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#50 - POV, the Sad State of Publishing, and Saving Art
#50 - POV, the Sad State of Publishing, and Saving Art
Today I'm on about how to find the point of view and clarifying story as well as the sad state of the publishing industr... Read more
24 Sep 2019
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1hr 6mins
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007 - A Full Writer’s Life / Predicates
007 - A Full Writer’s Life / Predicates
Dan gets a little heavy and discusses how he feels the world is pulling away from him. Also, he handles a different way ... Read more
25 Mar 2015
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1hr
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017 - How (not) to Write a Novel
017 - How (not) to Write a Novel
Is our writing adding to the noise, or do we have something different to offer? What are we looking for as writers? Dan ... Read more
14 Apr 2015
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023- How to Write Like Neil Gaiman
023- How to Write Like Neil Gaiman
How important is finding a daily rhythm in a writer’s life? If it’s broken and we find ourselves not doing our job, how ... Read more
27 May 2015
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006 Blue Pencil Ed. - Chubby Renaissance Men
006 Blue Pencil Ed. - Chubby Renaissance Men
Dan explores why he came to writing so late and the calculated risks writers take to begin their careers. Also, the valu... Read more
24 Mar 2015
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014 - Pleasure Your Characters
014 - Pleasure Your Characters
The necessity of pleasure to the writer. Also, characters and how they must come into contact with their worlds. A Wri... Read more
1 Apr 2015
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1hr 2mins
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#49 - Existential Gibberish, Finding the Story, and More Math.
#49 - Existential Gibberish, Finding the Story, and More Math.
Today I'm on about human patterns and the idea that we are in a simulation and how that connects to the idea of God. The... Read more
17 Sep 2019
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1hr 6mins
Ranked #8

019 - How to Write Like Ray Bradbury
019 - How to Write Like Ray Bradbury
What can Ray Bradbury teach us as writers? Quite a bit, Dan thinks, so in this installment of the program DB gives us a ... Read more
28 Apr 2015
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1hr 3mins
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012 - A Writer's Money/Publishing World
012 - A Writer's Money/Publishing World
Writing is difficult and the temptation to simply float your work out on the internet is tempting. But maybe, Dan muses,... Read more
31 Mar 2015
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1hr 2mins
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#45 - Who's the Boss, Short Stories, the C-Word, and Victor Hugo
#45 - Who's the Boss, Short Stories, the C-Word, and Victor Hugo
Books I mention: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo Prayers to Broken Stones by Dan Simmons Skeleton Crew by Stephen King (I ... Read more
19 Aug 2019
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1hr 3mins
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016 - Beautiful Women / Literary Narrative Voice
016 - Beautiful Women / Literary Narrative Voice
Dan meets the most beautiful girl he's ever seen and gets into certain narrative voices that can poison your novel. Yo... Read more
8 Apr 2015
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026 - The Art of Self-Sabotage
026 - The Art of Self-Sabotage
The Art of Self-SabotageWhat does it mean to write broad fiction? If everyone likes your work, is it still art? Join the... Read more
5 Jul 2015
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#47 - Twitter Dum-dums, Struggles with Chabon, and the Fight to Free the Writer's Mind
#47 - Twitter Dum-dums, Struggles with Chabon, and the Fight to Free the Writer's Mind
Today I talk about someone who made me angry on Twitter, how boring some lit mags are, and my science fiction kick. Ther... Read more
1 Sep 2019
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Ranked #14

008 - Blue Pencil Ed. - Just Don't
008 - Blue Pencil Ed. - Just Don't
Dan's gas heater threatens his life while he ponders the "expectation of learnedness" the rest of the world has of write... Read more
26 Mar 2015
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32mins
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018 - Writing with a Message
018 - Writing with a Message
Should you “have something to say” in your book / short story / poem / screenplay? On today’s show Dan addresses talks a... Read more
21 Apr 2015
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021 - How to Use Writing Prompts Effectively
021 - How to Use Writing Prompts Effectively
Dan’s not a fan of writing prompts. But if you have to use them they should serve a twofold purpose. Join Dan as he talk... Read more
14 May 2015
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Ranked #17

027 - The Patterson Effect
027 - The Patterson Effect
What is the difference between popular books and “Literature”? The DB shares his opinions. Also, The DB contrasts cheap ... Read more
2 Aug 2015
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42mins
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020 - Becoming a Competent Self-editor
020 - Becoming a Competent Self-editor
How deep does Impostor Syndrome run in a writer? Can a brother ever snap out of it and make the jump from poseur to”real... Read more
4 May 2015
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1hr
Ranked #19

#44 - A Proper Introduction of Your Humble Host
#44 - A Proper Introduction of Your Humble Host
Today I give a proper introduction literally from birth. There's also some stuff about short stories and religion. B... Read more
11 Aug 2019
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #20

024 - Ticking Passage of Time Bomb
024 - Ticking Passage of Time Bomb
The most skillful writers know how to manipulate time. Today DB gets disects the ins and outs of a writer's life and pon... Read more
14 Jun 2015
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45mins