Drunken Pen Writing Podcast

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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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. 

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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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. 

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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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!

Caleb starts the episode talking about his new writing routine and what he's currently reading. Then we get into a discussion about submitting work to publications and why your work might get rejected or why you can't seem to get out of the slush pile. 

We end things with some ranting about licensing and how it leads to the limiting of artistic output. 

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We discuss Haruki Murakami's short story, Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova, from Murakami's collection First Person Singular. We talk a bit about music and the benefits of writing while listening to certain music. 

We open the podcast with some sad news, then we talk about the respect we feel various kinds of artists should get for their work. The topic of today's episode is the planning of our upcoming DPW Short Story Collection!

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We continue our dive into Haruki Murakami's newest short story collection, First Person Singular, and discuss the second story in the collection titled "On A Stone Pillow." In this episode, we talk about memory, nostalgia, and all those forgotten slivers of life that come back to us at the most random of times.