We talk about making secondary and tertiary characters interesting without bogging down your story, our personal preferences when it comes to things like gore or “spice” in books, and Wendy brainstorms a story!

Who’s here: Leah, Wendy, Bryan, and Laura.

If you have any questions, ideas, thoughts, or complaints, send them our way at:

drunkenfishpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, we talk about trauma, both how it can be a motivation to write as well as including it in your work. Then, we touch on managing your public image as an author.

Who's here: Leah, Wendy, Bryan, and Laura

Have questions, ideas, comments, or complaints? Drop us a line at drunkenfishpodcast@gmail.com

In Episode 6, we tackle the topic of what writer’s block is, whether we suffer from it, and how to possibly get around it!

Who’s here: Leah, Wendy, Dodie, Bryan, Laura, and Nolan (yes, he’s back!!!).

If you have any questions, comments, or complaints, drop us a line at drunkenfishpodcast@gmail.com

The book Laura referenced in this episode:

“Plot and Structure” by James Scott Bell

Last one of 2024 is Episode 5. We delve into how we started our writing group along with some tips on how to get your own started. After that we talk about the various common hero archetypes.

Who’s here? Leah, Wendy, Laura, and Bryan!

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Episode 4! We talk about what it takes to be a writer, using creativity to turn ideas into stories, using and subverting tropes, and more!

Who’s here? Leah, Wendy, Laura, and Bryan!

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Here we are at episode 3! We talk about how imposter syndrome can steal the joy from your writing then delve into our favorite tropes. It’s a blast, and we hope you enjoy it!

Who’s here? Leah, Dodie, Wendy, Laura, Bryan, and special guest Justin!

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At long last, there is an episode 2! Sorry, half of the podcast crew had their life packed up in boxes, and it was the half with the microphone! We talk about that, what killing our darlings means to each of us, and our origin stories as writers.

Who’s here? Leah, Dodie, Wendy, Laura, Bryan, and special guest Justin!

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We introduce ourselves, talk about our current projects, then ramble on all sorts of only vaguely related topics.