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A nonprofit writing and arts podcast aimed at exploring various aspects to the craft of writing, reading, drinking, and literature's impact on society and pop culture. A mix of raunchy humor and useful information, DPW is sure to have something you'll enjoy.
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Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
In this episode, we have a long discussion about horror monsters and classic horror tropes. We talk about what types of monsters, creatures, and types of horror stories we want to see make a resurgence or get reinvented.
We also discuss the current horror trends we dislike and what we think needs to take a break from the genre.
Check out our horror stories at www.drunkenpenwriting.com
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Sunday Oct 11, 2020
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
We open the episode with a toast to the late, great Edgar Allan Poe on the anniversary of his passing at the young age of 40. Then we discuss the first five chapters of Bram Stoker's Dracula.
We also have a great conversation about Bram Stroker's contribution to the vampire genre, the origins of the modern vampire leading up to the creation of Dracula, how Dracula has established the classic vampire tropes we all know and love, and we talk about the narration and writing styles of classic literature around the time of Bram Stoker.
Even though this is a shorter episode, we cover a lot of great topics.
If you want to check out our work or the many Halloween pieces we're currently publishing, head on over to www.drunkenpenwriting.com
You can also follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting
On Instagram @drunkenpenwriting
And be sure to like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/drunkenpenwriting
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
In this episode, the dynamic duo of Caleb and Spencer brainstorm the horror story Caleb is currently working on. Of course, it wouldn't be a DBS episode if there wasn't a lot of drunken madness throughout.
You can check out our fiction and all the great horror submissions we've accepted at www.drunkenpenwriting.com
You can also follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting
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Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Caleb opens up the podcast by sharing a personal matter that affected him deeply. Then we go on and half-ass our way through the seven different types of stories that make up fiction. Spencer also goes on a mini-rant about King Arthur and his hatred for questing.
If you want to read great fiction, head on over to www.drunkenpenwriting.com
You can also follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting
On Instagram at @drunkenpenwriting
And like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/drunkenpenwriting
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
We start off this episode by talking about J.K. Rowling's newest controversial book as well as the negative reaction of the movie "Cutie" on Netflix. After that, we get into a discussion on the basics of how to get started as a writer.
Check out our work at www.drunkenpenwriting.com
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Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
In this episode, we briefly discuss creative funks and how to get out of them. But we spend much, much more time discussing old soda commercial slogans. Fortunately, this helps us fight the funk as we sit back and SURGEEEEEE!
Check out our work at www.drunkenpenwriting.com
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Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
It was a dark and stormy night, the beer fell down our throats in torrents, except when we missed our mouths and soiled our trousers.
Today, we cover what is considered to be the worst opening line to a novel in all of human history. But don't take our word for it. There's a whole contest dedicated to it! We discuss why the opening sentence is bad, then read a bunch of winners and losers from the 2019 Bulwer Lytton Fiction Contest.
You can check out the contest at https://www.bulwer-lytton.com/
You can also check out our work and hopefully better fiction at www.drunkenpenwriting.com
Follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting
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And like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/drunkenpenwriting
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
We discuss some changes coming to DPW, as well as our writers' lounge and where our current writing output is. There's also plenty of other nonsense thrown in, including a quick conversation on why we think people don't like to read anymore.
Check out our work at www.drunkenpenwriting.com
Follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting
On Instagram @drunkenpenwriting
And like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/drunkenpenwriting
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
We're changing things up and talking about bad books today! More specifically, we discuss when and why you might give up on a book before finishing. How far do you read a bad book before dumping it? What pushed you over the edge and made you trash it? We also talk about how writers can get and keep readers interested in their books so they don't find their novels tossed into filthy garbage cans.
But before all that noise, Caleb regales us with a recap of his weekend trip to the Virginia mountains and the beach.
If you want to see what else we're up to or want to submit to our Halloween Submission period, head on over to www.drunkenpenwriting.com
You can also follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting
On Instagram @drunkenpenwriting
And like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/drunkenpenwriting
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
We spend some time discussing the dos and don't of writing burbs. We also read a few examples of good book blurbs and then we do an awful job of coming up with blurbs for some of our stories.
If you want to submit for our Halloween Submission Period, check out the guidelines at https://drunkenpenwriting.com/2020/08/05/halloween-submission-period/
You can follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting
On Instagram @drunkenpenwriting
And like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/drunkenpenwriting