Drunken Pen Writing Podcast

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/

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.  

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/

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/

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. 

If you have any book suggestions, feel free to contact at drunkenpenwriting@gmail.com or hit us up on Twitter @drunkpenwriting.

 

Spencer wants to write a novel! In this episode, we come up with some possible ideas for a novel Spencer wants to write. Then we brainstorm some ideas for our short stories we're currently working on.

Of course, it wouldn't be a Drunken Pen Writing episode if we didn't go completely off the rails a few times. 

If you want to check out our fiction you can head on over to www.drunkenpenwriting.com

As we near the end of House of Leaves, we dive deeper into the madness of the novel and breakdown all the crazy we've experienced thus far. We also give our harsh criticisms of what has so far turned out to be an underwhelming read.

We apologize if Ashleigh's audio sounds off in this episode. Like the typical drunkards we are, we forgot to plug his mic into the mixer. We promise that next week's episode will have much better audio quality. 

In this episode, we get serious (at least for us) and tackle two things all writers experience at some point in their careers. That's right, we're talking about how to face rejection and fight off imposter syndrome. 

We give tips on how to deal with getting rejected and some ways to overcome it. Then we discuss imposter syndrome and why you shouldn't let it screw up your writing. Somebody call Dr. Phil because we're dishing out all kinds of advice today!

To check out our non-podcast stuff, head on over to www.drunkenpenwriting to see what we're up to.

In part two of our House of Leaves Inebriated Reading Challenge, we go into what we like and dislike so far about the book. We also break down the author's writing style and formatting decisions. 

There's also plenty of classic DPW nonsense for you to laugh at even if you aren't or haven't yet read the book. Despite the book's tone, we keep things light and fun.

To check out our fiction, head on over to www.drunkenpenwriting.com for plenty of great, and free, content from your favorite drunks.

In this episode, we discuss the 7 tips on how to write sci-fi by science fiction author Max Barry. We break down his tips and go over how we would do things. Then we go over the types of genre fiction we need to start reading and how the tips previously discussed fit into all types of novel writing.

If you want to check out Max's article, you can go to https://io9.gizmodo.com/how-to-write-a-great-science-fiction-novel-in-7-easy-st-1565393502 and follow along.