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Here on The Fiction and Copy Decoded Podcast, you'll discover how fiction and copywriting borrow from each other, and how you can use one (or both) to grow in your writing skill. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ty Mall


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    Ep. 330: Triple F: Tell Me What You Want to Do

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 7:46


    This was a fiction prompt with quite a few different directions...And since I didn't do a specific example when I wrote it way back, I did one here.

    Ep. 329: Caught Off Guard by the Post Office Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 9:39


    And there was this one time I got asked a couple questions by a clerk at the post office.Unexpected, but I learned a lot from it.

    Ep. 328: The First Big One and Having to Imagine...the Snow?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 4:17


    Snow is useful for quite a few different things, even if it's not the season for it...

    Ep. 327: How Someone Else's Success Inspired This Triple F (in 2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 4:03


    This is a bit of follow-up from last week, with a friend of a friend who landed a role in a movie. But with a different twist on it, to make it a writing prompt, of course.

    Ep. 326 This Happened to a Friend of a Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 6:10


    This is how I realized acting and writing (as well as other creative endeavors) have things in common on the marketing side (as well as the persistence side).

    Ep. 325 (Metaphorically) Eating Your Pizza

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 5:29


    Because of course, the idea of goals is a bit too abstract for me at times.

    Ep. 324: This Was the First Prompt of 2016

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 6:18


    Yep, what the title says...

    Ep. 323: This Was It (in 2015)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 9:17


    So in 2015, I did a year in review thing.I got some more and some less done than I thought...

    Ep. 322: How the New Year's Slide Can Make You a Better Writer, Marketer, and Creative

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 10:21


    This one's about routine, pacing yourself, and knowing when and how to use your creative juice...

    Ep. 321: Last Triple F of 2015

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 5:31


    And so the prompts in 2015 ended (and I needed to remember to write a different number at the end of the year when I wrote dates on stuff soon after).Which is where the idea for the prompt came from.

    Ep. 320: A Bit More About That Relative From Last Episode...

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 5:47


    A bit more about the relative whose funeral I went to, since I didn't know much of his circumstances until after.

    Ep. 319: A Military Funeral, Family Get Together, and a Bit of Traveling...

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 5:59


    This happened years ago, but the reasons I reflect on it still persist.

    Ep. 318 First Triple F on My Own Steam In a While

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 5:55


    So we've moved on from the crossword clue prompts, and this was my first crack at going it on my own, back then.

    Ep. 317 Two Top Copywriters and The Day I Realized I Was Going to Expire...

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 7:37


    ***I do talk about end of life as a concept here, so be warned.***Otherwise, this is about a strategy I found useful to get creative stuff done, in the midst of also doing work for others.Since of course, there's always work to be done.

    Ep. 316: Triple F Crossword Clues 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 3:48


    A barebones way to make a writing prompt in this case, but I think it works for what it is.

    Ep. 315: Why I Try to Write Every Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 5:29


    It's a number of reasons, but they work for most or all creatively driven disciplines.

    Ep. 314: Triple F Crossword Clues #19

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 4:58


    This one's about a fictional character (or another character) and a real type of amphibian (I think that's what this creature's called).

    Ep. 313: And Then I Realized It Couldn't Be the Same

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 7:31


    This is about me, a bit about Canada, and some about Australia too...

    Ep. 312: Triple F: Crossword Clues 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 4:20


    Another one from crossword land this week. Hope you enjoy it.

    Ep. 311: It Was Finally That Day Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 4:22


    This day comes around once a year, and I forgot it's come around quite a bit more than I realized...

    Ep. 310: Triple F Crossword Clues 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 3:07


    This is about ducks, at least in part...

    Ep. 309: Why Growing Pains Are What They Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 5:51


    **While there's no explicit content here, I DO mention anxiety a little bit.** Otherwise, this is about perfecting my craft, and how some of that happened, especially with expectations. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 308: Triple F Crossword Clues 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 0:05


    Another prompt this week, about a former president and a place I don't think he could have visited... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 307: Triple F: Crossword Clues 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 5:12


    So I'd forgotten I made so many prompts in a row with crossword puzzles... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 306 Triple F: Crossword Clues 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 6:58


    A bit of a crossword puzzle prompt today, as well as a bit on writing fiction involving characters who aren't human. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 305 How a French Explorer Can Help You Write Better Fiction and Emails

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 10:03


    A little story about a hard-luck French explorer and ways you can benefit (beyond history and a good story). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 304: What Running a Blog Has Taught Me About Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 7:39


    All of that stuff about the only constant being change is great for creatives, it turns out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 303: Triple F Crossword Clues 13, New Short Project, Start of an Edit

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 4:37


    Another crossword clue blast from the past this week... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 302: I'm Glad He Couldn't See How Red I Was...

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 6:09


    So yeah, this is about a mix-up that I had had, or put another way, the biggest lapse in attention I ever had. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 301: Triple F: Crossword Clues 12, And How My Blog Plans Sunk Like A Doomed Ship At Sea…

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 5:46


    So I didn't get done what I thought I would, at least that week... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 300 This Ride Will Continue

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 4:42


    I thought I would do something unexpected, a bit, for this episode. Here it is. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 299: The More R&R I Take, The More Life Stays the Same

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 5:20


    I've taken time away from work before, of course, but this time I thought a bit about what it meant to me, and to the rest of my life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 298: Triple F Crossword Clues #11, and a Surprise Job...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 5:02


    This prompt I did change, since I pretty much had to, to be safe. But I hope you still enjoy it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 297 My Brother Got Me Thinking About My Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 6:35


    He's cool like that, and this also works in fiction and business too. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 296: Triple F Crossword Clues #10

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 4:11


    This one's another in the crossword clue series for fiction prompts--this time about a curious computer program (partially). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 295: A Second Cool Book and Why I Read and Listen So Much

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 7:09


    In a creative field you get training every day, if you're open to it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 294 Triple F Crossword Clue #9

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 6:02


    Not a lot to go on here, but that's what makes it fun sometimes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 293: How to Mess Up a Potential Copywriting Gig in 3 Steps

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 9:57


    So I could have handled this a bit better, or should have if I wanted to help them out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 292: Triple F: Crossword Clues #8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 5:01


    This one's about a script... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 291 Because I Said I Might, and This Is a Special Opportunity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 4:40


    This was a hard piece of advice to take, but it doesn't make it less true. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 290: Triple F Crossword Clue #7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 4:07


    Another fiction prompt gem that I hope will give you a laugh. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 289: Chasing My Tail Because of a Tale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 6:12


    One time I got stuck on implementation--has this ever happened to you? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 288: Triple F Crossword Clues #6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 5:29


    A lot of pasta in this one... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 287: I Did One of the Most Dangerous Things a Writer Can...Here's Why

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 7:03


    Much of the creator's inspiration and other turns of events come from this one thing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 286: Crossword Clues #5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 5:59


    Another prompt based on a couple crossword clues (and birds!) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 285 Being On the List Is Interesting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 8:10


    It's less direct than "don't call us, we'll call you," but I did learn quite a bit from it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 284: Triple F Crossword Clues #4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 4:51


    Here's another one about crossword clues, one is a mode of transportation for small life forms. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 283: Copywriting Codex: Familiarity Breeds...

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 8:14


    Not always contempt, at least, not at the beginning... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 282: I Never Considered a Book in This Light Before

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 8:02


    The episode about one of the times I bought an editing book... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 281: Triple F: Crossword Clues #3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 6:32


    Some more riffing with crossword clues. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

    Ep. 280: Already It's Proven Itself Worthy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 5:47


    More comments on my departure from the Dark Ages (at least as far as internet was concerned). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

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