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Get 10% off your TurtleBeach order: go to https://www.TURTLEBEACH.com and use code OFFICIAL Get your new premium wireless plan with MintMobile for just $15 a month: go to https://www.MINTMOBILE.com/OFFICIAL Three close man friends gather around to talk about presidents. This is the Official Podcast. Every Sunday. Links Below. THE OFFICIAL NETWORK CHANNEL (SUBSCRIBE NOW): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcHYe-Qw7qUN5gFWMdj9nNw Episode 414: Recorded 06/10/24 --- Get additional episodes and bonus content with early access: go to https://www.PATREON.com/THEOFFICIALPODCAST --- Audio Platforms (Spotify, Apple, Amazon & Castbox): https://linktr.ee/theofficialpodcast Other Shows: https://linktr.ee/theofficialnetwork --- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:43 The Current State of the PokemonGames 06:12 Pokemon TCG Pocket 10:20 Nintendo's Bad Apps 15:41 Switch 2 Update/Emulation 19:51 Valve Doesn't Release Games 23:41 Every Video Game Should Have a Co-op Mode 31:36 Firewalk Studios (Concord) Have Been Shut Down 35:09 The Bad Writing of Dragon Age: The Veilguard 40:46 BookTok Has Ruined Good Writing 52:25 Jackson's Presidential Quiz 1:12:21 Wrap --- Hosts: Jackson: https://twitter.com/zealotonpc Andrew: https://twitter.com/huggbeestv Kaya: https://twitter.com/kayaorsan --- Additional Links: Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcHYe-Qw7qUN5gFWMdj9nNw SubReddit: https://reddit.com/r/theofficialpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theofficialpodcast Intro by: https://www.youtube.com/c/Derpmii Music by: https://soundcloud.com/inst1nctive & https://linktr.ee/zayaLT Art by: https://www.instagram.com/nook_eilyk/ & https://www.instagram.com/vaux.z Edited by: https://linktr.ee/zayaLT Designer: http://www.jr-design-co.com/ Produced by Jackson Clarke for The Official Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
An absolute joy to speak with Philip Chase -- check out the first book to his trilogy here: https://amzn.to/47iHQRcPrivate Book Club! Join/Support:https://www.patreon.com/2torambleThank you Displate for sponsoring us! For 22-30% off - Visit https://displate.com/2toramble & use our code at checkout: "2ToRamble"Check out our Merch!https://2toramble.comOur social media:https://linktr.ee/2ToRamblePO Box address:200 Lawyers Rd #6 Vienna, VA, 22183Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/2toramble/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Get 25% off Fitbod: go to https://www.fitbod.me/OFFICIAL Three close man friends gather around to talk about losing gold. This is the Official Podcast. Every Thursday morning. Links Below. THE OFFICIAL NETWORK CHANNEL (SUBSCRIBE NOW): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcHYe-Qw7qUN5gFWMdj9nNw Episode 401: Recorded 07/08/24 --- Get additional episodes and bonus content with early access: go to https://www.PATREON.com/THEOFFICIALPODCAST --- Audio Platforms (Spotify, Apple, Amazon & Castbox): https://linktr.ee/theofficialpodcast Other Shows: https://linktr.ee/theofficialnetwork --- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:45 Surviving On Caffeine 15:27 Tips for Jackson's Japan Trip 19:08 Countries We Want to Visit 21:46 EMP the Pitcairn Islands 27:27 Fitbod Ad 29:12 Incest on an Island 32:03 Bad Writing in Porn 33:48 Olympic Shooters 48:32 The Only Bad Time To Have a Big Penis 55:40 Making the Most of Your 5 Minutes of Fame 1:02:38 RFK Jr. is Derranged 1:18:59 Wrap --- Hosts: Jackson: https://twitter.com/zealotonpc Andrew: https://twitter.com/huggbeestv Kaya: https://twitter.com/kayaorsan --- Additional Links: Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcHYe-Qw7qUN5gFWMdj9nNw SubReddit: https://reddit.com/r/theofficialpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theofficialpodcast Intro by: https://www.youtube.com/c/Derpmii Music by: https://soundcloud.com/inst1nctive & https://linktr.ee/zayaLT Art by: https://www.instagram.com/nook_eilyk/ & https://www.instagram.com/vaux.z Edited by: https://linktr.ee/zayaLT Designer: http://www.jr-design-co.com/ Produced by Jackson Clarke for The Official Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
every writer has their confessions...what they are embarassed to admit or little habits they cannot helpbut keep. this week i'll be getting into some deep confessions of my writing personality and things i can't help but do! whether that be my inability to take harsh criticism (i will cry) or the fact i cannot work on less than two books at the same time...come along and sip your tea to the tea! ✩ ₊˚
It's time for a real talk about female Custodes!Join us as we discuss how GW can get better at lore retcons, what this change really means for existing lore, and why gatekeeping is based on a flawed premise.Our Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/worhammerpod/https://www.instagram.com/6upsave40k/Mastercollyminis - will it ever come?
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Click to Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Youtube-Subscribe-SoapDirt Young and the Restless finds Lily Winters (Christel Khalil) has been painted as a villain by the writers despite behaving more ethically than many other CEOs in Genoa City. The lawsuit pursued by Daniel Romalotti (Michael Graziadei) and Heather Stevens (Vail Bloom) against Chancellor Winters has been a major point of contention. Despite the criticism, Lily stands firm in her belief that she owns Omega Spear, a game she financed and developed, and that Daniel betrayed her on the CBS soap opera. The intellectual property law is on her side as development deals don't usually allow creators to retain ownership. Devon Hamilton (Bryton James), Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson), and Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic) have all criticized Lily for her actions, despite their own questionable pasts. The episode also displays the hypocrisy in the treatment of Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) and Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle), who have been involved in much more unethical business practices. The narrative around Lily is creating a double standard, and fans are eager to hear Jill Abbott's (Jess Walton) perspective on the ongoing conflict on YR. Despite the criticism, Lily is determined to protect Chancellor Winters and its assets from ex-employees seeking unjust compensation. Visit our Young and the Restless section of Soap Dirt: https://soapdirt.com/category/young-and-the-restless/ Listen to our Podcasts: https://soapdirt.podbean.com/ And check out our always up-to-date Young and the Restless Spoilers page at: https://soapdirt.com/young-and-the-restless-spoilers/ Check Out our Social Media... Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoapDirtTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoapDirt Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/soapdirt/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soapdirt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soapdirt/
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Time for another sensory experience on "Mars on Life," this time through the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Sources: "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau "Bread and Roses: Mills, Migrants, and the Struggle for the American Dream" by Bruce Watson "Be Realistic: Demand the Impossible" by Mike Davis Social media: Mars on Life: @marsonlifeshow on Twitter and Instagram Ryan Mancini: @mancinira (Twitter) and @manciniryan (Instagram) Artwork by Zachary Erberich (@zacharyerberichart) "Space X-plorers" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Study and Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mars-on-life-show/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mars-on-life-show/support
Atomic Apple Pie joins the I-Scream Queens to chat about the Horror of Bad Writing: Men Writing Women Characters…poorly!!! Come for the snacks, stay for the screams! Part of the Cereal Box Network - www.cerealboxnetwork.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iscreamqueensshow/message
https://www.bulwer-lytton.com/2023 Founded in 1982 at San Jose State University in California, the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest challenges entrants to compose opening sentences to the worst of all possible novels.
What I learned from Schopenhauer's Essays and Aphorisms Join the Nat's Notes Newsletter to get my top highlights from the book. Get Two Months Free of Readwise Readwise is my favorite reading tool. I use it to automatically extract my highlights from physical books, and I use their Reader to read and highlight everything I find online. Then they automatically organize all of my notes and send them directly to my note-taking tool, so I can immediately look up anything I loved in past books I read. It's a total game changer for getting the most out of every book you read, and if you love books, you need to be using it. Get 15% off Your First Order with Equip Equip is my go-to source for high quality, whole food supplements. I take their beef liver capsules almost every single day since I know how good organ meat is for me, but I don't want to have to cook liver. If you aren't getting any organ meat in your diet, this is a great way to add it. And they're giving 15% off to listeners of Nat's Notes. [01:28] Schopenhauer's Philosophy [03:00] Philosophical Pessimism [07:21] Schopenhauer's Life [09:39] The Drudgery of Work [17:03] Experience, Representation, and Perception [22:00] Is Life Suffering [25:26] Desire and Boredom [27:36] The Wisdom and Folly of Mindfulness [33:46] Wealth is Unfulfilling [36:49] Thinking for Yourself [43:19] Why Our Education System is Broken [45:38] Good vs. Bad Writing [50:32] Struggle, Set Goals, or Contemplate If you enjoyed this show, please let me know on Twitter (@nateliason) or Instagram (@nat_eliason)
We debunk more Bad Writing Advice: the virtues of head hopping, the problem with MICE, and why not to let a robot say if your prose is vivid. The post More Bad Writing Advice by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes.
We debunk more Bad Writing Advice: the virtues of head hopping, the problem with MICE, and why not to let a robot say if your prose is vivid. The post More Bad Writing Advice by Matt Keeley appeared first on Kittysneezes.
In episode 2 I discuss what I believe to be the problems plaguing today's film industry(both big screen and TV series). With a focus on the showrunners, the writers room, and why I dislike tokenization from the perspective of a person of color.SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: @TWRoadpodcastIG: twroadpodcastWant to be a guest or share your paranormal experiences? Email us!twroadpodcast@gmail.com
I have notoriously bad handwriting, and being left handed, I often smear ink on the page. In order to write correctly, I have to slow down. Success works the same way. In a world of "do it now, do it fast," we must focus on doing it correctly and by doing so, get results faster.
An editor at Vanity Fair and a contributor to the New Yorker, among others, Mike Sacks is the author of ten books. Two of those books are collections of in-depth interviews with profoundly influential comedy writers from the legendary to the less known but no less important. His other books take a little more explaining. Two of them are being re-published this week: “Stinker Lets Loose” is a deliberately badly written novelization of a 1970's trucker movie that never actually existed. “Randy!” Is an “unpublished memoir” Sacks “found” at a yard sale written by an average Maryland dirtbag who's come into some money. Sacks also co-wrote “Welcome to Woodmont College,” a fake catalogue from a really expensive (and really shit) boutique college, out in hardback last month. Today we discuss his approach to comedy — both writing it himself and what he's learned from interviewing some of the best to ever do it. Brooklyn news and views you can use: bkmag.com Email: hello@bkmag.com Follow along on Facebook: Brooklyn Magazine Twitter: @brooklynmag Instagram: @brooklynmagazine Follow Brian Braiker on Twitter: @slarkpope
Scrawling crows and the unusual use of a word Poems by Buff Whitman-Bradley Photo by Peg Hunter My new book of 25 years of protest and social justice poems, And What Will We Sing?, is available from Kelsaybooks.com or Amazon
New York Times–bestselling author Joshua Fields Millburn reviews some of his own bad writing. Download our free ebook, 15 WAYS TO WRITE BETTER: https://howtowritebetter.org
In this episode, I chat about getting back into writing after burnout, and embracing your personal writing manifesto. I have a bit of a rant! But hopefully with the understanding you are free to disagree. This is a writing ramble episode, so an unedited b-side where I talk about what's on my mind. If you enjoy the podcast and would like to drop me a few beans, my Ko-fi page is here: www.ko-fi.com/timclare Please buy my latest book, COWARD: Why We Get Anxious & What We Can Do About It, which is available in hardback, ebook & audiobook (narrated by me): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coward-Why-Anxious-What-About/dp/1838853103/ You can get in touch via the 'Contact Me' link on my website: www.timclarepoet.co.uk Here's the Death Of 1000 Cuts Discord server: https://discord.gg/Gr7nNU3jjv
Read good books. Read bad books - and figure out why you don't like them. Then don't do it when you write. - Patricia Briggs The post S35 Bonus – Bad Writing Distracts from the Book appeared first on Writing Roots.
We are joined by Gibby for a freeform discussion about bad writing and that one scene in She-Hulk everyone is talking about. Is it clout chasing? Maybe. Is it relevant? Also maybe. Tune in! Patreon: www.patreon.com/vtnetwork Merch: VTNetwork.redbubble.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/vtnetwork2 Twitter: www.twitter.com/vtnetwork2 Instagram: www.instagram.com/vtnetwork2 Email: VTNetwork84@gmail.com Stream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKw9D-AuLL31wX0nY8Aklpw Producers of VTNetwork: Lophus Ragin' Caucasian Sheyenne Graverobber Carol Sheri Finks Ashley Mike Smith Gibby Donnie Hengel Danny Atwell Crocoduck Scoop Fair Use Act Disclaimer: Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “Fair Use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.
Opening piano music courtesy of Bellevue Presbyterian Church -- Closing New River Train courtesy of Banjo HangOut. Heard today on Fox News Business weather “time-lapse photography of New York Hudson Bay!”Sorry, Charlie StarKist wants tuna which tastes good, not with good taste.I'm not sure if it's a lack of knowledge or a poor vocabulary. Hudson Bay is a body of water found in Canada. That body of water in the home of the nation's second-best salsa is the Hudson River. Of course, the on-air talent is only reading from the teleprompter. It's the writer whose flawed. Live television doesn't support rehearsal. Miss Cornwall would have a C O W! Miss Cornwall was my sixth-grade English teacher. Her goal was to teach me to write a clear simple declarative sentence. She taught English, not language arts.
This week we unironically appoint ourselves as judge Judy and executioner when it comes to deciding what constitutes "good" and "bad" writing. We wade, like treaclenauts through the metaphorical linguistic molasses, to address profligate supererogatory expatiated prose as well as the down right boring and clunky – in a quest to get to the bottom of the question; “So, what exactly makes bad writing bad?”
This week, Rob joins Les in the shadow of the Blue Ridge for some Hard AF Seltzer and good convo!! Vegancuts celebrates the vegan lifestyle, regardless of how you live it, and brings you vegan products you can trust. They offer vegan snack, beauty, and makeup boxes. Our listeners that are interested in trying out Vegancuts can use the referral link and then type in our coupon code at checkout to get a $5 discount on subscription boxes. vegancuts.com/ref/240/ Get your fitness on with our friends at https://n2shape.com/ Tell them that Rob and Les sent you!
Our topics this episode are how to avoid breaking the fourth wall, onomatopoeia (clunk, thud, kersplat), and techniques on ending the novel. We'll also talk about some bad writing, really bad writing.
This week we finally return to our review of American Marxism by Mark Levin, a man we can only assume is still angry he was never given a pony to kill. In this second half of chapter three we learn mostly how staggeringly and completely lazy Levin was in writing this book. In all absolute honesty, and with complete disclosure that I do not have the time to sit and count words, Levin appears to have filled this chapter (and probably the book) with more words that come from block quotes written by the people he hates than his own original writing. Sincerely, this book is a snarky quote-tweet of a 2000 word deeply researched and detailed article, in other words, the same thing as Levin's Radio and TV shows. Because as we all know, when you don't have the facts, scream that your enemies are commies. We also saw Levin engage in some of the most blatant bullshitting of the book thus far (while we're sure there is plenty more to come) in deliberately attempting to deceive his audience into believing that somewhat hacky scholarly work about “Millenialists” actually applies to “Millenials.” I can assure you the two terms have almost nothing to do with one another. If you want more of us you can find us and this episode at our website NYGBCpod.com You can also find all of the episodes at nygbc.podbean.com If you want bonus episodes, early releases and more, consider becoming a patron for as little as $1 an episode at patreon.com/nygbc You can listen to every chapter of this review starting with episode 1 of this series. You can also listen to our introduction to Mark Levin, the man, the myth, the shouty little ball of anger. Thanks as always for listening and enjoy the show. Show Notes: Video Clip: Sam Hoadley-Brill Clip of Levin's Response to His Franklin School Error on YouTube Salon Article covering Levin Wrongly calling the Franklin School the Frankfurt School Jacobin Article Criticizing Levin's Bad Writing and Intellectual Laziness Piece of Shit Richard Landes explaining his “Pallywood” conspiracy – The Jerusalem Post Jean Anyon's Academic Article “Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work” Journal of Education, Vol 162, no. 1, Fall 1980. Available on the internet archive through this link. Michael Hout Study on Occupational Status and Social Mobility, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Available through this link. Opinion Piece on NBC News about social mobility by Evan Horowitz. Economic Policy Institute Report on The Erosion of Private Sector Unions and Causes Study on the political leanings of college professors by Neil Gross and Solon Simmons
What The Actual F*** Is Going On With This Whole Politics Business?
Join Jennifer Juan as she breaks down another crazy week in British Politics, including the privatisation of Channel 4, more attacks from the UK government on the LGBT community and a dreadful week for the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak. Jennifer also discusses allegations of harassment and exploitation by the hosts of Ukrainian refugees and the APPG on British Wrestling's high hopes for reform to a very broken industry. Content warning. This episode contains discussions of sexual crime, sexual abuse and sexual violence. If you would like to skip past this topic, the time stamps are below. Beginning: 20:26 End: 01:12:14 Additional content warning. This episode contains really bad writing by Nadine Dorries that may disturb listeners. If you would like to skip past this, the time stamps are below. Beginning: 01:24 End: 09:54 - Support the people of Ukraine: https://donation.dec.org.uk/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal - Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wtafpolitics/message - Join Jennifer on Discord here: https://discord.gg/feYmNudBqn - Support the show by buying Jennifer a coffee on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/missjsquared - You can also support the show by subscribing to Jennifer's Patreon, for extra content and free merch: https://www.patreon.com/missjsquared Get in touch with the show by emailing us on wtafpolitics@outlook.com - Follow the show on Instagram at http://instagram.com/wtafpolitics - Visit our website at http://wtaf.politics.blog - Follow Jennifer On Twitch: https://twitch.tv/missjsquared - Follow Jennifer Juan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missjsquared/ - Follow Jennifer Juan on Rizzle: rizzle.tv/u/missjsquared - Visit Jennifer Juan's Website: https://jenniferjuan.com
What The Actual F*** Is Going On With This Whole Politics Business?
Join Jennifer Juan as she breaks down another crazy week in British Politics, including the privatisation of Channel 4, more attacks from the UK government on the LGBT community and a dreadful week for the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak. Jennifer also discusses allegations of harassment and exploitation by the hosts of Ukrainian refugees and the APPG on British Wrestling's high hopes for reform to a very broken industry. Content warning. This episode contains discussions of sexual crime, sexual abuse and sexual violence. If you would like to skip past this topic, the time stamps are below. Beginning: 20:26 End: 01:12:14 Additional content warning. This episode contains really bad writing by Nadine Dorries that may disturb listeners. If you would like to skip past this, the time stamps are below. Beginning: 01:24 End: 09:54 - Support the people of Ukraine: https://donation.dec.org.uk/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal - Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wtafpolitics/message - Join Jennifer on Discord here: https://discord.gg/feYmNudBqn - Support the show by buying Jennifer a coffee on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/missjsquared - You can also support the show by subscribing to Jennifer's Patreon, for extra content and free merch: https://www.patreon.com/missjsquared Get in touch with the show by emailing us on wtafpolitics@outlook.com - Follow the show on Instagram at http://instagram.com/wtafpolitics - Visit our website at http://wtaf.politics.blog - Follow Jennifer On Twitch: https://twitch.tv/missjsquared - Follow Jennifer Juan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missjsquared/ - Follow Jennifer Juan on Rizzle: rizzle.tv/u/missjsquared - Visit Jennifer Juan's Website: https://jenniferjuan.com
Josh and Jeff decide that the blowing dust of spring in West Texas is the perfect time to air some grievances caused by television shows. Josh saw enough of Jeff's grievances to know this was a two part series! Jeff shares about a show that destroyed his love for an entire franchise of books and shows. The boys also talk April television and round out their experiences with 2022's r/Place.2022 r/Place time lapse HEREGame of Thrones Season 8 Trailer HEREDon't forget to come back next week for part 2 as Josh shares HIS grievances against a show very different from Game of Thrones - but maybe not so different. Leave us a review on iTunes if you get a chance - it helps us out tremendously. Thank you!Instagram: @popschtickEmail: popschtick@gmail.comTell a friend about PopSchtick so they can join in on the conversation!Artwork by: Josh JacksonMusic appears courtesy of Leo Goes Grr:Intro: The Thief from the ep The ThiefOutro: Sunset, OK from the ep We'll Come Back for YouDon't forget to check out Jeff's other podcast, Schtickless. Jeff and his wife, Meagan talk about everything from memes, to parenting, to marriage, and more.
Got a few subjects to discuss today may be jumpy but let's get into it
David got rear-ended yesterday. He and his passengers are fine, but our car maybe isn't. Otherwise I'm talking about subjective interpretations of books by readers and what cliffhangers are and aren't.GREY MAGIC is now available! (https://jeffekennedy.com/grey-magic)The audiobook of DARK WIZARD is here (https://www.audible.com/pd/Dark-Wizard-Audiobook/B09QQRHTYZ?source_code=AUDFPWS0223189MWT-BK-ACX0-294201&ref=acx_bty_BK_ACX0_294201_rh_us) and you can check out FaRoFeb here (https://farofeb.com/farofeb-2022/).You can order FIRE OF THE FROST here (https://jeffekennedy.com/fire-of-the-frost) and DARK WIZARD here (https://jeffekennedy.com/dark-wizard). Preorder THE STORM PRINCESS AND THE RAVEN KING here (https://jeffekennedy.com/the-storm-princess-and-the-raven-king).If you want to support me and the podcast, click on the little heart or follow this link (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jeffekennedy).You can watch this podcast on YouTube here (https://youtu.be/TRe8SrX50Ls).Sign up for my newsletter here! (https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r2y4b9)Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)
Episode 124 | Bad writing does not mean bad writer. Press play on this episode for three tips to help you write better instantly. Although we made this with social media in mind— you can flip these tips with almost any type of content you create. Don't believe me? Just listen. Then apply these three tips to write better content for social media — instantly. https://thesmokingprophet.com/make-bad-writing-work-for-social-media/ WATCH - Why I Write Like a Middle Schooler https://youtu.be/YuAsLPj-6lg JOIN MY ONLINE GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thesmokingprophet/?ref=share FOR DAILY INSPIRATION FOLLOW:
Is "write for yourself? bad writing advice? Sometimes it absolutely is. No show notes this week. Interested in what I'm doing between shows? You can find me on Instagram and Twitter, or you can look for updates on my website: saywordbeller.com. Thank you for your continued support!
Hey y'all this is a "rúntur" special (Rúntur = aimlessly driving around). Diddi, Marta & Olsen are again together in this episode. Hope people wont be too shook with this episode. Have any questions or whatevzs? Plz send us a line to stormkastid@gmail.com Tuesday is the day in the week when our podcast comes out so stay tuned. Marta: https://www.instagram.com/sfxmartart/ Olsen: https://www.instagram.com/needlessolsen/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/needlessboomerang
Wayne chooses examples from four works to illustrate good and bad writing: What Strange Paradise, the Giller Prize–winning novel by Omar El Akkad, published in 2021 ◘ Hominids, by Robert J. Sawyer, the multi–award winning Canadian science fiction writer, published in 2003 ◘ A Tale of a Tub, a satire and parody in prose by Jonathan Swift, the 18th-century English writer, published in 1704 ◘ “Why Omicron Is Counterintuitive,” with science writer Carl Zimmer in an interview on the New York Times podcast The Daily, their first podcast of 2022.
Join us this week as we dive into some nice normal definitely not politically motivated Digimon drama! But first Kendra explains who exactly was The Bad Art Friend. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @blissfullyshow --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blissfully/support
Welcome back everyone, Today I discuss basic fundamentals of good and bad writing (especially philosophical writing). The most useful tip I can give is to write succinctly and with a purpose. Make it so that you need to express as much thought with as little words as possible. In addition to advice you should implement while writing, I also give advice on what you should NOT do while writing. Enjoy! Follow me on IG with any questions, comments or concerns. Enjoy Drew Cali's Philosophy? Consider supporting the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/drew_cali12 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andrew-palacios/support
Dogs Are Smarter Than People: Writing Life, Marriage and Motivation
Authors, let's just admit it. We're insecure. Writing is communication and we want to make sure that our readers are getting what we're putting down (Translation: Understanding what we're saying). So, what do we do? We over-explain. And that over-explaining slows down our pacing and makes our reader not want to read anymore. There are lots of bigger ways of overexplaining. And what is overexplaining? It's when you just keep adding things on to make your reader get what you're saying. Like this: Shaun punched the wall. He was so angry he could spit. His hands clenched into tight fists. “What kind of butthead are you?” he roared. So, all four of those sentences tell us the same thing. Shaun is angry. You can cut down that to one or two and the reader is still going to get it. Trust the reader's brains. Trust yourself. Here's a rewrite. Shaun punched the wall. “What kind of butthead are you?” But it's not just in long passages that us writer people do this. We do it in short bits too. Here are some big ones. She shrugged her shoulders. (She shrugged) He nodded his head in agreement. (He nodded) or (He agreed) They shook their head no. (They shook their head) He looked at his watch to check the time. (He checked the time) Other things we do is Tell something that we just showed. (Shaun punched the wall. He was so angry.) Add in a dialogue tag that we don't need, (the she said/they asked) when we don't need it. Add in silly adverbs that we don't need. Add in a bunch of statements all saying the same thing. (See that original example). Acting like the reader is stupid. (Of course we know the person is nodding their head. We don't think they are nodding their butt.) Info dumps When you do this over-explaining thing you: Slow down the paceRuin the subtext.Break my heart.Make the scenes dull. Over-explaining takes out the pizzazz.It takes away the immediacy and the forward motion of the plot and scene. WRITING TIP OF THE POD Be all one and done, people. Trust the reader to get it. Trust your skills to communicate well. DOG TIP FOR LIFE. If you want a treat, sit in front of the pantry and drool on the floor. LINKS WE TALK ABOUT IN THE PODCAST https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article254523322.html https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article254523322.html SHOUT OUT! The music we've clipped and shortened in this podcast is awesome and is made available through the Creative Commons License. Here's a link to that and the artist's website. Who is this artist and what is this song? It's “Summer Spliff” by Broke For Free. And we have a new podcast, LOVING THE STRANGE, which we stream live on Carrie's Facebook and Twitter and LinkedIn on Fridays. Her Facebook and Twitter handles are all carriejonesbooks or carriejonesbook. Here's the link.
Authors, let's just admit it. We're insecure. Writing is communication and we want to make sure that our readers are getting what we're putting down (Translation: Understanding what we're saying). SO, WHAT DO WE DO? We over-explain. And that over-explaining slows down our pacing and makes our reader not want to read anymore. THERE ARE LOTS OF BIGGER WAYS OF OVEREXPLAINING. And what is overexplaining? It's when you just keep adding things on to make your reader get what you're saying. Like this: Shaun punched the wall. He was so angry he could spit. His hands clenched into tight fists. “What kind of butthead are you?” he roared. So, all four of those sentences tell us the same thing. Shaun is angry. You can cut down that to one or two and the reader is still going to get it. Trust the reader's brains. Trust yourself. HERE'S A REWRITE. Shaun punched the wall. “What kind of butthead are you?” But it's not just in long passages that us writer people do this. We do it in short bits too. HERE ARE SOME BIG ONES. She shrugged her shoulders. (She shrugged) He nodded his head in agreement. (He nodded) or (He agreed) They shook their head no. (They shook their head) He looked at his watch to check the time. (He checked the time) OTHER THINGS WE DO IS Tell something that we just showed. (Shaun punched the wall. He was so angry.) Add in a dialogue tag that we don't need, (the she said/they asked) when we don't need it. Add in silly adverbs that we don't need. Add in a bunch of statements all saying the same thing. (See that original example). Acting like the reader is stupid. (Of course we know the person is nodding their head. We don't think they are nodding their butt.) Info dumps WHEN YOU DO THIS OVER-EXPLAINING THING YOU: Slow down the pace Ruin the subtext. Break my heart. Make the scenes dull. Over-explaining takes out the pizzazz. It takes away the immediacy and the forward motion of the plot and scene. WRITING TIP OF THE POD Be all one and done, people. Trust the reader to get it. Trust your skills to communicate well. DOG TIP FOR LIFE. If you want a treat, sit in front of the pantry and drool on the floor. LINKS WE TALK ABOUT IN THE PODCAST https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article254523322.html https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article254523322.html Ripley's link. SHOUT OUT! The music we've clipped and shortened in this podcast is awesome and is made available through the Creative Commons License. Here's a link to that and the artist's website. Who is this artist and what is this song? It's “Summer Spliff” by Broke For Free. And we have a new podcast, LOVING THE STRANGE, which we stream live on Carrie's Facebook and Twitter and LinkedIn on Fridays. Her Facebook and Twitter handles are all carriejonesbooks or carriejonesbook. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carriejonesbooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carriejonesbooks/support
This week Oak's back from PAX with a few things to talk about. Grif can not get over the writing choices in Mass Effect Andromeda. And Baka and Chicken tried out a video game version of D&D with... questionable mechanics? Also, Happy Birthday Chicken! In the news: The Apple and Epic court case finally has a ruling. Is Amazon's New World actually breaking graphics cards? Tripwire had a bad thing happen and then immediately tried to correct it. THQ Nordic is getting ready to announce a bunch of new games. Sony's presser showed off a bunch of stuff! All this and much more on this week's Infinite Respawn Podcast! Follow us on Twitter: @InfiniteResPC @MDBOAKTREE @GrifsLynam @EliteChicken313 @BakaPickle Discord: https://discord.gg/d7cEJqT Grif's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvD7TFyqNcWp5IlRiiC9Ew Chicken's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/elitechicken313 Oak's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/MDBOAKTREE
Welcome back to The Writing Apothecary and our last lesson on dialogue. I'd like to think that we all agree on how good dialogue is and what its purpose can be. You can use dialogue to make a story more lifelike and really it's the part that allows your characters to speak for themselves. In real life, you can't really get to know someone unless you talk to them and it's the same principle for fiction. Your readers will decide if they like your character just by what they say and then they will make the assumption of whether or not they want to actually spend time with them. The main points in today's lesson:We all speak differentlyCharacter's dialogue needs to be unique so they can stand on their own.Look at ways to give your characters different distinctions when it comes to their speech.Look at the way subtext works for your characters too.We are great at talking but we always have trouble communicating and why should our novels be any different? Capitalising on miscommunication is a huge strength in fiction because it makes it more true to life. When character seem like a puppet and that they're just things and creations of us writers, and they are, but to the reader, they need to be lifelike.Bad dialogue also can expose your writerly voice into the piece, when a reader can see the mechanisms behind the writing and the entire illusion of a story is lost. You can't use words that are out of character for your own character. Use profanity and swear words sparingly as they will jolt the reader out of the story.Whew and that's it, dialogue is done. Tell me what you think about dialogue, I'd love to know what you classify as good and bad dialogue.Tell me what did you take away from this week's lesson?I'd love to know.Also, I would really appreciate it if you took the time to rate and review the podcast it helps people find our community and gets the podcast out into the world a little more.If you're looking for a cheerleader for your writing, then head on over to https://dreamingfullyawake.com/work-with-me/ and let's have a chat about how we can work together to get your writing on track.
I planned to just talk TV shows and movies but then get hung up on a little stupid news at first. Lots of Stargate. Like 40% Stargate. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
The headlining topic is at around 45 minutes, and there are some spoilers for RE8 from this point onward. Otherwise, standing desks, dogs, and player agency!
Listeners, you're are our gift this year. In this episode, Brit and Taylor discuss the internet's reaction to a wholesome Christmas Folgers coffee commercial about siblings that gave off some weird vibes and led to the creation of the Folgercest fandom. Also, they discuss r/menwritingwomen, a subreddit devoted to sharing comically bad descriptions of female anatomy in published fiction. It's pretty cringe, as the kids would say.Edit: Hey Brit here, my audio is a lil crackly this episode because my mic fell on the floor and has been weird. Sorry!We have FREE stickers! Slide into our dms :)Follow us on InstagramFollow us on TwitterOur intro is by Hank Green (hankgreen.com), and our music is by Aridonis (aridonis.com). Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/aninternetpodcast)
Content Warning: discussions of suicide, self-harm, sexual violence (skip to around an hour in if you don't want to listen to this discussion) We look at the terrible writing of some of the most *controversial* teen dramas on Netflix. Holly looks at all the dangerous presentations of mental health and teen social issues in 13 Reasons Why and Hannah takes us through the bizarre plotlines of Riverdale and shares her theories on why people are still watching the show now it's gone bananas. Lots of pop culture moments of the week including Gabbie Hanna, David Dobrik blinding his friend, Tramp Stamps being industry plants, Demi Lovato yogurt-gate and Zac Efron's new face. Join our Culture Gang! Email us at culturehangpodcast@gmail.com and follow us on instagram @culturehangpodcast, twitter @CultureHang, TikTok @culturehangpodcast, join our Facebook group here or support our Patreon to access cute monthly bonus episodes! Resources for mental health support: NHS website list for specific mental health charities (UK) Young Minds (UK) Snow Youth.org Stop Breathe Think text support Mind.org.uk Samaritans UK Links: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/aug/30/13-reasons-why-netflix-liberty-high https://www.huffpost.com/entry/13-reasons-why-13-reasons-why-is-dangerously-problematic_b_590b6df9e4b046ea176ae8e2 https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/promoting-hope-preventing-suicide/201704/13-reasons-why-13-reasons-why-isn-t-getting-it-right The Right Opinion ‘The Failure of 13 Reasons Why | TRO (ft. I Hate Everything)' Taylor J. Williams ‘The Exhausting End of 13 REASONS WHY (Season 4)' https://www.polygon.com/tv/2020/10/12/21513333/color-blind-casting-cw-vanessa-morgan-riverdale mikeyunderstars 'i watched the heathers riverdale episode so you don't have to'
This week in the Cold, we're talking about what a bad writing day is really like. We've all had them. Days when none of our usual tricks work. We can't go for a walk to reboot - the weather is crap, no amount of research or internet surfing is delivering that spark of inspiration, the words trip out onto the page like bad dancers. But there's a method to the madness, and there are ways we can turn these terribly, awful, no good, very bad days into something we can use. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://victoriadougherty.wordpress.com/2020/08/14/bad-writing-day-in-all-its-mundane-glory/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/victoria-dougherty/message
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FREE GUIDE LINK: https://songwritertheory.com/freeguide/Website: https://songwritertheory.com/Follow Me on Twitter: @josephNVadala Episode Writeup:Yes, be ok with writing badly. I know we're hard-wired to see failure as a bad thing. I know school teaches us we have one shot to get it right. But real life isn't like that. Real life is fail until we get it right. We need to practice. We need to hone our skills. We need to master our craft. The only way to do that? Write. Write on the days you feel like it and write on the days you don't. Don't spend 10 minutes staring at a blank page to come up with the perfect line - just write. Embrace the cringe-worthy things you write. Embrace the imperfections. There are 3 main reasons why.Bad Writing is Still Good ExerciseLet's say you work out 1 hour every other day. Today is a day you are supposed to work out, but you feel tired and only have 30 minutes to do it. Should you work out anyway? Of course. Those biceps won't build themselves while you eat a cheeseburger. Obviously a 30 minute workout is still better than a 0 minute workout. Even if you don't work out as hard due to being tired, something is still better than nothing. Exercising our creativity is the same. Some days will be off days and some days you won't have as much time to write as you'd like. But it's important to do it anyway. Even if your writing was entirely garbage that day, it still isn't wasted. Because you exercised your creativity. You honed your talents. Just like working out with fewer reps will still help your biceps be gym-worthy, deciding to write on an off day will still help you become a better writer.Every Bad Writing is One More Bad Writing Over WithIf you haven't lived under a rock your whole life, you've probably heard the Thomas Edison quote “I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” Every time you write garbage, you've just worked through some lyrics or music that won't work. If you're afraid to write garbage, you'll never be able to put the bad writing behind you. Just dive in. Write. Don't judge every line as you write it, just allow yourself the freedom to write. I'm not a huge fan of “safe spaces” and the like but, in this one instance, give your writing a safe space to be judgement free.Bad Writing can be Reworked Into Good Writing LaterHere is my favorite. Just because your first draft is junk or your third draft makes Rebecca Black seem like the Picasso of songwriting doesn't mean it can't turn into gold. Even a terrible lyric or musical theme can inspire greatness later. Maybe your concept is great, but the actual lyrics just aren't working. Maybe your concept isn't great, but it can inspire a much better concept later. No matter what, keep all your writing. Yes, all of it. Go back to it sometimes and see if there were hidden gems you didn't notice before. Or just allow yourself to be inspired by the thoughts or lyrics of your past-self. Most of the time, your first draft and final draft isn't going to be the same, so don't spend so much time trying to make sure everything you write is perfect. It can and should be tweaked and edited over time. It's ok if the first draft is junk. Most first drafts of anything are.
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So much bad advice … Funny thing — you can ask for people's favorite words of advice, and you'll get a decent number of answers. But ask for their favorite piece of bad advice, and you'll really get a response. I did exactly that on Twitter, and the podcast and post this week are all... Listen to episode --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/copyblogger-podcast/message