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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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May 5, 2020
May 5, 2020
50 min
In today's episode, we have a long conversation about editing. We go over our personal editing processes as well as what we think works and doesn't work when editing your work.
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Apr 28, 2020
Apr 28, 2020
49 min
There's some drinking involved in this episode as we discuss different kinds of narrative structures. We also stumble over our words, talk about comics, and go over the types of narratives we've used in our works.
Check out the article at https://www.nownovel.com/blog/narrative-examples-strong-narration/
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Apr 21, 2020
Apr 21, 2020
41 min
We get goofy in this episode by discussing some... umm... unique comic book sound effects. We also cover current world news and talk about the importance of adding cool sound effects in your fiction writing.
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Apr 14, 2020
Apr 14, 2020
39 min
There's a lot going on in this episode. We come up with dumb breakdancing names, then we get more serious and talk about our struggles with coming up with story titles. We go through a helpful article on how to come up with a good, memorable title for your book or story. Afterward, we discuss modern authors and why we think Stephen King is one of the best when it comes to naming his books.
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Apr 7, 2020
Apr 7, 2020
45 min
In this episode, there's some talk about how we're dealing with the state lockdown due to the Coronavirus. Then we discuss our current projects and revisit the topic of episode #49 and how we've implemented powerful first sentences into our writing. We also do a little brainstorming on current projects.
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Mar 31, 2020
Mar 31, 2020
1hr 5 min
In this episode, we start things off by discussing the prestige that comes with being essential members of the workforce during the coronavirus pandemic. After that, we talk about the importance of the first sentence in your work. Then we spend a long period of time reading some of those most famous first sentences in fiction history and break them down accordingly.
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Mar 24, 2020
Mar 24, 2020
42 min
In this episode, we come up with the greatest superhero story ever told! Spoiler, it's about super-herpes. After that, we talk about 10 of the best post-apocalyptic novels as suggested by our friends at https://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/best-post-apocalyptic-books
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Mar 21, 2020
Mar 21, 2020
1hr 10 min
In this episode, we give our complete review of the cult classic, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. We breakdown the writing style, what we liked and dislike, what we took away from the novel, and why we think it's so popular. We also discuss its cultural significance to the United States and how it might be interpreted around the world.
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Mar 17, 2020
Mar 17, 2020
33 min
In this episode, we talk about some of the best comic book movies that aren't connected with Marvel Or DC. We also give a mini-review of the movie Knives Out.
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Mar 14, 2020
Mar 14, 2020
45 min
To kick off another Inebriated Reading Challenge, Caleb is joined by author Ashleigh Hatter to discuss our reading of J.D. Salinger's cult classic, The Catcher in the Rye.
This episode features classic DPW nonsense, as well as some interesting talk about the greatest American authors in history. We also break down the book a little bit and discuss what we hope to gain creatively, if anything, from The Catcher in the Rye.
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