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”
Category Archives: Writing
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?
HW: A Bridge Too Far
With my last cold breath,I cross a colorless bridge.I will not be back. Almost a suicide note, huh? But that was not the motivation. I purposely went dark while drafting it as I remembered lost family and friends, one of whom had passed from colon cancer in the December before this was written. She alwaysContinue reading “HW: A Bridge Too Far”
Crash
If you listened to yesterday’s podcast (please do) or follow me on social media, you know I have an unfortunate habit of falling down and going boom. God does grace some of Her blessed creatures with a superior sense of balance, but She also averages things out so, I’ve ended up in the deficit column,Continue reading “Crash”
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”
HW: The Chairs Lean Back
PlanetariumRockets launch as the slides click.Stars with a deep voice. If I ever compile these haikus into a book, I might name it “Shitty Words” or some such nonsense because my poems do not flow or fly, but stutter along like John Wilkes Booth limping from one side of the stage to the other (tooContinue reading “HW: The Chairs Lean Back”
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”