Drunken Pen Writing Podcast

DBS #49: Working With Established Properties

Spencer opens things up with an unusual scenario. After that, we discuss the controversy with Kevin Smith and his take on Masters of the Universe. This leads us into a conversation about working or writing new stories for established properties and franchises. 

There's a lot of talk about comics and comic book characters, as well as movies and TV shows.

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#85: Real Irish Fiction And Samurai Novels

We kick off the episode by discussing the Irish language and some real Irish fiction. We discuss the legendary Irish writer Máirtín Ó Cadhain and his most famous novel, "Cré na Cille" or "The Graveyard Clay" as it's known in English.

The focus of the episode, though, is on the ten best Samurai novels. We also talk a bit about classic samurai movies, some Japanese history, the Japanese language, and the most famous samurai Miyamoto Musashi. 

Caleb ends the episode by going on an epic rant against ads. Specifically, a certain insurance company that constantly ruins his YouTube video binges. 

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#84: Why Guys Should Read Jane Austen

We start things off by discussing our lack of productivity. After that, we get into some raunchy Jane Austen talk. That's right! We discuss why guys should read what people often consider to be "lady books" and things get pretty wild in the studio. 

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DBS #48: Once Upon A Time At DPW

Caleb starts the episode off by giving his review of Quentin Tarantino's first novel, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. After that, we get into all kinds of book-related topics like meeting girls at the bookstore and the magical nature of used bookstores.

We end things in the best way we know how, by bitching about the weather and our lame town. 

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#83: How To Write With Balls!

We start things off by talking about Amazon Kindle Vella and what that could mean for indie authors. Then we get into the meat of things as Caleb covers one of his more ridiculous articles.

Despite the title, there is a lot of great information on passive versus active voice, why you should mostly write in active voice, and instances where passive voice is actually the better option. We end the episode by discussing different writing style elements you can use to improve your story and better engage your readers. 

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A Murakami Minute: First Person Singular Finale

Well, we've reached the end of Haruki Murakami's short story collection, First Person Singular. We discuss the final story of the same name and give our overall thoughts on the collection. We also talk a bit about Murakami's writing style and the next Murakami collection we're going to cover for the podcast.

DBS #47: Podcast Trash Talk

Spencer opens things up with his quick review of H.G. Wells' book "The Invisible Man." After that, we discuss what we're currently reading, and then we go deep into the weeds with some Joe Rogan smack talk. We talk about his recent interview with Quentin Tarantino, the Bruce Lee controversy from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and why we both stopped listening to the JRE Podcast. 

We end things by listing the podcasts we currently listen to and why we recommend you check them out as well. 

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A Murakami Minute: FPS Yakult Poetry Collection

In this episode, we discuss butts! Mainly, we're talking about the next story in Haruki Murakami's First Person Singular short story collection which just so happens to have a poem about the beautiful butts of baseball players.

This "story" called The Yakult Swallows Poetry Collection is a biographical piece written by Murakami and deals with his love of baseball and the poetry he wrote at baseball games long ago.

#82: Is Reading Screwing Up Your Writing?

We open the podcast with a conversation about book hoarding and why we feel the need to keep books we have no intention of ever reading again. Why not give them away!?

After that, we get into the topic of reading and how it can alter your writing habits. Does reading too much take precious time away from your writing? Does what you read have an impact on how or what you write?

We end the episode with a discussion on content output and how publishing too much, too often, can actually hurt your sales and turn off your readership. 

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A Murakami Minute: FPS Carnaval

This week we are discussing Haruki Murakami's short story "Carnaval" from his collection "First Person Singular." We go over what it really means to be beautiful, ugly, and talk about classic music.