EP 301 - Procrastinating Partners Collaborating with Liz Anderson

<p>Mark interviews his partner Liz Anderson about her work as a Principal within education, as the better half of a writer, and also as a fellow procrastinator and creative collaborator.</p> <p>This episode is sponsored by the awesome <a href="https://www.patreon.com/starkreflections" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Patrons of the Stark Reflections Podcast</a> who support this podcast and receive additional audio, video, and text content.</p> <p> </p> <center><a href="https://www.patreon.com/starkreflections" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img src="" /></a></center> <p>During the interview, Mark and Liz talk about:</p> <ul> <li>The elements of procrastination that bond the two of them together</li> <li>How Liz has learned to embrace procastination as a way to get the creativity flowing</li> <li>Liz's long-time practice of producing videos and short movies</li> <li>The "Last Minute Productions" Liz makes, leveraging the "L" and "A" of her initials into the branding</li> <li>The "show" (Isolation Station) that Liz started for the staff at her school during the pandemic and how that evolved into "Distance Daily"</li> <li>How these virtual shows allowed the staff to connect in a way that they never had been able to do before</li> <li>Mark's participation in Liz's "Distance Daily" show for a while during the time when she was without a Vice Principal</li> <li>The ongoing daily "Flair Fun" video announcements segment that initiated during the pandemic but continue to this day at Liz's school</li> <li>The value of the particupation from the entire school community in these daily videos that allows for a deeper sense of connection and being seen and heard and part of something bigger</li> <li>The way Liz practices the role of being an elementary school Principal</li> <li>The important revelation during a Grade 8 graduation that was an eye-opening moment for Liz</li> <li>The difference between being an auditory learner and a visual learner</li> <li>What it's like for Liz living with Mark the writer</li> <li>The "spies" Liz has watching for Mark to not engage in particular activities on social media</li> <li>How while Liz had long been creative and producing vidoes, it was a long time before she felt comfortable getting in front of a camera</li> <li>Mark and Liz's first creative collaboration, doing the "Stuck in This House Here with You" parody of the Steelers Wheel song "Stuck in the Middle with You"</li> <li>The way that we "paint" and fill spaces with things that tell a story or prompt people to see a space differently</li> <li>The decision fatigue that can happen for a reader and how Liz appreciates being able to just keep reading the next book in a series</li> <li>Liz's love of Joanna Penn's J.F. Penn thrillers and Kevin J. Anderson's "Dan Shamble" zombie P.I. novels</li> <li>Some of the creative endeavors Liz is interested in exploring this coming summer</li> </ul> <p>Then Liz turns the tables on Mark and asks him some reflective questions.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Links of Interest:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Parody Videos <ul> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/kFUlLTP1SgE" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Stuck In This House Here With You</a> (Parody Music Video with Liz)</li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/q4yvcNoXJfY" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Kay-Tell Presents: Isolation Parody Songs</a> (Parody Music Video with Liz)</li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/BYGGdHTyqv8" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The 2022 Aurora Awards Opening Sequence</a> (Hosted by Liz and Mark) <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkPw6Cu3P1c" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Full 2022 Aurora Awards Ceremony</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/6Ed_420FQFk" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Mark's Tavern: Where Everybody Shares Your Name</a> - Pilot (Cheers Parody) <ul> <li>Mark's Tavern: <a href="https://youtu.be/QCc5aVesm2Y?t=25" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Dad Jokes Matter</a></li> <li>Mark's Tavern: <a href="https://youtu.be/NrIbH4ptj0U?t=24" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Tension</a></li> <li>Mark's Tavern: <a href="https://youtu.be/uRdQEfSOtEA" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Mister Bright Side</a></li> <li>Mark's Tavern: <a href="https://youtu.be/Vcpj7TCn5QM">Death by Coffee</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/markleslie" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Buy Mark a Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Patreon for Stark Reflections</a></li> <li><a href="https://loversmoon.ca" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Lovers Moon Podcast</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/relaxedauthor/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Relaxed Author</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/w7Gg1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Buy eBook Direct</a></li> <li><a href="https://payhip.com/b/QK4ks" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Buy Audiobook Direct</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/publishingpitfalls" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Publishing Pitfalls for Authors</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/workingwithlibrariesandbookstores" rel="noopener" target="_blank">An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Wide for the Win</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">This Time Around (Short Story)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">A Canadian Werewolf in New York</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Stowe Away (Novella)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Fear and Longing in Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.panoramaproject.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Fright Nights, Big City</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/loversmoon" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Lover's Moon</a></li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/hexandcity" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Hex and the City</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="https://books2read.com/b/thecanadianmounted" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles</a></li> </ul> <p> </p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-dark-gray-background-color has-dark-gray-color" /> <p><em>The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast ("Laser Groove") was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of <a href="https://incompetech.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">www.incompetech.com</a></em> <em>and is Licensed under</em> Creative Commons: By <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Attribution 3.0</a> </p>