BE AFRAID with Torson Kipton

Poetry perches on a lofty mantle, out of reach of we plebs and unlearned fools. It refreshment of language fit only for the lips greater beings. Except it's not, and all that bluster is for the TRASH BIN. I wrote my own poetry, horror author style. The sunset is a putrid thing, is it not?

Philip sat down for a cup of coffee that tasted like Summer Goose. We tried it because it was NEW. The alternative is finding what you like and having it again and again. That'll break your knees.

Kyle D. Garrett is a new horror author like myself, and goes by the moniker Kreepy Keelay when narrating. That's right, two fresh horror writer/narrators opening up the world of vivid imagination.

A story for an audience of one, jokes timed for unique ears, and game night forged in the fires of diverging plots. This is when writing becomes completely unprofessional, and boy, is it a lark.

Fickle, treacherous, and enigmatic, the infamous "inspiration," is as alluring as the blue moon. She's also just as cold, and visits as infrequently. But when I have her, she's all mine. My Precious.

A cholo wanted to throw down, and it tested the growth of my character this day. It was a story if redemption, personal growth, and the treacherous human condition. Also: growth's influence on art.

Highlighting the low points, today I share what it's like to grind away on the tedious aspects. At the end of the day, the bitterness is wrung out into dark ink and splattered on the page.

Why do all of H.P. Lovecraft's characters collapse into gibbering ruins? Is it the author that is mad, or the audience for witnessing such a thing? Let's talk crazy, and how I do it.

Recharging and taking a load off is part of mastery and accomplishment. So is striving. I talk about how I separate the two so I can get things done, and not struggle against the impossible.

From the four podcasts I'm a part of on Narrative Audio Network, to vlogging, to novels and narration, I'm keeping plates spinning. Secret: everything is supported by 100% more editing and marketing.

There's no "me" in teamwork, but there is "work." Through stories, interviews, and call-ins, we explore the rich rewards and formidable challenges of working with others.

To master storytelling in three acts, I wrote a story in precisely three pages. Ever felt like someone was in your back seat on a dark, starless night? Backseat Driver was inspired by exactly that.

Ever wanted to taste the succulent meal you saw in a movie? Do George R.R. Martin's story banquets whet your appetite? Take a huge bite of the flavor episode, featuring a spicy guest, Elijah.

When you're tired, but absolutely must write, then write hypnosis. I'm no pro, but the basics and principles hypnosis fascinate me. Listen and relax with some slow prose and soft speech.

I forced myself to finally finish my secind novel today. 'Twas a rollercoaster of toil, inspiration, and teeth-grinding strain. Join me as I illuminate the blood and sweat that goes into book-birth.

Growth is inspired by strain, so I sweat out rhymes, tasty verses, and construct plot from music, all for your listening pleasure. Bonus segment: Mad Max style Deathrace to evade a reptilian menace.

There are as many motivations to create new things as there are innovators, but a select few, we share. Which are noble? Does glittering gold corrupt? Did "The Bard" write for love alone?

The coolest thing about art is the audience. How do YOU fill in the gaps in these two stories? A single written page can be a hundred different things once bent by the lenses of a hundred unique eyes.

The least enjoyable part of free content, can be made FUN instead of commercial BREAKING the flow of the story. How can being in your face with products be *less* intrusive than pre-made ads?

Does the WHERE and WHEN of creative work seep into the outcome? What can you feed your mind to subconsciously enhance what you make? When do I flounder, and when do I take Environment by the horns?

My musician friend Chris introduced me to a game called "Plot Riff," where we spontaneously invent plots by listening to songs on shuffle. It can be very challenging, and it's different every time.

Grab a sturdy shovel, we're digging up controversial words like #art, and I'm going to dissect what makes content clickable and how my art does and doesn't fit into that hole.

Writing Late, and the Dreamier Stories Birthed • Planned Narratives and their Emergent Monstrosity Cousins • Emergent Humor can Spread like a Cackling Tumor