Darken The Page: Conversations About The Creative Process

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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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.

“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 […]

“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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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: […]

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 […]

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 […]