Podcasts about terrible minds

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Plotting 101 with author Greta Kelly. During the episode, Greta plots out the essentials for outlining a novel, including what plotting and outlining are, how it can help stimulate your creativity and focus, evolving plotting processes, planning character and story arcs, tools/methods/software for plotting, going from outline to first draft to edits, helpful writing resources and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Greta. Click here to check out part one. RESOURCES MENTIONED: - Wonderbook by Jeff VanderMeer: https://amzn.to/3tBteg1 - Steering the Craft by Ursula K. Le Guin: https://amzn.to/3tHfyjO - The Kick-Ass Writer by Chuck Wendig: https://amzn.to/3FqFQcI - https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/ - Chuck Wendig's Terrible Minds blog: https://terribleminds.com/ - https://thewritelife.com/ - Susan Dennard's blog: https://susandennard.com/for-writers/ - Query Shark: https://queryshark.blogspot.com/ - Reedsy (editors, designers and marketers): https://reedsy.com/ SUPPORT THE SHOW: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merch shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FanFiAddict YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sffaddictspod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ABOUT OUR GUEST: Greta Kelly is the author of the upcoming The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen). Find Greta on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠her personal website⁠⁠⁠⁠.  ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠his personal website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. M.J. Kuhn is the author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Among Thieves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, her debut novel, and its sequel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thick as Thieves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find M.J. on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠her personal website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FanFiAddict Book Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MUSIC: Intro: "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Into The Grid⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" by MellauSFX Outro: “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Galactic Synthwave⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠” by Divion --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sff-addicts/message

Chuck Wendig has a piece on his blog, Terrible Minds, called "Series vs Standalone: Cage Match," which shows that Wendig is great at blog headlines and marketing. But his riff on a BlueSky conversation between a lot of writer elite. And it's why he's writing standalones mostly from now on instead of a series. Quickly, his reasons are: "Writing a series is depressing. Publishers tend to give all the support only to that first book. Standalones have new hope for ancillary rights Standalones have a new shot at discoverability. If that first book really doesn't work, you're committed to the series anyway. Paper prices are becoming a problem. People tend to be readers of a series and not as much readers of an author." That's a lot, right? But it made me think about the state of publishing and the state of living. Do we want to be a group of series or standalones? Do we want our life to be part of a bigger connective something or inclusive in itself. WRITING TIP OF THE POD Stand alone or series is really about the story and your own personal goals as a writer. Don't let others pigeonhole you into b.s. DOG TIP FOR LIFE Connections can be okay. - Pogie the Pup LINKS WE TALK ABOUT The ones above and also . . . https://news.yahoo.com/homeowner-mystified-strange-cheese-puff-093000484.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. WE HAVE EXTRA CONTENT ALL ABOUT LIVING HAPPY OVER HERE! It's pretty awesome. AND we have a writing tips podcast called WRITE BETTER NOW! It's taking a bit of a hiatus, but there are a ton of tips over there. We have a podcast, LOVING THE STRANGE, which we stream biweekly live on Carrie's Facebook and Twitter and YouTube on Fridays. Her Facebook and Twitter handles are all carriejonesbooks or carriejonesbook. But she also has extra cool content focused on writing tips here. Carrie is reading one of her raw poems every once in awhile on CARRIE DOES POEMS. And there you go! Whew! That's a lot!

Hey listeners! Before diving headfirst into our first series, we decided to do a short story episode to present you to our regular episode format. Today's episode is based on Chuck Wendig's short story "Product Placement". You can find a link to it in the show notes down below, or search around Chuck's website Terrible Minds. We highly recommend you read it. Should only take 5-10 minutes. Beyond that, please be sure to follow us or subscribe on your podcatcher of choice, and leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher. It goes a long way to helping the podcast grow. You can check out our drinks from this episode as well on Instagram, or on our website on our "Top Shelf". Check it out! Another way you could help us out? Refer us to your friends. We love a good referral, don't we folks? Episode Link: https://wordsandwhiskey.show/episode/2-a-ww-short-pour-chuck-wendigs-product-placement

Hey listeners! Before diving headfirst into our first series, we decided to do a short story episode to present you to our regular episode format. Today's episode is based on Chuck Wendig's short story "Product Placement". You can find a link to it in the show notes down below, or search around Chuck's website Terrible Minds. We highly recommend you read it. Should only take 5-10 minutes. Beyond that, please be sure to follow us or subscribe on your podcatcher of choice, and leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher. It goes a long way to helping the podcast grow. You can check out our drinks from this episode as well on Instagram, or on our website on our "Top Shelf". Check it out! Another way you could help us out? Refer us to your friends. We love a good referral, don't we folks? Episode Link: https://wordsandwhiskey.show/episode/2-a-ww-single-pour-product-placement

In Episode 8 we talked about when it's a good time to start a new project. Now we talk about how to get going. "The most important thing in writing is to have written; I can fix a bad page. I can't fix a blank one." -Nora Roberts Pantsing vs. Plotting (vs. Plotzing) Pressure test your outline Test drive your characters Sour cream and maple syrup? References:  Turns out the Chuck Wendig blog post was a Tweet: https://twitter.com/ChuckWendig/status/601823878193745921   But you should read Terrible Minds, his blog, regardless. Here's a great example: http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2018/09/12/trust-in-the-process/   The Ezra Klein Show: I build a world with fantasy master N.K. Jemisin https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/vox/the-ezra-klein-show/e/55964162    Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/writingeasypodcast/ And Twitter https://twitter.com/writingeasypod1 And Facebook https://www.facebook.com/writingeasypodcast/   Don't forget to rate and review in iTunes!

  Elisabeth and Merianna talk about the art of writing and the powerful way writing can impact people’s lives. Why are you scared to share your story? There’s someone out there who needs to read it. Start introducing yourself! Mentioned: Camp Nano Poor Writing Skills Are Costing Business Billions Computer Writes Novels Her Writers on Writing You Have Permission to Suck Mountain Goats Lead Man Writes About Pain Terrible Minds What are Elisabeth and Merianna reading this week? The post Thinking Out Loud 106: Introducing… appeared first on Thinking.FM.

Last week, Guest Host Peter Newman's book "The Vagrant" was released on the world and we couldn't be more delighted for him. So delighted in fact, that we asked him to return to lend his unique storytelling mojo to a scifi tale of a young technician thrust into a tangled web of power and corruption on a distant planet. The story is offered up by Guest Writer Giles Hash and is a YA tale featuring a young woman defining her beliefs in a universe where its hard to tell the villains from the heroes. We're joined by Giles's co-hosts on the Beyond the Trope podcast - Emily Singer and Michelle Graham - and together we delve into the story world, exploring agendas and motivations, subverting stereotypes, and generally brainstorming the heck out this story. In the end, the Literary Gold is abundant, and there's plenty to go around... just click that "PLAY" button (and if you somehow missed it, then by all means, go back in time and catch Peter's exceptional Showcase Episode) PROMO: "The Parsec Awards" with Graeme Dunlop Workshop Episode 77 (Guest Host: Peter Newman) [caution: mature language - listener discretion is advised] Share your comments to this (or any) episode over at the RTP Forum! Check out this and all our episodes on iTunes and on Stitcher Radio! Coming up for Peter... "The Vagrant" has released to rave reviews! Alasdair Stuart's review of "The Vagrant" The Eloquent Page reviews "The Vagrant" Peter on what he learned writing "The Vagrant" at Chuck Wendig's Terrible Minds website over at Chuck Wendig's site He's drafting the sequel to "The Vagrant" AND two new tales (demons figure prominently... but they're DIFFERENT demons) He'll be at the Nine Worlds Con (London, Aug 7-9 2015), Bristol Con, (Bristol, UK, Sept 26 2015), and OctoCon (Dublin, Irleand, Oct 9-11 2015) Tuned in to the charming and delightful "Tea and Jeopardy" podcast! Check out Peter's website and follow him on The Twitters and on Facebook   Beyond the Trope Podcast You can catch up on the writerly exploits of Michelle and Emily, along with Giles Hash on the Beyond the Trope podcast where they "explore the artistic depths of fiction, building on the tropes found in genre fiction and moving beyond the surface of those ideas and concepts to expand our understanding and appreciation of art in mass-market writing". //

In this episode of Bibliophiles Anonymous, Denise and Jess are back! A big welcome to all the new followers we have somehow gotten during our hiatus. We were gone for several reasons, some good and some bad, but we are back and ready to go! This episode has no specific topic, other than to just catch up a little (and remind us how to actually do this). We're mostly just talking about our current reads. Jess is currently reading God Save the Queen by Kate Locke. It's the first book in a trilogy and is a vampire, steampunk-but-modern-day story. She is loving it. Denise is currently reading Under the Empyrean Sky by Chuck Wendig. It's also the first book in a series, and is a dystopian, sci-fi deal. She picked it up mostly because she loves Chuck's website, "Terrible Minds," which is an excellent site if you are interested in writing and are not easily offended. Be a part of the show! We are still looking for topic recommendations, since we are now back to actually recording, so let us know if there is anything you'd like to hear us talk about. You can email the show at bibliophiles.podcast@gmail.com, find us on Facebook and Twitter, or leave us comments at our official website, www.bibliophiles-anonymous.com. Our 100th episode is coming up fast and we will have lots of goodies happening around then, so stay tuned! Thanks for listening (and being so patient with us)! Please rate, review and subscribe!

This month we talk to the shrinking, fragile flower that is Chuck Wendig, author of Blackbirds. This show is not for kids. Seriously. Might not be for some adults, too. Did we mention it’s explicit? Don’t forget to read Chuck’s blog, Terrible Minds!