Going Prose

Addie and Tacks talk about how to get the most out of your con-going experience. Drink water (more than that), have a plan (let it fail), and have fun! Our guests this season are Lee Cope ( @whimsyandmetaphor ), C.H. Pearce ( @chpearcewrites ), Narelle M. Harris , Stephanie Wood Franklin (@insertscenehere ), Alex Delamer ( @NuaLaoch ), and Heather Anne Palmer ( @heatherpalmerwriter ) Narelle’s boo...

Tacks and Addie talk about why you should get involved in cons (by which we mean going to a convention, put away the three-card Monte).  Our guests this season are Lee Cope ( @whimsyandmetaphor ), C.H. Pearce ( @chpearcewrites ), Narelle M. Harris , Stephanie Wood Franklin (@insertscenehere ), Alex Delamer ( @NuaLaoch ), and Heather Anne Palmer ( @heatherpalmerwriter ) You can find Heather’s debut...

Tacks and Addie have been out and about on the nerdy convention scene, and you should be too! Our guests this season are Lee Cope ( @whimsyandmetaphor ), C.H. Pearce ( @chpearcewrites ), Narelle M. Harris , Stephanie Wood Franklin (@insertscenehere ), Alex Delamer ( @NuaLaoch ), and Heather Anne Palmer ( @heatherpalmerwriter ) Narelle’s book The She-Wolf of Baker St was nominated for an Aurealis a...

Tacks and Addie wrap up Bird by Bird, by discussing how to use spite as your motivation, writerly doublethink, and who they think the book is actually good for.    Tacks's Clarion fundraiser can be found on GoFundMe. More details about the show at https://www.patreon.com/GoingProse Here's where to find us: A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as @aciddropwriting on Instagram , Bluesky , the app form...

Tacks and Addie discuss Part 3 of Bird by Bird, including how to cope with the people that have opinions on your work, refilling the literary fuel tank, and (horror of horrors) talking to people.   Tacks's Clarion fundraiser can be found on GoFundMe. Max Barry's write yourself a letter exercise . More details about the show at https://www.patreon.com/GoingProse Here's where to find us: A.D. "Addie...

Tacks and Addie discuss Part 2 of Bird by Bird, in which Anne Lamott recommends tormenting yourself (referred to throughout as "self-compassion"), and eating your literary vegetables.   Tacks's Clarion fundraiser can be found on GoFundMe. The Book of My Enemy Has Been Remaindered by Clive James can be found on his website . More details about the show at https://www.patreon.com/GoingProse Here's w...

In the year 1204, Château Gaillard was captured by the king of France. In 2024, Tacks brings this up in a discussion about Part 1 of Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott. Addie, who was trying to keep the podcast running on time, did not approve the bonus history lesson.   More details about the show at https://www.patreon.com/GoingProse Here's where to find us: A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as @acid...

Tacks is psychically wounded, Addie is trapping mice in a jar, and everyone has strong opinions about school lunches as we continue on with Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott   More details about the show at https://www.patreon.com/GoingProse Here's where to find us: A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as @aciddropwriting on Instagram , Bluesky , the app formerly known as Twitter, and elsewhere . C.Z. Ta...

Tacks and Addie discuss why we write, short assignments, spicy brains, the tea ceremony, and Alan Moore comics. Somehow, these are all tied together by the start of Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott.   More details about the show at https://www.patreon.com/GoingProse Here's where to find us: A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as @aciddropwriting on Instagram , Bluesky , the app formerly known as Twitte...

Tacks and Addie discuss what they've been writing, the definition of a 'podcaster', and introduce the show's next writing advice book: Bird by Bird, by Anne Lamott.   More details about the show at https://www.patreon.com/GoingProse Here's where to find us: A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as @aciddropwriting on Instagram , Bluesky , the app formerly known as Twitter, and elsewhere . C.Z. Tacks...

Tacks and Addie discuss Chapter 9 of NO PLOT, NO PROBLEM by Chris Baty, including the aftermath of Nanowrimo, the arduous rewriting journey ahead, and the future of the podcast. More details about the show at cztacks.com/podcast Here's where to find us: A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as @aciddropwriting on Instagram , Bluesky , the app formerly known as Twitter, and elsewhere . C.Z. Tacks can...

Tacks and Addie reveal whether they won Nanowrimo. They also talk through Chapter 8 of NO PLOT, NO PROBLEM by Chris Baty and commiserate over the exhaustion, overwhelmed immune systems and sore wrists gained during the endeavor. More details about the show at cztacks.com/podcast Here's where to find us: A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as @aciddropwriting on Instagram , Bluesky , the app formerl...

Tacks and Addie discuss how to get back on track when your support network attacks and you find yourself falling behind your Nanowrimo wordcount. Strategies include ritual sacrifice, dubiously ethical psychological laws, and the advice in Chapter 7 of NO PLOT, NO PROBLEM by Chris Baty. More details about the show at cztacks.com/podcast Here's where to find us: A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as...

Tacks and Addie chronicle their descent into Nanowrimo, including how to cope with suspicious bosses, reluctant muses, and the advice in Chapter 6 of NO PLOT, NO PROBLEM by Chris Baty. More details about the show at cztacks.com/podcast Here's where to find us: A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as @aciddropwriting on Instagram , Bluesky , the app formerly known as Twitter, and elsewhere . C.Z. Tac...

Tacks and Addie discuss Nanowrimo Week 1, and Chapter 5 of NO PLOT, NO PROBLEM by Chris Baty. Only one of them did the homework. More details about the show at cztacks.com/podcast Here's where to find us: A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as @aciddropwriting on Instagram , Bluesky , the app formerly known as Twitter, and elsewhere . C.Z. Tacks can be found as @cztacks on Instagram , Bluesky , Twi...

In hopes of getting through Nanowrimo with as few breakdowns as possible, Tacks and Addie prepare by working through the first half of NO PLOT, NO PROBLEM by Chris Baty. More details about the show at cztacks.com/podcast Here's where to find us: A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as @aciddropwriting on Instagram , Bluesky , the app formerly known as Twitter, and elsewhere . C.Z. Tacks can be found...

Welcome to Going Prose, a show about two over-committed, under-rested, foul-mouthed writers taking on NaNoWriMo. In this episode Tacks (a NaNoWriMo veteran) and Addie (a first-time novelist) lay out their November plans. More details about the show at cztacks.com/podcast Here's where to find us: A.D. "Addie" Ellicott can be found as @aciddropwriting on Instagram , Bluesky , the app formerly known...