DEEP CUTS Episode 51: How Do Writers and Creatives Relax?

Scott Sigler Slices: SLAY

Empty Set Entertainment

Books, Fiction, Arts, Science Fiction

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Lots of folks have creative hobbies that help them relax and blow off steam. But what if you’re a creator by trade? What if you are paid for your creativity? Scott and A chat hobbies, downtime, and the importance of having a hobby, no matter how much you like your job. Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs Produced by Steve Riekeberg Production Assistance by Allie Press Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment Thinking of community blogging as your new hobby? Get yer 1st year for ninety-nine percent off when you snag a brand new three-year domain using GoDaddy Promo Code CJCFOSSIG. Get ready to relax and be creative! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, FDO, where the hell is my next story?
0:02.1	You posted about you out having fun, where the hell is my next story?
0:06.2	Get back to work.
0:08.4	Listen, man, even the world's most hardworking and devilishly handsome author has to chill the F out some of the time, right?
0:18.7	That's right.
0:20.1	Even Scott needs time to take a break so you can keep on turning out great stuff.
0:25.6	So what do creators do to take their mind off their work and take a breath every now and then?
0:30.3	We talk about it right after this short break.
0:42.7	Race the rudder, raise the sails, raise the sales! Captain, an unidentified ship approaching, over.
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1:12.7	Welcome to Deep Cuts, the bonus episode of the Scott Sigler Slices Fiction Podcast,
1:17.3	where a sci-fi author and an audiobook narrator discuss things and stuff in the world of fiction and pop culture.
1:22.4	I am Scott Sigler, sci-fi author known far and wide as the future Dark Overlord.
1:28.0	And I am A.B. Sigler, audiobook narrator and publisher at Empty Set Entertainment.
1:34.1	And today, on this deep cuts, we're discussing how creators relax.
1:39.9	A reminder, this is a bonus episode in the Scott Sigler Slice's podcast.
1:43.9	Not part of any particular story.
1:45.4	You don't have to listen to this to keep up on the tale we're telling,
1:48.4	but we think you'll like this peek behind the storyteller curtain.
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