Drunken Pen Writing Podcast

We open the episode with some gripes we've found with Dante's Inferno. After that, we have our yearly writing recap. This year, we discuss our worst failures, greatest successes, and our writing goals for 2024. You can follow us on X, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com . 

We start the episode off with some quick announcements. After that, we discuss all the books we read in 2023. We also talk about our reading goals for 2024.  You can follow us @dpwpodcast on X, Instagram, and Facebook. You can check out Caleb's stuff at www.calebjamesk.com  

In today's cold open, we discuss the ramifications of becoming a henchman.  After that, we brainstorm ideas for cold, winter-themed anthology stories.  You can follow us on X, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com  

During the cold open, we give an estimation of our yearly writing goals. After that, we cover a list of the best Mark Twain books you should read. Unfortunately, Caleb is on the first day of a water fast and his brain has stopped functioning properly. This leads to some strange digressions and bizarre readings of Anglish newsletters. You can follow us on X, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast You...

In this episode, we sit with author Steven G. Eoannou to discuss his latest novel, Yesteryear. Steven gives us a brief history of the Lone Ranger and then talks about how he took the famous character's creator, Fran Striker, and made up a fantastical history that celebrates the author by turning him into the hero of his own story.  If you're looking for a fun yet gritty noir story with real-world...

We kick things off by discussing if we think any movie or movie franchise will ever be able to replicate Avengers Endgame. We also go into the current state of Marvel movies and comic books a bit. After that, we go into some fun writing talk. We cover reading and writing burnout, the problem with writing stories in a contemporary setting, and why these darn kids today are screwing up text messagin...

In the cold open, we talk about a few writing pet peeves we have. After that, we read a few famous short stories and discuss why they're good. You can follow us on X, Facebook, and Instagram @dpwpodcast You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com  

After recording one of the worst episodes we've ever done, we immediately deleted it and recorded this one instead.  We start off reading some wholesome love letters written by famous people throughout history, but things take a hard turn and we end up ruining them with our awful, dirty brains. And then we read James Joyce's smut letters and things really go off the rails. This episode is definite...

We kick off our DPW Halloween Special with our annual toast to and poetry reading of Edgar Allan Poe.  Once we finish with the business portion of the show, we get hammered drunk on moonshine and discuss what books, movies, and TV shows have scared us. We also discuss some real fears and end on what people truly find scary.  You can follow us on social media @dpwpodcast You can check out Caleb's w...

Today, we are reviewing our October Book of the Month, Becoming the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar.  The sequel to the critically acclaimed Chasing the Boogeyman, Becoming the Boogeyman picks up where the first novel leaves off. SPOILER ALERT: We discuss and spoil both novels in this episode. But we do give two separate warnings before we do so, which means you can listen to some of the episode even...

Today we sit down with indigenous author and historian Angie Elita Newell to discuss her debut novel, All I See is Violence. Along with her book, we discuss many historical topics, go into politics (specifically, Canadian politics from an indigenous perspective), talk about how absurd the US TSA system is, and end things with an otherworldly alien conversation.  You can see what Angie is up to at...

We discuss creating movies, plays, and novels with author, playwright, and screenwriter David Scott Hay. We also go in-depth about the use of AI in the movie and publishing industries, what goes into writing and putting on stage plays, how writers get screwed over during contract negotiations, how on-point classic sci-fi writers were about where modern society would end up, and many other interest...

Today, we have a long chat with author Terena Elizabeth Bell about her short story collection, Tell Me What You See. We discuss the impact of Covid in writing, the anger caused by January 6th, getting labeled or mislabeled as a specific type of writer, the annoying nature of trigger warnings, the delight of high society fart jokes, and many other topics.  You can check out Terena's work at www.ter...

In this episode, we talk about books. Books We like. Books that have disappointed us. And some books that have been voted the worst of all time! If you want drunken rambling without the drunk part, this episode will be right up your alley.  You can follow us on most social media platforms @dpwpodcast You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com . 

Today, we get straight down to business. Whiskey business! More specifically, Whiskey Tit business!! Another whiskey aficionado joins us drunken boobs to discuss whiskey, books, the publishing industry, and tits. That's right! Miette Gillette from Whiskey Tit brings her unique perspective of the book publishing industry (as a publisher herself) and graces us with some insider knowledge. We talk ab...

For today's cold open, we discuss the downward spiral of children's television programming. We talk about the creeps in the children's show industry, the ruined lives of child stars, and how stupid everything has become. After that, we cover a list of the top 23-selling book genres. You might be surprised at where some of your favorite genres land on the list! You can check us out @dpwpodcast on T...

We start the episode with some harmless Dragon Ball talk. After that, we continue the civil conversation with a fresh look at our writing habits: We discuss the importance of setting, hooking the reader early, establishing characters, and creating atmosphere.  Once we exhaust the civil conversation, we get into the meat and potatoes of the stew and discuss inclusive language in writing. This inclu...

We start the episode by sharing our personal gripes about public restrooms. Especially the ones at large events! After that, we have a great discussion about how to write a killer revenge story. We go into the minute details of crafting a good revenge tale, the different kinds of revenge stories, and some of the most famous revenge novels. You can follow us on X (Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram...

We start off with an existential crisis! After that, we discuss absurdism and what are some of the best absurdist novels ever written.  You can follow us on Twitter (X), Facebook, and Instagram @dpwpodcast You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com . 

In this episode, we discuss our Book of the Month, The Plague, by Albert Camus. We dissect the allegory of the Nazi Occupation of France during WWII, talk about how relevant the book is after living through the Covid-19 pandemic, and give our official rating of the book. You can follow us on X (Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com . 

Caleb kicks the episode off by airing out his beef with the literary publishing scene. After that, we discuss the best stream-of-consciousness novels, what stream-of-consciousness is, and why we think some books shouldn't be on these types of lists.  You can follow us on X, Facebook, and Instagram @dpwpodcast You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com . 

Today we find seven book recommendations for fans of the show Black Mirror. After that segment goes down in flames, we discuss the best Black Mirror episodes according to another terrible list, which leads to us ranting about evil tech and corporate America.  You can follow us on X (Twitter), Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com . 

We kick the episode off with a quick chat about cozy mysteries. Very exciting! After that, we have a long conversation with crime writer James Michels. We discuss what got him into crime writing, the dirty truths of indie publishing, his failures and successes as an author, and what things inspire him to write the things he does.  You can check out James' work at www.jamesmichelsbooks.com You can...

Caleb begins the episode with an exciting announcement! After that, we dive deep into how to write comedy, the different types of comedy, how to write or perform bad comedy, and why modern comedians are not as good as many of yesteryear. We end things by listing some of the best modern physical comedians and the top 20 of all time.  Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodc...

Today we're talking about the rise of artificial writing software and the fear many writers have about its potential to replace them. We also discuss eight ways to improve your writing to stay ahead of the AI for as long as possible. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com