19 Blogging, Letting Go of Expectations and Enjoying The Process w/ Caroline Southwell

March 09, 2015 10:00 - 56 minutes - 5 MB

What happens to us after we write something that others consider successful? How do we return to that magical space where what got written came from? Caroline Southwell joins the show to talk about her daily routines, highs and lows and books she loves. Caroline’s Blog & Website 4 Keys to Responding Instead of Reacting […]

Ep.18 Songwriting, Being a Word Nerd and Why John Mayer Is Brilliant w/ Laura Marie

March 06, 2015 10:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MB

This episode is all about the art of writing songs. Laura Marie has written a song a week for the last three years and has many stories to tell about what worked, what fell short and how she’s still writing and loving it. We talk about why John Mayer is brilliant, how she became a […]

Ep.17 Courage, Social Media and the Art of Sharing Vulnerably w/ Monique Darling

March 04, 2015 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MB

There is no one I know that has more courage when it comes to sharing vulnerably than Monique Darling. She has built an extremely loyal following on Facebook by continually being willing to face her fears and allow others to fully see her, in all her strengths and her weaknesses. She has just finished a […]

Ep.16 Seduction in Writing, Finding Your Voice and Promotion w/ Kamala Chambers

March 02, 2015 10:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MB

How sexy can writing be? Join us as we hear from Kamala Chambers about how she wrote her first book “Road to Love”, how writing and seduction are connected for her and how she promoted her book to become an amazon best seller. Road to Love by Kamala Chambers Lasting Love Connection Podcast by Kamala […]

Ep.15 Discovering Yourself Through Painting, Art as Foreplay and Being Yourself w/ Allison Crow

February 27, 2015 10:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MB

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of every day life” (Picasso). What is it like to have art transform you? Allison Crow joins the show to talk about her painting process, getting back on the wagon and why she sees the down time as foreplay for her next project. Brain Exploding painting by […]

Ep.14 Lifestyle, Not Burning Out and Beating Resistance w/ Jesse Krieger

February 25, 2015 10:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB

What if instead of writing your book you spoke it in an interview then had it translated? What it’s like to write while traveling the world? What does it really mean to be a lifestyle entrepreneur? Jesse Krieger joins the show to talk about his history as a musician, world traveler and how he’s writing […]

Ep.13 Allowing Writing To Come Through You and Enjoying the Process w/ Lori Richards

February 23, 2015 10:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MB

“I write what I most need to remember”. Lori joins the show and talks about allowing writing to come through her versus forcing it on the page. Her story is inspiring and she shares details about her writing process, how she gets herself in a flow. She talks about working with writing coaches, what she […]

Ep.12 Overcoming Obstacles, Editing and Honoring the Craft of Writing w/ Kamala Devi

February 20, 2015 08:01 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MB

Kamala Devi joins me to talk about how she wrote her latest book in a month during November and the three stages of writing, pre-writing, writing, and editing. We also talk about the positive and negative effects of Facebook on writing and why we’re all becoming better spellers but don’t realize it. Kamala Devi’s author […]

Ep.11 Writing a Novel in Nine Days, Writing 14 Hours in A Day and Not Going Crazy w/ Steve Windsor

February 18, 2015 10:00 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MB

This was the funniest podcast I’ve done so far. Steve Windsor is a fiction author and he’s a writing monster! I’ve never heard of someone who can write so much in one sitting. Steve is so good he wrote a book called “Nine Day Novel” where he outlines how to write a novel in only […]

Dave’s Takeaways Shows 1-10 [15 min]

February 17, 2015 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB

Dave Shares his biggest takeaways from the first ten episodes. Want to see the design contest I ran on 99 Designs to create the Darken the Page Logo? Visit darkenthepage.com/99designs to see all the logos I didn’t choose.

Ep.10 Vulnerability, Songwriting and Being Inspired by Tucker Max w/ Aly Tadros

February 16, 2015 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

“If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.” Aly Tadros has made bringing out what’s inside her a daily practice, and she routinely writes what scares her, and has […]

Ep.9 Finding Your Joy, Hustling While Following the Flow and Writing with Passion w/ Jenny Blake

February 13, 2015 10:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MB

“There’s a difference between harvesting, thinking and writing”, Jenny Blake joins the show to talk about work/life balance, finding your passion, throwing out an entire first draft of her new book. “Build first, courage second” Jenny’s website Life After College by Jenny Blake The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle Alan Watts video on not […]

Art of Podcast Hosting [3 min]

February 12, 2015 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.16 MB

This is an “in between-isode”. I got the idea from Tim Ferriss and it’s a way for me to share an idea in a quick session, usually no longer than 10 minutes. This is about the art of podcast hosting, some of the mistakes I see people make and how to jam with your guest […]

Ep.8 Being an Amazon Best-Seller, Great Habits and Writing What You Love w/ Tyler Wagner

February 11, 2015 10:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MB

What does it take to be a best-seller on Amazon? Tyler Wagner is a writer and runs the Best Selling Book System for authors who want to break into the Amazon market. He also shares his daily routine, how he writes and the mistakes authors make by not what writing about things they are passionate […]

Ep.7 Self-Publishing and The Importance of Making Your Book Easy to Read and Appealing by Rick Smith

February 10, 2015 02:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MB

Rick Smith, author of best selling self-published book Conscious Classroom Management talks about the pros and cons of self-publishing, why procrastination is good, the importance of making your book easy to read and enjoyable to look at and much more. Conscious Classroom Management by Rick Smith Picture This! by Rick Smith Self Publishing Manual by Dan Poynter […]

Ep.6 Finding a Rhythm, What It Means to Feel Something and Inspiration with Jason Hairston

February 06, 2015 18:40 - 1 hour - 60.1 MB

What does it mean to find your rhythm as a writer? Why do people create mediocre art? Joining us today is Jason Hairston, writer and hip-hop artist, we talk about what it means to make someone feel something, how bad art is useless and what it means to be in the zone. Jason’s website Natural […]

Ep.5 Putting Your Voice Into the World, Lesbian Werewolves, Drugs and Erotica w/Allison Moon

February 03, 2015 20:28 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MB

Have you considered self-publishing? How about writing erotica? What is it like to write and work in a large house used to shoot porn? Allison Moon joins the show to share her experiences publishing 4 books and being a sex-educator. We also talk about why she is so good at teaching men (and women) about […]

Ep.4 Ghostwriting, Being Nothing and Loving Exactly Where You Are w/ Chris Morris

February 03, 2015 03:23 - 56 minutes - 52.3 MB

Chris Morris is a transformational writer, a speaker and a coach. He joins to talk about his experience as a ghost writer, what it means to come from nothing and how we get lost in the trying to be something. There are some great wisdom nuggets in here, my favorite was at the end when […]

Ep.3 Letting Go, Not Trying and Writers Block w/ Amir Karkouti

February 02, 2015 00:21 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

I really love speaking with Amir, he’s so passionate about the insights he has had, and after writing four books he has some great wisdom to share. We talk about overcoming writers block, struggling to make a “best seller” and what it means to let go and surrender to what wants to come through. Amir’s […]

Ep.2 Writing What Scares You and Being Yourself w/ Mike Hrostoski

February 01, 2015 20:40 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB

I’m really excited to have Mike on the show, his writing has moved thousands of people because of it’s raw, honest approach. Listen as we discuss how to write what scares you, being authentic and how Mike gets himself in the zone. Sex, Booze, Masturbation and Cold Showers blog post Mike’s first book August Mike’s website: […]

Ep.1 The Human Spirit, Inspiring Songs and Nonsensical Writing with Steve Chandler

February 01, 2015 17:33 - 56.3 MB

Steve inspired the name “Darken The Page” with advice he gave me several years ago. He said that instead of trying to write a masterpiece, just have my goal be “darkening the page”, and years later that advice has been brilliant in helping me be more creative and enjoy the writing process more. Listen as […]

What Darken the Page is About and What You Can Expect [5 min]

February 01, 2015 01:16 - 4 minutes - 4.56 MB

My name is Dave Booda and welcome to Darken the Page. Before we begin, I want to take a few minutes and tell you why I started this podcast, and why I call it “Darken the Page”. I’m a writer, and this show is my therapy. I’ve struggled with every part of the writing process. I have half-finished […]