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46 minutes
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انگلیسی
ایالات متحده آمریکا
23 قسمت
از سال 24 دسامبر 2024
episodic

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The gang got together to talk about what aspects of our writing we have confidence in, and where we think we can improve. Chapter endings, dialogue, dialogue tags, multi-layered plots, time travel, and more came up for discussion. All that, plus Wile E. Coyote. Work discussed in this episode inclu…

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Feeling Our Feelings

The gang has had curveballs thrown at them, been hit by pitches, sacked, fouled, slashed, and other sports analogies. We brought our big feelings to the Carnegie Diner to talk about them and what our plans were going forward. We talked writer relationships, changing course on a project, and the joy…

Poetry

The gang sits down with AWG poets Ashwin Verghese and Ron Giegle who do a great job of making poetry accessible. They talk form, their personal approaches to reading and writing poetry, what makes a poem "break containment," and more. They analyze poems selected in advance and then Ashwin and Ron r…

Side Characters

Stacie leads this discussion about side characters. What makes them memorable? How are they different from secondary characters? Which ones do we love? Artwork mentioned: "The Pitt" HBO Max "Big Little Lies" "Nine Perfect Strangers" by Liane Moriarty "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo The Murder…

Staying Creative

When is a bad writing day a slump? And when is that slump creative despair? And what do you do about it? Michael, Stacie, and Lori, left their individual pits of despair to get together and talk about it and eat their feelings. The 24-layer cake at Carnegie Diner was just the ticket.
Writers hear they need to be "ready to kill their darlings." What is really meant by this violent advice? The gang talk about what it means to them, when they ignore the advice, when they took it, and what the tell tale signs are that something you've written may be getting in the way of your story.

Villains

Following up on episode 2.3, Michael leads a discussion of villains. What constitiutes villany? What makes compelling baddies? How do bad guys fall short? Villains discussed or heard in this episode: Drexl (Gary Oldman) "True Romance" Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) "Black Panther" films …
The crew met over a heaping and very likeable plate of nachos and more to discuss unlikeable characters. They debate the difference between villains, anti-heros, and unlikeables and share some hot takes on who (or what) gets under their skin. Let us know what you think. Examples of unlikeable …

Character Development

Lori leads our discussion about character develoment. How do we go about it? And what do we look for - or hate - in a character? References Include: The Gentleman of Moscow by Amor Towles The Dresden Files books by Jim Butcher The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow Embassytown by China Miéville Pr…

Deciding on Form

Stacie was enthralled by something we read in the group frecently - a collection of linked literary flash fiction from Max Paradise. She asked Max to join us on Boxing Day 2025 to talk about how we decide on what form to use for a particular project. Whether it's a short story that becomes a novell…
سلب مسئولیت: پادکست و آثار هنری تعبیه شده در این صفحه متعلق به Michael Klein, Stacie Murphy, Lori Sullivan است که متعلق به صاحب آن است و به Listen Notes، Inc وابسته یا تایید نشده است.