Drunken Pen Writing Podcast

#32: Going African

Our white American ignorance shines extra bright in this episode as we cover ten of the best African writers and their amazing work. We also have a discussion on the differences between African fiction and American fiction, cultural appropriation in literature, and how writing has become somewhat segregated as of late.

We struggle to pronounce some of the names on this list so you should definitely check out the article at https://theculturetrip.com/africa/articles/the-top-10-contemporary-african-writers-you-should-know/

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#31: The Shining: Book VS Movie

All work and no play makes for a boring podcast! That's why we decided to go over the differences between Stephen King's The Shining and the movie adaptation by Stanley Kubrick. And with Doctor Sleep coming to theaters in a few months we also touch on the novel version of that as well.

Make sure you stick around until the end of the episode for a few important announcements related to the future plans of the podcast.

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#30: Tequila With A Side Of Jesus

Boy howdy, where do we even start with this one? Well, Spencer had other plans and couldn't be in this episode. So we got a friend of DPW, Mr. Dominick Welsh, to hop behind the mic to discuss ten of the best novels dealing with God. 

This discussion takes many twists and turns, especially since we get hammered drunk on a fine bottle of tequila as the episode goes on. We cover plenty of controversial topics and how they relate to the article at hand, including the death of God, if we think God is real, the current state of religion, creationism, the Catholic Church scandal, why Mr. Rogers was the real Jesus, and much more.

If you want to check out the article that this episode is based on, head on over to https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/dec/06/top-10-novels-about-god

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BOTM #2: The Black Review

For our second Book of the Month episode, we cover The Black by Paul E. Cooley.

"Under 30,000 feet of water, the exploration rig Leaguer has discovered an oil field larger than Saudi Arabia, with oil so sweet and pure, nations would go to war for the rights to it. But as the team starts drilling exploration well after exploration well in their race to claim the sweet crude, a deep rumbling beneath the ocean floor shakes them all to their core. Something has been living in the oil and it's about to give birth to the greatest threat humanity has ever seen."

"The Black" is a techno/horror-thriller that puts the horror and action of movies such as Leviathan and The Thing right into readers' hands. Ocean exploration will never be the same."

We go into our usual bouts of nonsense but we keep on topic for the most part in this one. Even as Caleb fights off a wicked hangover.

You can check out the book at https://www.amazon.com/Black-Paul-Cooley-ebook/dp/B00NLWVMA6

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ConCast #1: Wizard World Pittsburgh 2019

Today we have for you our first ever ConCast episode! As members of the press, we were fortunate enough to cover the Wizard World con in Pittsburgh for the first time since the event was last here in 2016. In this review, we go over what we liked and disliked about the event, as well as our suggestions on how to make the event better in the future. 

This is a quick review for those who don't want to read our write-up at www.drunkenpenwriting.com

#29: Ray Bradbury Teaches Us How To Write Like A Pro

After a bizarre intro dealing with the personal hygiene of hairy men, Jason Momoa getting shamed for his "dad bod," and rapper Method Man eyeing up a role in the MCU, we get into a long and wonderful discussion about Ray Bradbury's best writing advice. You can skip the intro if you like but you'll definitely want to check out the topic at hand. There's a lot of great info in this episode.

If you want to check out the article that this episode is based on you can go read it over at https://lithub.com/ray-bradburys-greatest-writing-advice/

#28: How Successful Authors Use Social Media

This turned out to be a very informative episode. We discuss, sandwiched between dick jokes and talking about boobs, how successful authors use social media to build their brand as well as their readership. We give great tips on how to improve your social media presence and get quality followers who actually care about you and your work.

You can check out https://insights.bookbub.com/how-successful-authors-use-social-media-content-ideas/ to read the tips in more detail.  

DBS #9: What We Hate About Comic Book Culture

In this episode, we have a great discussion about the current state of comic book and media consumption culture. Unfortunately, our audio got a little screwy on this episode, so we went ahead and made it a DBS episode rather than a normal one. Though, we think you'll really enjoy the conversation regardless.

We really go deep into why critique culture is bad and how alienating potential fans has created a toxic environment online.

You can check out the article this episode is based on by going to https://drunkenpenwriting.com/2019/06/19/5-reasons-i-hate-comic-book-culture/

#27: Quick Ways To Defeat Writer's Block

In this episode, we discuss some quick ways to overcome writer's block and get your creativity flowing again. We also go over what traps we personally fall into and what we do or should do to get back on the creative path. 

If you want to check out the article that inspired this episode, you can give it a read at https://drunkenpenwriting.com/2018/05/07/writing-quick-tips-how-to-defeat-writers-block/

IRC #4: House Of Leaves Ending

We have reached the end of House of Leaves and couldn't be happier to be rid of this doorstop. Come listen as we share our gripes about the book, as well as go over the things (as few as they may be) that we actually liked about it. 

We also discuss a bunch of things unrelated to the book and end the episode by trying (and failing) to come up with the next book we want to cover. As a warning, things get pretty noisy and random at the end of the episode, but by that point, we have already finished discussing House of Leaves. So feel free to dip our early if the ruckus is too much for your delicate sensibilities. 

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