Drunken Pen Writing Podcast

#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. 

DBS #46: Comic Book Writers And Their Novels

We start the episode off by talking wayyyy too long about superheroes and their sexual abilities. Blame Batman!

After that nonsense, we discuss known comic book writers who also have great novels on the market. We end things with some more book talk about what we're reading or plan to read next, as well as some stuff we feel like we need to check out in the future.

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A Murakami Minute: FPS Confessions Of A Shinagawa Monkey

We finally touch on some Murakami weirdness with Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey from Haruki Murakami's short story collection, First Person Singular. In this story, we deal with themes of loneliness and unrequited love, all told from the perspective of an unusually intelligent monkey. 

DBS #45: Writing With Style

We open the episode with some new movie talk. Then we ramble on about nonsense until we get into a discussion about our writing processes. 

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A Murakami Minute: FPS With The Beatles

In this week's Murakami Minute we discuss the next story in Haruki Murakami's short story collection "First Person Singular." We talk more about nostalgia, music, and how music can bring about memories. Also, maybe a little head-smashing with a hammer!