Drunken Pen Writing Podcast

In this episode, we come up with the greatest superhero story ever told! Spoiler, it's about super-herpes. After that, we talk about 10 of the best post-apocalyptic novels as suggested by our friends at  https://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/best-post-apocalyptic-books Check out our work at www.drunkenpenwriting.com Follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting On Instagram @drunkenpenwriting And like us on F...

In this episode, we give our complete review of the cult classic, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger. We breakdown the writing style, what we liked and dislike, what we took away from the novel, and why we think it's so popular. We also discuss its cultural significance to the United States and how it might be interpreted around the world. Check out more of what we do at www.drunkenpenwriting...

In this episode, we talk about some of the best comic book movies that aren't connected with Marvel Or DC. We also give a mini-review of the movie Knives Out. Check us out at www.drunkenpenwriting.com Follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting On Instagram at @drunkenpenwriting And like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/drunkenpenwriting

To kick off another Inebriated Reading Challenge, Caleb is joined by author Ashleigh Hatter to discuss our reading of J.D. Salinger's cult classic, The Catcher in the Rye.  This episode features classic DPW nonsense, as well as some interesting talk about the greatest American authors in history. We also break down the book a little bit and discuss what we hope to gain creatively, if anything, fro...

In this episode, we actually start things off by discussing who we put on our Mount Rushmore of American writers. After that, we get down and dirty and read some of the worst quotes from romance novels. And trust us, some of them are pretty BAD! Check us out at www.drunkenpenwriting.com Follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting On Instagram @drunkenpenwriting And like us on Facebook at www.facebook.co...

We talk about mumble rap, our recent trip to Detroit for Astronomicon, and get interrupted by a drunk girl on roller skates.  Follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting On Instagram @drunkenpenwriting And like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/drunkenpenwriting

Well, we've done it, folks. We've reached the end of our Conan journey. In this final episode, we talk about the final two stories in The Coming of Conan The Cimmerian collection. We start things off with the super racist "The Vale of Lost Women," and go over "The Devil in Iron." We end the episode by giving our ratings for the whole collection as well as Robert E. Howard's writing style.  Check u...

In the second part of our discussion on great books written by black authors, we finish out the list we began in part one. We also talk more about the poetry of Langston Hughes, what books on this list we are most interested in reading, and what books we want to read in the near future. Caleb also goes on a mini-rant about racism in boxing and what types of poetry he likes and despises.  Check out...

In this rousing episode, we talk about the Conan stories "Xuthal of the Dusk," "The Pool of the Black One," and "Rogues in the House." We have a lot of fun talking about the wild Conan adventures here, as well as how weird it is reading adventure stories written in the 30s when racism and sexism were handled much differently than they are now. If you want to check out our work, head on over to www...

Caleb is solo in this episode, but that's okay! It's a short one. He talks about his current struggles with writing output and when or how a writer knows when it's time to call it quits. There's some useful information in this one. Read the article mentioned in the episode at  https://drunkenpenwriting.com/2018/03/26/are-you-really-cut-out-to-be-a-writer/ Follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting On I...

In part three of our Conan BookCast series, we discuss the stories “Queen of the Black Coast,” “Black Colossus,” and “Iron Shadows in the Moon.” We also go over the tired helpless damsel in distress trope that's so prevalent in some of these stories. We also break down some of the things we dislike about Robert E. Howard's writing style and overuse of specific descriptions.  If you want to read al...

We start things off by discussing the Barnes and Noble diversity book cover controversy. Then we get lost talking about our favorite classic TV shows like The Jeffersons and All in the Family.  The actual episode begins somewhere around the 12-minute mark. We have a long conversation about the best black writers in history and their greatest works. And since things go a bit long, we decided to mak...

We're going to Detroit this weekend! Which means we're dropping this episode on you a day early. For our second episode of the DPW BookCast, we go over the Conan stories “The Tower of the Elephant” and “The Scarlet Citadel.” We start the episode with a rousing reading of the opening to Tower of the Elephant. Then we spend a good chunk of time going over the stories and talking a bunch of our usual...

There's a lot of nonsense in this episode but we come up with a few interesting topics. We discuss how winter has affected our writing, what strange, possibly murder inducing day jobs might contribute to writing success, and our plans once winter is over. If you want to check out our work, head on over to www.drunkenpenwriting.com You can follow us Twitter @drunkpenwriting On Instagram @drunkenpen...

In our first ever DPW BookCast, we cover the first three stories of "The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian" collection written by Robert E. Howard. We start the episode off with a reading of the poem "Cimmeria" that kicks off the collection of stories. After that, we talk a bit about the illustrations in the collection, the life and writing style of Robert E. Howard, and some of the overall things we...

In this episode, we briefly talk about Quentin Tarantino's creepy love of feet and Spencer's dislike for Arby's. Then we get to the real topic and go over Quentin Tarantino's top ten writing tips.  If you want to read the article, you can check it out at  https://writingcooperative.com/how-to-write-like-quentin-tarantino-6aaac77e7f09 You can check out our work at www.drunkenpenwriting.com Follow u...

We decided to chill out with this episode and talk about books and writing. We go over what we hope to get out of our upcoming BookCast series, The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian. Then we get into a discussion on the work of H. P. Lovecraft as well as our current writing productivity. Don't be fooled, though, the title is accurate. We start the episode off on a raunchy note. So don't listen to this...

In this episode, we learn how to write good dialogue. We also discuss our methods of writing dialogue and what we want to improve upon in our own work.  If you want to check out the article we read, go to  https://nybookeditors.com/2017/05/your-guide-to-writing-better-dialogue/ You can also check us out at www.drunkenpenwriting.com Also, make sure to follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting On Instag...

With 2019 coming to an end, we felt like it would be fun to revisit all the things that made this past year great and not so great. We discuss the things we failed at, accomplished individually and through the DPW brand, and we go over what we hope to accomplish in 2020.  There's a lot of drunken nonsense in this one, and be sure to stick around until the very end for one last dose of low brow stu...

In this episode, we talk about 16 of the must-read Christmas books. We also talk about our favorite holiday movies, celebrity steroid use, and our plans for un upcoming fantasy Bookcast episode. Check us out at www.drunkenpenwriting.com On Twitter @drunkpenwriting Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/drunkenpenwriting And follow us on Instagram @drunkenpenwriting

In this episode, we go over the complete steps of the Hero's Journey. We also accidentally critique the Rocky movie franchise, give a lot of great tips on incorporating the Hero's Journey into your writing, discuss how we use it in our writing, and we talk about our favorite books that use it as well as authors such as Stephen King who have a unique way of incorporating the Hero's Journey into the...

In this fancy episode, we give our review of the movie adaptation of Stephen King's Doctor Sleep. We break down what we liked and didn't like about the movie, as well as some key differences between the movie and novel of the same name.  At the 24 minute mark, we switch over and talk about Stephen king's writing and work our way to discussing the pros and cons of writing a book series versus writi...

In this episode, we discuss Alan Moore's controversial opinions on comic book culture and comic book movies. We also talk about letting go of your childhood and what it means to be an adult in the modern world.  Check out or work at www.drunkenpenwriting.com On Twitter @drunkpenwriting Instagram @drunkenpenwriting And on Facebook at www.facebook.com/drunkenpenwriting

We start this episode off with a discussion about the downsides of becoming a Lovecraftian fish monster. Then we cover 19 Powerful Techniques to Build a Reading Habit by Nick Wignall.  If you would like to check out Nick's article, you can find it at  https://nickwignall.com/reading-habit/ You can also find our work at www.drunkenpenwritinga.com You can follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting Instag...

We get really drunk in this episode and things go off the rails immediately. We hit all kinds of topics including some fun movie talk. We do manage to discuss Joker and the upcoming Batman movie with some semblance of seriousness, but it doesn't last long. Check us out at www.drunkenpenwriting.com Follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting On Instagram @drunkenpenwriting And like us on Facebook at www....