Podcast appearances and mentions of joe bunting

Joe Bunting is a bestselling writer, novelist, and dad. He has written nine books, is the host of the podcast Character Test, and his organization, The Write Practice, has helped over 10 million people become better writers. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Talia and their three children. You can follow Joe on Instagram (@jhbunting), Facebook, or on his website, joebunting.com. https://thewritepractice.com/ https://thewritepractice.com/join https://thewritepractice.com/the-write-structure/ https://thewritepractice.com/book-coach-certification/   When you click a link on our site, it might just be a magical portal (aka an affiliate link). We're passionate about only sharing the treasures we truly believe in. Every purchase made from our links not only supports Dabble but also the marvelous authors and creators we showcase, at no additional cost to you.  

Joe Bunting is a bestselling writer, novelist, and dad. He has written nine books, is the host of the podcast Character Test, and his organization, The Write Practice, has helped over 10 million people become better writers. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Talia and their three children. You can follow Joe on Instagram (@jhbunting), Facebook, or on his website, joebunting.com. https://thewritepractice.com/ https://thewritepractice.com/join https://thewritepractice.com/the-write-structure/ https://thewritepractice.com/book-coach-certification/   When you click a link on our site, it might just be a magical portal (aka an affiliate link). We're passionate about only sharing the treasures we truly believe in. Every purchase made from our links not only supports Dabble but also the marvelous authors and creators we showcase, at no additional cost to you.  

You may have seen questions on social media asking about your main character's (aka "MC") background, favorite things, hopes and dreams, etc. I explain how much of this stuff I think you really need to know. ********************************************************************************************************** I have a Patreon page now! www.patreon.com/marisadf Email: marisadellefarfalle@gmail.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/marisadee13 Instagram: www.instagram.com/marisadf13 I'd also really appreciate it if you could take a moment to rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts (or your favorite podcasting app), as it'll help a lot more people find out about this show! ********************************************************************************************************** Helpful Links: "3 Things You Need to Know Before You Start Writing," by Joe Bunting: https://thewritepractice.com/before-you-start/ "How to Describe a Character's Looks Well," co-authored by Grant Faulkner: https://www.wikihow.com/Describe-a-Character%27s-Looks-Well#:~:text=To%20describe%20a%20character%27s%20looks%20well%2C%20start%20by,that%20you%20want%20to%20include%20in%20your%20description.

Hey there word nerds! Joe is a bestselling writer, novelist, and a dad. He leads The Write Practice community, an award-winning community of creative writers. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Talia and three kids and enjoys coffee and corpse reviver no. 2s. In this episode Joe and I discuss: The inspiration behind Crowdsourcing Paris A small, but powerful trick to overcoming writer’s block  Finding awe in the ordinary Structuring a memoir Creating risks and stakes in any story Developing a writing practice Plus, his  #1 tip for writers. For more info and show notes: www.diymfa.com/305

I'm a longtime fan of absurdist literature, and the COVID-19 crisis makes me think that maybe it's time this genre made a comeback. I explore the context out of which some of the great absurdist works of the early- to mid-Twentieth Century arose, and discuss prominent features of these works regarding plot, dialogue, and character. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Email me: marisadellefarfalle@gmail.com ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Please subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, & I'd be SO grateful if you could take a moment to rate and review this podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************* Helpful Links: "Do You Have a Purpose? The Absurd in Literature," by Joe Bunting: https://thewritepractice.com/the-absurd/ "Absurdism--An Approach to Writing Meaningful Fiction," by Mohamed Mughal: https://ezinearticles.com/?Absurdism---An-Approach-to-Writing-Meaningful-Fiction&id=3948716 "Writing a Novel: Absurdist Fiction as a Genre," by L.A. Quill: http://laquill.blogspot.com/2012/07/writing-novel-absurdist-fiction-as-genre.html "Absurdism in Post-Modern Art: Examining the Interplay between 'Waiting for Godot' and 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,'" by Elizabeth L. Bolick: http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/36/absurdism-in-post-modern-art-examining-the-interplay-between-waiting-for-godot-and-extremely-loud-and-incredibly-close "What is absurdism in simple words? Nothing," on eNotes: https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-absurdism-simple-words-275728 "Theatre of the Absurd Conventions," by Justin Cash (The Drama Teacher): https://thedramateacher.com/theatre-of-the-absurd-conventions/ "An Essay on 'Theatre of the Absurd': What is the 'Theatre of the Absurd'?" on literary-articles.com: http://www.literary-articles.com/2013/09/an-essay-on-theatre-of-absurd-what-is_4.html "The meaning of life: Albert Camus on faith, suicide, and absurdity," by Scotty Hendricks: https://bigthink.com/scotty-hendricks/the-meaning-of-life-albert-camus-on-faith-suicide-and-absurdity "What is Theater of the Absurd?" by Jessica Ellis: https://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-theater-of-the-absurd.htm Goodreads List of Absurdist Fiction: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/24776.Absurdist_Fiction "World War II Casualties": https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties

Joe Bunting, Creator of The Write Practice, visits the QWERTY podcast and talks about how to promote a self-published book.

On this episode of the program I speak with J.H. Bunting about the life of a writer and the making of his ambitious new book, Crowdsourcing Paris: Memoirs of a Travel Adventure. This episode is sponsored by HoneyBook. HoneyBook is an online business management tool that organizes your client communications, bookings, contracts, and invoices – all in one place. HoneyBook makes it simple to run your business better. Professional templates, e-signatures and built in automation keeps everything on track and makes you look good. right now, HoneyBook is offering listeners of this podcast 50% off when you visit http://honeybook.com/timecrafting (http://honeybook.com/timecrafting). Payment is flexible, and this promotion applies whether you pay monthly or annually.This episode is brought to you by Woven Calendar. Woven Calendar features powerful scheduling tools built into a smart, collaborative calendar. I absolutely love Woven. It’s allowed me to streamline my appointment bookings on so many levels and is an absolute pleasure to use. The templates are a huge timesaver, the scheduling links are phenomenal, and the ability to quickly toggle between what is "My Time" and everything else on my calendar gives me a quick snapshot of my day like no other calendar app does. Listeners of thus podcast are getting an exclusive offer to put Woven through the paces for themselves. Sign up for free today at https://woven.com/timecrafting (woven.com/timecrafting) and add Woven to your productivity stack and schedule faster than ever before! J.H. Bunting (or "Joe" as I know him) is a bestselling writer, novelist, and a dad. He leads The Write Practice community, an award-winning community of creative writers. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Talia and three kids and enjoys coffee and corpse reviver no. 2s. Joe and I talk about the evolution of his book, the challenge of doing something different or outside of the usual path, how panic and desperation can fuel productivity, and much more. I had a great time learning about Joe's process when building this book and I am happy to be able share our conversation with you. Talking Points Who is J.H. (Joe) Bunting? (2:14) This is how he got his start (3:10) What Joe discovered about the book while in Paris (5:48) How important was it for Joe to take on this book - something that was different than what he'd done before (8:30) Mark Twain played a role in the crafting of Joe's book (10:45) We talk about the power of patience (16:34) Did every suggested challenge that Joe was asked to do while in Paris make the cut? (22:06) I circle back to the idea of panic and desperation and how it can spur on productivity (26:37) Does Joe believe in willpower? (30:03) Joe explains how beneficial it was for his productivity while away from his usual environment (32:32) Joe offers advice regarding traveling with a young family (35:58) Quote "The important thing is that you're doing the work and putting it out into the world." - J.H. Bunting Helpful Links https://amzn.to/2XTJ2H3 (Crowdsourcing Paris: Memoirs of a Travel Adventure) https://worlddominationsummit.com/ (World Domination Summit) https://thewritepractice.com/ (The Write Practice) https://burnthetaverndown.com/ (Ryan McRae's Burn The Tavern Down) https://amzn.to/2ORbd5y (The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain) https://productivityist.com/podcast201/ (Episode 201: Willpower Doesn't Work with Benjamin Hardy) https://productivityist.com/podcast266/ (Episode 266: Becoming Indistractable with Nir Eyal) https://joebunting.com/productivityist/ (Joe's FREE Workation Adventure Worksheet) https://youtu.be/n0QbJ0DN_Zg (Daddy-Daughter Day: A Workday Vlog on TimeCraftingTV) https://art19.com/shows/the-good-place-the-podcast (The Productivityist Podcast Pick of the Week: The Good Place (The Podcast)) Writing a book is hard. Writing a book that falls outside of the scope of what you initially...

In this episode, we test Joe Bunting, me, from my new book Crowdsourcing Paris, read a chapter from the book, and talk about how to grow.You can order the book here:Crowdsourcing ParisAmazonBarnes & NobleIndieBoundMy new book,Crowdsourcing Paris, is about a real life adventure story set in Paris. To raise the last $600 I needed to make the trip happen, I asked my audience to give me adventures to accomplish in Paris. I got hundreds of ideas, including finding dead authors in Pere Lachaise cemetery and performing a song and dance under Arc de Triomphe. But the biggest adventure was to explore the 100 miles of illegal catacombs 60 feet below Paris. But when I got lost in the tunnel and was abandoned by my guide, I thought I was going to die.This is an episode about adventure, the cost and the reward.In our last segment, we talk about how to grow.Plus, as always, there's a free prize related to this episode, which you can get here.Character Test is brought to you by The Write Practice Pro, a premium critiquing community for creative writers. You can learn more about The Write Practice Pro and join the community

[Ep 213] If you didn’t click to read this first sentence, I failed. If we want to hook readers and hold their attention so they read all the way to the end, we have to generate an intriguing title or headline. Lure Readers with Your Title Books, chapters, articles, essays, poems: they all need names or titles that invite the reader to stop skimming and scrolling and think, “Hm. I wonder what this is about?” or “Oh, wow, I need this information.” I opened up Feedly when I was preparing this article and stopped on an article at The Write Practice titled “How to Find the Core Message of Your Writing” because it was clear and seemed relevant to the kinds of things I like to read. But I also stopped on an article by Emily P. Freeman: “How to Find (and Become) A Good Listener.” That sounded useful to help me as a coach and to help me improve relationships with family and friends. Or consider James Clear’s book Atomic Habits. The main title intrigues me with that word “atomic” connected to “habits.” His subtitle is “An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones.” Then he includes a tagline that clarifies it further: “Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results.” That sounds like a doable approach to the topic of habits, doesn’t it? He hooked me with his title and subtitle combo. We have to entice our readers to click on the link or open the book by capturing that first concept in a few words that hint at or outright reveal the subject, topic, theme, or problem we’ll address in the piece. Hook Your Readers with Attention Grabbers Let’s say you nailed it—you lured in your readers with the headline. Now it’s time to hook them—to grab them by the throat, as novelists often say. Bring on the attention grabber: it’s that first line or two that will keep them reading. When I taught composition to high school students, I’d offer attention-grabber ideas like: a startling statistic a quote a question an intriguing statement or claim a story (e.g., an anecdote that stands alone, a personal story, or someone else’s story) That article about finding the core message of your writing starts, “Why do you write?”—a question any writer will instinctively answer, at least in his head. So the author, Joe Bunting, has probably hooked us. Our mind is engaged with the question. It’s a good attention-grabber. Emily P. Freeman’s article on finding and becoming a good listener has an epigraph—a quote from Dr. Larry Crabb about listening to each other—followed by the beginning of the actual article. She starts with a story: It’s 2012, and there’s a stack of brochures in the little room I type in. I keep staring over at them, rereading their invitation, “To know more about you: If you would like to be informed of upcoming events…” I reach over, and I turn the plastic holder to face the wall. I cannot keep reading that same brochure over and over again. What’s going to happen? Why is this brochure featured so prominently in this story? Is she going to take action? Is it going to change her? What does this brochure have to do with listening? You can see how stories are great for hooking readers—they’re great attention-grabbers. They awaken curiosity and open a loop that we must close. We want to know what happens and how it ends. So Emily has hooked me. You, too, can use stories. And here’s a bonus tip—if you start far enough into a situation, the action of a story engages and hooks the reader, but you can leave it hanging so that you complete the story in the conclusion. That provides closure that satisfies and gratifies the reader. It feels like you’ve come full circle. But for them to get to the end, you’ve got to hold him. First you hook them, then you hold them. Hold Your Reader’s Attention To hold the reader isn’t easy. We’re battling for his or her attention, and we all know the long list of distractions that can pull a reader away at any moment. Here are some tips.

[Ep 213] If you didn't click to read this first sentence, I failed. If we want to hook readers and hold their attention so they read all the way to the end, we have to generate an intriguing title or headline. Lure Readers with Your Title Books, chapters, articles, essays, poems: they all need names or titles that invite the reader to stop skimming and scrolling and think, “Hm. I wonder what this is about?” or “Oh, wow, I need this information.” I opened up Feedly when I was preparing this article and stopped on an article at The Write Practice titled “How to Find the Core Message of Your Writing” because it was clear and seemed relevant to the kinds of things I like to read. But I also stopped on an article by Emily P. Freeman: “How to Find (and Become) A Good Listener.” That sounded useful to help me as a coach and to help me improve relationships with family and friends. Or consider James Clear's book Atomic Habits. The main title intrigues me with that word “atomic” connected to “habits.” His subtitle is “An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones.” Then he includes a tagline that clarifies it further: “Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results.” That sounds like a doable approach to the topic of habits, doesn't it? He hooked me with his title and subtitle combo. We have to entice our readers to click on the link or open the book by capturing that first concept in a few words that hint at or outright reveal the subject, topic, theme, or problem we'll address in the piece. Hook Your Readers with Attention Grabbers Let's say you nailed it—you lured in your readers with the headline. Now it's time to hook them—to grab them by the throat, as novelists often say. Bring on the attention grabber: it's that first line or two that will keep them reading. When I taught composition to high school students, I'd offer attention-grabber ideas like: a startling statistic a quote a question an intriguing statement or claim a story (e.g., an anecdote that stands alone, a personal story, or someone else's story) That article about finding the core message of your writing starts, “Why do you write?”—a question any writer will instinctively answer, at least in his head. So the author, Joe Bunting, has probably hooked us. Our mind is engaged with the question. It's a good attention-grabber. Emily P. Freeman's article on finding and becoming a good listener has an epigraph—a quote from Dr. Larry Crabb about listening to each other—followed by the beginning of the actual article. She starts with a story: It's 2012, and there's a stack of brochures in the little room I type in. I keep staring over at them, rereading their invitation, “To know more about you: If you would like to be informed of upcoming events…” I reach over, and I turn the plastic holder to face the wall. I cannot keep reading that same brochure over and over again. What's going to happen? Why is this brochure featured so prominently in this story? Is she going to take action? Is it going to change her? What does this brochure have to do with listening? You can see how stories are great for hooking readers—they're great attention-grabbers. They awaken curiosity and open a loop that we must close. We want to know what happens and how it ends. So Emily has hooked me. You, too, can use stories. And here's a bonus tip—if you start far enough into a situation, the action of a story engages and hooks the reader, but you can leave it hanging so that you complete the story in the conclusion. That provides closure that satisfies and gratifies the reader. It feels like you've come full circle. But for them to get to the end, you've got to hold him. First you hook them, then you hold them. Hold Your Reader's Attention To hold the reader isn't easy. We're battling for his or her attention, and we all know the long list of distractions that can pull a reader away at any moment. Here are some tips.

What is your life's core message? The story that, if you look back at your life, you've been telling since you were a kid? What if, by founding out that message, you could re-invigorate your creativity and your work?In this special edition of Character Test, I share a speech I gave at ATL Ideas where I talk about my core message, Awe, and how I discovered it. Special thanks to Plywood People, the host of the conference, for inviting me to speak and giving me permission to share the talk.We also examine Malorie Hayes and talk about the tension between creativity and the marketplace.And, as always, there's a free prize, which you can get by clicking here.Character Test is brought to you by The Write Practice Pro, a premium critiquing community for creative writers. You can check out their new demo video and join the community here.

Welcome to the very FIRST episode of Character Test, my show about good characters and the lessons we can learn from them to make our stories, the stories we're telling with our lives, better. In this episode, my editor Alice Sudlow and I talk about the 4 things that actually make a good character. Then, Alice interviews me about my story, and we discuss whether I am a good character (spoiler: I pass the test, barely). Finally, we give practical advice on things you can do to improve the story you're telling with your own life, based on the interview. Oh, and there's a free prize. Character Test is brought to you by The Write Practice Pro, a premium critiquing community for creative writers. You can learn more about The Write Practice Pro and join the community here.

Joe Bunting is a father, storyteller, and the author of the children's books series "The Untold Classics." The first book of the series, "The REAL story of Rumpelstiltskin" is in bookstores now. The book is a twist on the 1812 Brother's Grimm classic. This time, it's told from Rumpelstiltskin's point of view. Joe shows children and adults there are always two sides to every story. In this interview, we discuss the journey of writing and publishing books, creativity, and fatherhood.Support the show (http://www.mettlebrain.com/contact-1)

Listen in to hear how my friend Joe Bunting took his wife and baby boy to Paris for a few months to write a book in a cafe. Joe is a published author, ghost writer, and founder of the Write Practice and Becoming Writer. Joe runs The Write Practice, a community website for writers and authors to hone their skills in a creative environment. The website boasted 3 million unique visitors in 2015 and are looking to double that for 2016.  He has a special website dedicated to people serious about finished their first novel called Becoming Writer and accepts a limited number of writers each year.