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One of our first guests was mixed media artist Mandy Thompson. In this week’s installment, we feature an excerpt from our Episode 3 interview with Mandy where she discusses the need to create and protect a space in which creativity can occur. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We like to think of Jessica Campbell as truly representative of the discipline and self-determination it takes to be successful in navigating the Nashville Hustle as an independent artist. For this installment, we’re sharing an excerpt from Episode 19 during which Jessica discusses the divide between amateur and professional indie music and how to bridge that divide. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We’re always excited when Dan takes a turn in the interviewers chair, and Episode 26 is just such an occasion. We had the unique opportunity to engage with pastor and author Daniel Darling, who also happens to be the Vice President for Communications for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention.With his years of experience at the pulpit and as a regular contributor to any number of publications, Daniel offers a unique perspective on life as a professional writer. Add in his current position with ERLC, and you get a wide-ranging conversation on topics that covers challenges within the Christian subculture, success in writing, and the weather in Nashville. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Way back in Wise Words 4, we featured part of conversation with Ross King responding to an article listing hard truths associated with the music industry: What People Don’t Want to Believe. This is a continuation of that chat, addressing another item from that list. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Last year, we had an engaging conversation in Episode 9 with author Preston Sprinkle. We have been impressed with the discipline and rigor required to research and write a book that is complete, compelling, and readable. In this excerpt, Preston shares two approaches he employs to improve his work. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We’re back from our brief Wise Words sabbatical in order to bring you a great excerpt from our forthcoming interview with pastor, author, speaker and Vice President of Communications at Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission: Daniel Darling. In this installment, Darling provides some straightforward and valuable advice to writers regarding how to improve and, ultimately, experience success. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Last week, Joe sat down with Robbie Seay to chat about his forthcoming Psalms LP. During their conversation, they dipped into the topic of his work as a producer and the associated interaction with other independent artists. The full interview will be coming in a couple of weeks, but for now, we hope you enjoy this excerpt. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our contributor Mark Newton loved Emily T. Wierenga’s striking memoir, Atlas Girl and said as much in his review. So when presented with the opportunity to chat with the author herself, we jumped at it. The result is an engaging conversation that examines the book’s central theme of finding home. In addition, Emily discusses the role of art in her upbringing, the challenge of self-promotion, and the non-profit she recently founded, The Lulu Tree. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When we posted Wise Words 11 back in July, we had no idea it would lead to this. That installment referenced a two-year old conversation with Nick De Partee, perhaps best known as lead guitar for Kutless. Shortly thereafter, Nick was in touch and suggested we connect and catch up. We’re certainly glad we did, and you will be, too.Queue up our 24th podcast episode – you’ll enjoy the banter and the background noise. But mostly we expect you’ll appreciate Nick’s faith and his brave steps forward in faith. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A couple of weeks ago, we were shocked (shocked!) to learn that our friend, Christa Wells, had initiated a new Kickstarter campaign – this time to fund a project featuring covers of songs from the late ’80s and early ’90s. Obviously, we took this opportunity to catch up a bit and record a quick Wise Words. Today she discusses how to she addresses collaborating on lyrics during a co-write. It’s an approach that can be applied to many different mediums. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We continue our conversation with author Matt Mikalatos in Episode 23. Transitioning from the discussion of his latest work, The First Time We Saw Him: Awakening to the Wonder of Jesus, Matt and Joe discuss his writing style and how that is informed by his day job work for CRU, formally known as Campus Crusades for Christ. This quickly becomes a discussion of culture and evangelism. And just for fun, we wrap up with a discussion of graphic novels and comic books, notably discussing one of Matt’s favorite writers, the renowned Gene Yang. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Emily T. Wierenga is an award-winning journalist, artist, and the author of five books, including two books on eating disorders, a subject with which she has first-hand experience. With Atlas Girl: Finding Home in the Last Place I Thought to Look released July 1, 2014, she shares with us her first memoir. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You’ve probably heard of Church Copyright Licensing International – perhaps by the more commonly-used acronym CCLI. The growing popularity of worship music has resulted in a greater interest by songwriters and, therefore, an influx of worship songs – good, bad, or indifferent.Paul Herman, our friend and Marketing Director at CCLI, provides the weekly dose of wisdom. This excerpt is drawn from a conversation we had with him as part of The Songwriter’s Cafe back in 2012. Paul has remarkable perspective on the landscape of worship music and what it takes for a song to resonate with the Church. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Wise Words, we feature a short excerpt from Podcast Episode 21 where John Hollingsworth from The Fidgets, a Canadian Comedy Troupe talks about a key ingredient to ensuring you will always be hired (and re-hired for that matter) in the comedy business especially. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We’ve been angling to interview author Matt Mikalatos almost since Frequency’s inception. His first published book, My Imaginary Jesus was a fresh and often hilarious search for the real Jesus. When we found out he had a new book out, we were quick to jump into action. In our 22nd episode, we offer the first part of our conversation with the Northwest native and dig into his latest offering: The First Time We Saw Him: Awakening to the Wonder of Jesus.Matt’s compassion, intelligence, and humor are always up front, which translates to his writing. He tells Joe about the motivation behind the retelling of some of the most well-known stories in scripture, why it makes some people mad, and why it matters to connect with people through stories that are relevant. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Last year, we connected with two publicists for our Episode 8 feature interview: Shannon Walker from Integrity Music and Lisa Beech from David C. Cook. This installment of Wise Words features a quote by Shannon mined from that conversation. Though to most folks she's a behind-the-scenes person, she is on the front line when it comes to engaging with artists about the realities of the music business. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New father and perennial guest Gabriel Allred provides our insight for the week in our 14th installment. We first engaged with Gabe as a guest on the All About Worship podcast, Episode 91. The published interview was about 30 minutes long, culled down from an original 90 minutes. For some unknown reason, this Wise Words clip – a great discussion of the nature of worship – ended up on the cutting room floor. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this special installment, we continue our focus on the lovely Cindy Wilt Colville whose journey came to close earlier this month. Cindy was a CCM veteran with more than 25 years invested in the Christian music industry. Throughout her career she was a fierce advocate for and mentor to songwriters including Ross King, our Episode 10 guest.Though no longer updated, much can still be learned from and about Cindy by visiting her website and YouTube channel as well as many other locations where shared by the multitude of artists she has encountered.The selected excerpt is drawn from an interview conducted by Rick Lee James for his podcast, Voices in My Head. To listen to the full episode and text of the source interview, please visit Voices in My Head, Episode 26. We had our choice of many excerpts that provide great insight, so it’s certainly worth your time to check it out.We encourage you to share any additional wisdom by Cindy via twitter using the hashtag #CindyWiltColville – we will track and share a

If you like the smash hit “Whose Line Is It Anyway™” starring Drew Carey, Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Wayne Brady and others, you’ll love The Fidgets! Since 1989, John Hollingsworth (and his troupe) have been performing improvisational comedy on many stages across Canada and the United States. For episode 21, we had the opportunity to speak with John and talk about the industry, the art and craft of comedy, some funny circumstances, and even some tricks of the trade.The Fidgets pride themselves in being clean, family friendly entertainment and have performed in many situations such as banquets, fundraisers, Christmas shows, Ground Hog Day Extravaganzas, press conferences and concerts. Join us as we explore the world of “Clean Canadian Comedy”. There are many words of wisdom wrapped up in this episode – don’t miss it! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Continuing from Wise Words 11 last week, we snagged another gem from our Songwriters Cafe days. In this installment, we hear from David Zach, front man for Remedy Drive. This interview was recorded in the wake of the release of their 2012 release Resuscitate. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.