On Riting

In this episode, Sean, MJ, and Chadd look at substack and other non-networked writing alternatives, and why they might not ever descend into Riting communities. Other topics include Val Kilmer, news cycles, and the Hugo Awards.  https://linktr.ee/onriting is where you can find a writing community where the W is still provably present (thanks, mj!)

In this episode, MJ deploys a nightmarish Atlantic article on MFA programs and AI that Chad and Sean spend most of the episode crying about. Other topics include Jockey Fiction,  Going Infinite , and the Dalloway/Black Leopard, Red Wolf dialectic.  https://linktr.ee/onriting is the link which possesseth all the supporting materials for this episode, including an example of a tiny cat mukbang.

In this episode, Chadd, Shaun, and Em Jay look at the Hulu series The Act and the harmful tropes that it perpetuates, as well as their implications on Riting. Other topics include Made-for-Tv 9/11 Movies, Jeb Bush, and American Regionalism.  Get that cat fed! On god, she murdered a mouse right in front of Chad right after we recorded this episode (Which was actually right before the Bronco's...

In this episode, MJ, Chadd, and Sean take a swing at a famous philosophy of organization: And, But, and Therefore. Other topics include The Bear, Being Billy Zane, and fighting words, both good and bad, about your favorite anime.  https://linktr.ee/onriting The link! For the cat food!

In this episode, MJ (returning Champion), Chadd, and Sean delve into Quora, and go more insane than we honestly expected. Other topics include the Rowling Group, the Ethan Hawke Continuum, and the best anime girl reaction gifs.  Chadd is holding the cat pics hostage, we're not kidding: he's going to delete one an hour until his demands are met. https://linktr.ee/onriting

In this episode, Sean and Chadd (MJ WILL RETURN IN TO THE PEOPLE VIII) look at the colonial power of naming, but mostly the works of Andrew Lloyd Webber. Other topics include Englandbrain, Non-Webber Musicals, and the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis.  https://linktr.ee/onriting has everything you need to join the #ritingcommunity, including a donation link to get Wang Miao some wet food. She needs it: she...

In this episode, MJ, Chadd, and Sean look at Gatekeeping in Riting Communities and media, well, mostly in media. Other topics include Danmei, How To Get A Slot At A Poetry Reading, and the newest member of the podcast.  https://linktr.ee/onriting is where you join the #ritingcommunity. That's not a real hashtag,  yet.

In this episode, MJ, Shawn, and Chadd break down some common writing scams and schemes, including a few they've been targeted by, personally. Other topics include Stripper Unionization, Dennis Montgomery's relationship with republican donors, and Colleen Ballinger.  Want a (W)riting Community in Progress? https://linktr.ee/onriting is the link you seek.

In this episode, Chad, Chadd, and Chadwick examine some truly wretched Donny Activity, including on #booktok, r/writing, and positive and negative examples of analysis on youtube. Other topics include Aggro Crag, Cape Fear, and "Five Minutes, Cutter, Make 'Em Count."  https://linktr.ee/onriting is the link to join the #chadnation 

In this (admittedly very echo-y, we tried to fix it, we promise) episode, MJ, Shaun, and Chadd look at Anne Lamott's Bird By Bird, as well as how to use writing advice books in general. Other topics include ICE being obnoxious in San Diego, how to use a writing notebook, and why writing about your childhood is a terrible idea (emote pending).  https://linktr.ee/onriting is the link you seek,...

In this episode, MJ, Shawn, and Chad look at the most or least important element of any work: Theme. Other topics include the single worst baseball play imaginable, the silliest gospel, and an alarmingly long discussion of Libertarianism.  https://linktr.ee/onriting Linktree link! It has all the stuff! 

In this episode, Shaun, Mj, and Chadd look at old books, (historical, fictional, pedagogical) and they ways people extract bad ideas from them. Other topics include sending the author to a nice farm upstate, Hessians, and the various turns of the Arthur narrative.   Do you have an answer for Chad's riddle? https://linktr.ee/onriting is the bridge you may cross once it is supplied.

In this episode, we finally confront the specter over riting communities, the specter of artificial intelligence. Other topics include Bakelite/Formica, fair whodunits, and fantasy atheism.  https://linktr.ee/onriting is where you can find some somewhat-artificial intelligences. Are sentient podcasts AI? Find out for yourself.

In this episode, MJ, Chadd, and Shaun take aim at the foulest and most-referenced of taxonomy nexuses: Tv Tropes. Other topics include racism, Destiny 2, and the inevitable conquest of AI over shitwiki's.  https://linktr.ee/onriting is perhaps the link you seek, traveller?

In this episode, MJ, Chadd, and Sean are back TO THE PEOPLE, reading reddit posts and submission requests. Other topics include Chadd's mortal hatred of city sims, RA Salvatore, and Gideon the 9th.  Interested in taking Chadd up on that debate? https://linktr.ee/onriting is where you want to go.

In this unsober super episode of your third- or fourth-favorite writing podcast, Chadd, Marjorie, and Sean get drunk while talking about Chadd's book, Nazism, and the alarming tendencies of Gardner and gentrad. Other topics include the various beverages Sean acquires and consumes, while the other two stay on the narrow path.  If you want to hang out with us after listening to this, https://li...

In this episode, Margery, Chad, and Shaun look at the use and abuse of therapeutic language in Riting communities, and the best way to protect yourself and your community. Other topics include Godfather (so much Godfather), plagiarism, and a particularly unpopular TikTok.  Want to join a community, but scared by the lack of malpractice insurance? https://linktr.ee/onriting has everything you need.

In this episode, MJ, Shaun, and Chad look at videogame art criticism and the state of theory in gaming. Other topics include Nobody Puts Billy Zane in a Corner, the best track on Just Dance 2022, and the sickening failure to read Dark Souls 3 as the comprehensive story, rather than just lore encyclopedia, that it is.  Do you have a game you want a read on, or perhaps you want to get your read chec...

In this episode, Chad, Shawn, and MJ go through how people break into videogame writing, and the steps you can take if you want to follow them. Other topics include the literal car crash happening outside the window, taxi navigation, and writing-as-marketing.  Want to listen to the sister pod? https://linktr.ee/shoebillpod is where you want to go. Do you want to ask Chad about the miserable world...

In this episode, MJ is BACK, with Sean and Chadd to look at the enduring power of untaught old literature and the merits of joy in writing. Other topics include Buying Jenna Moreci's Book, the two works of great literature that are actually Three Musketeers in disguise, and a frankly alarming number of practice points and craft tips.  Want to talk about Rebecca? https://linktr.ee/onriting is...

In this episode of On Riting, Shawn and Chad are back from hiatus to interview the inimitable Jenna Moreci about her new book, Shut Up and Write the Book: A Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting Your Novel From Plan to Print. Other topics include "It's more than just Dinosaur Erotica," the worst writing advice anyone's ever received from a web-dev, and who to send your work to in orde...

In this episode, Sean, Chadd, MJ, and for the very first time, Sean's robot understudy, Shaun, look at why some really good authors give really bad advice, and how to place yourself in the crowd. Other topics include Dawson's Creek, the continuing search for a podcast platform that isn't Zencastr, and the true origins of the Lo-Fi Beats to Study And Relax To Girl. We really had a lo...

In this episode of the Premiere Liensbrooke Lore Podcast, Chadd and Sean assess how NaNoWriMo went, where they ended up, and the lessons learned. Other topics include Chadd's powerful feud with reddit, the weakness of HDDVD as a format, and the question of how many of us are currently ghosts (hint, Billy Zane).  https://linktr.ee/onriting  is where you want to be, as you watch Twitter implode...

You know what it is: to the people! Chadd, MJ, and Sean take crowdsourced Reddit questions, instagram posts, and the MBTI to task for out-and-out shittiness. Other topics include the reverse-phrenological powers of chair shots, Irish poetic forms, and the true nature of r/worldbuilding.  Want to share a truly shitty reddit post?  https://linktr.ee/onriting

In this special episode of On Writing, Chadd celebrates his victory over NaNoWriMo, Sean laments his failures, and both try to avoid talking about Napoleon for the full hour. Other topics include the Meat Cube, Fanfiction, and the inspirational quality of primary sources.   https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/victorian-industrial-towns/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liokytT2T...