Okay, get your minds out of the gutter, kids. LOL. We’ve been quiet this week on The Worldwide Headquarters because of Real Life and Day Jobs, so we’re going to kick off a three- or four-episode series of podcasts talking about s-e-x in writing. We’re going to follow the MPAA compliance ratings and start offContinue reading “Let’s Talk About Sex”
Category Archives: Podcast
All You Need Is Love
The one where we talk about the most dangerous thing: True Love. We discuss the many challenges and rewards of bringing personal romantic experiences to our novels and other works. We quote Thomas Mann and we sing for a few seconds (sorry about that). Have a listen and let us know what you think. AsContinue reading “All You Need Is Love”
The Dying of the Light
The one where we get personal about Death, along with the challenges of presenting the great equalizer in fiction. This episode is our most intimate podcast to date. Have a listen and let us know what you think. As always, scroll down and subscribe. Thank you much. Triggers: COVID, Death. Spoilers: Harry Potter, Twilight, Supernatural,Continue reading “The Dying of the Light”
The Seinfeld Episode
The one where we don’t talk about much at all, other than old casinos, being kind, and developing characters through watching people. No spoilers in this one, folks. Have a listen, and don’t forget to scroll down and sign up for notifications. Take care of you, okay?
Inspiration
Our tenth episode already! CC and I talk about our personal writing inspirations as we grew and matured into professional writers. We go from our childhoods to the Air Force to our college professors to our favorite inspirations: our readers. Lots of stories and lots of fun for the two of us. Have a listenContinue reading “Inspiration”
Erin go Bragh
This week’s podcast is the one where we talk about Ireland’s literary and historical heritage. CC goes in depth on how Frank McCourt‘s life and his most famous book, “Angela’s Ashes,” parallels her own mother’s upbringing, and how they influence CC’s life and writing. As always, we learned new things about each other despite beingContinue reading “Erin go Bragh”
Podcasting with One Brain Cell
On a whim, JT and I began podcasting for writers a little over a month ago and have recorded eight episodes so far. We didn’t do any research before starting this adventure. We just decided to try it out and see what would happen. Turns out we’re having a lot of fun with what weContinue reading “Podcasting with One Brain Cell”
Formulas
The one where we talk traveling the tried and true path of formula fiction. Special shout-out of thanks to Ronald B. Tobias’ book, “20 Master Plots,” for guiding our discussion. This week’s spoilers: When Harry Met Sally. Star Wars, and Harry Potter. Have a listen and let us know what you think! Thank you! Edit:Continue reading “Formulas”
Tahoe
For our subscribers, a quick blog post on this morning’s bonus podcast from the shores of Lake Tahoe. CC and I talked about our mutual memories and, being writers, we go from Mark Twain to the Godfather Part II. We made a couple of boo-boo’s (being amateurs): The elevation of Lake Tahoe is 6,224 feet,Continue reading “Tahoe”
Drowning in Kool-Aid
“The phrase can…used…to indicate that one has embraced a particular philosophy or perspective.Alice: Hey, did you hear that Joe is working on the Nader campaign?Bob: Yeah, he really drank the Kool-Aid on that one.”Reference: Urban Dictionary This post will be outside my comfort zone as I usually don’t talk about work. Listeners of “The CCContinue reading “Drowning in Kool-Aid”