Drunken Pen Writing Podcast

This week we are discussing Haruki Murakami's short story "Carnaval" from his collection "First Person Singular." We go over what it really means to be beautiful, ugly, and talk about classic music. 

We start the episode off by talking wayyyy too long about superheroes and their sexual abilities. Blame Batman! After that nonsense, we discuss known comic book writers who also have great novels on the market. We end things with some more book talk about what we're reading or plan to read next, as well as some stuff we feel like we need to check out in the future. You can check out our work at ww...

We finally touch on some Murakami weirdness with Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey from Haruki Murakami's short story collection, First Person Singular. In this story, we deal with themes of loneliness and unrequited love, all told from the perspective of an unusually intelligent monkey. 

We open the episode with some new movie talk. Then we ramble on about nonsense until we get into a discussion about our writing processes.  You can check out our work at www.drunkenpenwriting.com Follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting On Instagram @drunkenpenwriting And like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/drunkenpenwriting

In this week's Murakami Minute we discuss the next story in Haruki Murakami's short story collection "First Person Singular." We talk more about nostalgia, music, and how music can bring about memories. Also, maybe a little head-smashing with a hammer!

Caleb starts the episode talking about his new writing routine and what he's currently reading. Then we get into a discussion about submitting work to publications and why your work might get rejected or why you can't seem to get out of the slush pile.  We end things with some ranting about licensing and how it leads to the limiting of artistic output.  You can check our work out at www.drunkenpen...

We discuss Haruki Murakami's short story, Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova, from Murakami's collection First Person Singular. We talk a bit about music and the benefits of writing while listening to certain music. 

We open the podcast with some sad news, then we talk about the respect we feel various kinds of artists should get for their work. The topic of today's episode is the planning of our upcoming DPW Short Story Collection! Check out our work at www.drunkenpenwriting.com Follow us on Twitter @drunkpenwriting On Instagram @drunkenpenwriting And like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/drunkenpenwriting

We continue our dive into Haruki Murakami's newest short story collection, First Person Singular, and discuss the second story in the collection titled "On A Stone Pillow." In this episode, we talk about memory, nostalgia, and all those forgotten slivers of life that come back to us at the most random of times. 

Welp, we have some news for you. As you know, Alan Moore's Jerusalem is a challenging book. This is why we chose it for our Inebriated Reading Challenge. Unfortunately, life can be even more challenging. This is why we have chosen to cancel this particular IRC series. But fear not! We do discuss the book one last time before we ride off into the hazy sunset. Check out our work at www.drunkenpenwri...

With this new series, we will be exploring the works of legendary Japanese author, Haruki Murakami. We are starting things off by reading his newest short story collection, First Person Singular. In this episode, we are discussing the first story in the collection called "Cream."

We start the cold open off with an announcement! Then we spend the first half of the episode talking about forgotten books that were once considered classics but are now bargain bin books. The second half of the episode is about what modern books and authors might be considered classic literature in 100 or more years in the future. Check out our work at www.drunkepenwriting.com Follow us on Twitte...

During the cold open, Spencer gives us his mini-review of Stephen and Owen King's co-written novel, Sleeping Beauties. After that, we get into a mix of reading and writing talk.  We discuss some words we avoid using in our writing, and then the conversation morphs into narration styles and storytelling techniques that bug us. We end things by talking about what we want to read next for the podcast...

In this episode, we discuss the new Ken Burns PBS documentary on Ernest Hemingway. We cover some of the wild parts of his life, what made him the writer (and drinker) he was, and what we could take away from his writing style. We also go over his writing process and how he compares to that of Hunter S. Thompson.  You can check out our fiction at www.drunkenpenwriting.com Follow us on Twitter @drun...

This episode is 100% NSFW and also, it's probably not our best. We start off harmless enough by discussing dumb TikTok trends and whatnot. Eventually, we do get into the supposed topic at hand and talk about some awesome cyberpunk books. But we get derailed numerous times talking about how stupid we find certain porn genres/tropes to be. In fact, we struggle to stay on topic for most of the episod...

In the cold open Caleb shares some quick news about a project. Then we discuss some of our personal pet peeves when dealing with book, anime, manga, and comic book snobs.  After that, we get into the meat of the episode and have a long talk about what it takes to quit your day job to become a full-time writer. We don't pull any punches here and give you the harsh reality of what it'll take to make...

We open the episode by announcing the books we've chosen for Indie April. We read the descriptions of the books and where you can find the authors. We also give you a handy tip in regards to Amazon book reviews. After that, we get into the episode. Though, it really isn't much of an episode. We simply discuss book and story titles and what we think makes for a good or bad title. We also give plent...

Guess who's back... back again! DPW's back. Tell a friend!  We open the episode with our mini-review of the hit anime Attack On Titan. After that, we discuss in detail Caleb's recent ordeal with covid-19, how it derailed DPW, and how it almost landed him and his fiance in the hospital. Then we talk at length about indie publishing, traditional publishing, the different types of readers, and what w...

A new Inebriated Reading Challenge? We know not a single person in the world asked us to do this, but here we are! We're reading the girthy hunk of chunk known as Jerusalem by Alan Moore. Will we go mad reading all 1266 pages? Will us reviewing this book cause the end of the world like Mr. Moore wishes? You'll just have to listen and find out! In this first episode, we discuss the 40-page prelude...

Caleb opens the podcast by talking about his new bidet, because why not start things off in the toilet? After that, we discuss the two most important things writers need to do to become successful.  We also go over our failures and the things, or bad habits, that cause us not to finish projects. We end the episode by coming up with a new type of editing software aimed at the "woke" audience.  Chec...

This is a wonderful episode! We start off by discussing the problems with the introductions at the beginning of books. Then we get into a list of terrible writing advice and why we think the tips are so terrible. We also talk about certain Twitter writing drama, the Nobel Prize in Literature, and even briefly discuss the history of language in modern Japan and how it and their culture correlates t...

We're joined by archeologist and author Benjamin Cross to talk about his new novel, Colony. But that's not all! We discuss a whole litany of topics.  Benjamin tells us what it's like to use his archeology background to help shape the world of Colony as well as how it helped with forming a more realistic setting for his horror thriller. We also discuss his writing process and how it has evolved ove...

In today's episode, we're joined by Ash from the Ear Read This Podcast to discuss the James Bond book and movie franchises. We get a bit cheeky as we go over some of the more... erm... erotic aspects of James Bond and the kinky weirdness of the creator, Ian Fleming.  We also talk about the nature of genital torture as well as why we think Sir Christopher Lee is more of a badass than Ian Fleming. B...

We start the episode by discussing which one of Stephen King's stories was the most gruesome. After that, we have a short brainstorm session with one of Spencer's story ideas. We also discuss some books we're currently reading or want to read, we break down some of the pros and cons of traditional publishing, and at some point, we talk about prostitution and why it should be legal. Check out our n...

We open to a dire situation as Caleb reveals that his clone, Caleb 2, has escaped confinement and is now on the loose. After all that, we discuss our double Book of the Month. We go over the novel Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut and the graphic novel adaptation by Ryan North. And in our opinion, both are five-star reads! You can check out our work on www.drunkenpenwriting.com Follow us on Twi...