Fiction and Copy Decoded

Ep. 164: My Cousin's Old Gaming Console 20.10.2021 11:07 ↓

In this episode, I chat a bit about an old console my cousin handed down to me, what my brother did to it, and what that taught me about writing.

Ep. 163 Me, a Chicken Sandwich, and USP 13.10.2021 9:31 ↓

In this episode, I chat about being on a first-name basis with a fast-food restaurant (and not because I was a loyal member or something).

Ep. 162 Losing a Fight 06.10.2021 11:32 ↓

In this episode, I chat a bit about war, and a prompt I came up with over 7 years ago now, that was directly inspired by it, in a unique way. 

Ep. 161 A Bit about My Parents 15.09.2021 6:09 ↓

In this episode I chat about my parents a bit, and how I view their advice as a non-parent.

Ep. 160 My Cousin, That Couch, and a Marketing Lesson 08.09.2021 10:48 ↓

This episode actually occurred before what happened in 159, but I did still learn a marketing lesson or two from it.

Episode 159: Moving Day and Falling Skies 01.09.2021 11:56 ↓

In this episode I chat about helping my cousin move, as well as a science fiction show I barely watched.

Ep. 158 The Four Word Prompt 25.08.2021 8:27 ↓

In this episode, I tackle the four-word prompt from a long time ago I set, forgot, and therefore didn't think much about.

Ep. 157 A Game a Lot of People Play but Don't Like 18.08.2021 8:07 ↓

In this episode, I mention waiting. A lot.

Ep. 156 My Cousin's Couch 11.08.2021 10:10 ↓

In this episode, I chat about the value of uncertainty (and my cousin's couch).

Ep. 155 The Prompt about a Pencil 04.08.2021 14:46 ↓

In this episode I chat about a piece of philosophy that inspired a prompt involving a pencil.

Ep. 154 How My 4th Grade Teacher Helped Me in Business 28.07.2021 14:36 ↓

In this episode I chat about my 4th grade teacher's methods, and how they helped me in life and business much later on.

Ep. 153 How a Conductor Almost Knocked Me Out of My Socks 21.07.2021 10:52 ↓

In this episode I chat about coming face to face with the knowledge that sometimes people you know pay attention to you.

Ep. 152 The Prompt I Did the Week Robin Williams Passed 14.07.2021 12:09 ↓

In this episode I chat a little about Robin Williams and a prompt I came up with after thinking about life and what-have-ya.

Ep. 151 No-Contest Popularity Battle, or Why Megan Fox Supplanted Sunday Comics 07.07.2021 11:46 ↓

In this episode, I chat a bit about the week I went looking for Sunday comics and found a fashion section, to my chagrin, until I realized it revealed a bigger issue about trends and mainstays in pop culture.

Ep. 150 Veggies on the Side of the Road 23.06.2021 14:20 ↓

In this episode, I chat about, well, a gaper's delay. And to, or to not, hop on trends. 

Episode 149: Trends and Triple F 16.06.2021 11:55 ↓

In this episode I chat a bit about a dangerous trend in the early 2000s and fiction ideas.

Ep. 148 World Building and Business Building 09.06.2021 26:23 ↓

In this episode I chat about how fictional world building and business building are related (and no, I'm not a night owl).

Ep. 147 Why I Put My Blog in a Nutshell 02.06.2021 31:08 ↓

In this episode, I explain a bit of my philosophy on writing, as well as why I set up my blog in the first place (and by extension this podcast, although that was for a different reason). 

Ep. 146: The Prompt I Set Up after the Sharks 26.05.2021 10:46 ↓

In this episode, I chat about prompts and a question that bugged me as a child.

Ep. 145 Flooding and Flying Sharks 19.05.2021 7:42 ↓

In this episode, I connect flying sharks to an incident at a prestigious American university. 

Ep. 144 How Being a Total Idiot Sometimes Pays Off 12.05.2021 12:55 ↓

In this episode, I chat about how an expert left me behind a tad and how you can use that to your advantage in writing, business, and a lot of other places too.

Ep. 143: Secrets about You 05.05.2021 11:26 ↓

In this episode, I chat a little about life and a prompt I created involving personal possessions.

Ep. 142 Using Other Peoples' Brains to Boost Your Skill (in a Way) 28.04.2021 7:52 ↓

In this episode, I chat a bit more about my perspective on part of my first editing projects. 

Ep. 141 Seeing How the Other Half Lives 21.04.2021 11:51 ↓

In this episode I chat about one of the prompts I forgot to write a demonstration for, and why the premise would be bland in real life.

Ep. 140: Life Coach Expands My Brain 14.04.2021 15:16 ↓

In this episode, you'll discover what I learned panicking about writing for the coaching industry.