Drunken Fish Writers Podcast

In this episode, we talk about the books and movies that inspired us as youths to start writing our own stories. Then we take a more serious turn and talk about some shenanigans that Amazon has gotten up to. In case they are serious enough to you that you wish to move away from the Kindle, we try to discuss alternative E-Readers and sites to get your ebooks and audiobooks. We hope you enjoy! Who's...

When listening to writing advice, you end up hearing a lot about messages and meanings being woven into the story. We take our own crack at talking about them, their importance, and if they are needed in all stories. We also talk about our views on wanting the publishing industry to institute a rating system to warn readers of objectionable scenes contained in books. Should there be one? How shoul...

Worldbuilding! Often times, especially for sci-fi fantasy writers, it's the funnest part to write. Unfortunately, it can easily become burdensome to the reader if dropped on them like a complete collection of the Encyclopedia Britannica! We talk about our experiences of incorporating world building into our own projects and even give some (hopefully) helpful hints for your own project! Who's here:...

There's actually a lot of different perspectives that stories can be told through! First person, third person, did you know second person perspective even existed? We try to go through each one, explain what they are and our thoughts on them! Then we branch off and talk about the usefulness of multiple points of view along with how to make each person the reader is experiencing the story through s...

Justin and Miranda return in this episode as we talk about what we look for in first chapters and on back covers. What do we look for in those first crucial impressions that make us want to invest in a new book? How long do we give the book to deliver these things before we toss it on the DNF pile? Who's here: Leah, Wendy, Dodie, Bryan, Laura, Miranda, and Justin If you have any questions, ideas,...

Miranda is back after what seems like forever! We talk about what she has been up to then dive into some pointers on how to tell if you should call your story done. Who's here: Leah, Dodie, Bryan, Laura, and Miranda If you have any questions, ideas, thoughts, or complaints, send them our way at: drunkenfishpodcast@gmail.com

Figuring out if you are trying to stretch an idea farther that it can carry your story or if your book is more full of disconnected ideas than an encyclopedia can be challenging! We try to tackle this problem and give you some examples of when we encountered these problems in our own writing! Who’s here: Leah, Bryan, Laura, and Mark. If you have any questions, ideas, thoughts, or complaints, send...

Being new at something is often not fun. The list of things you don’t know vastly outweighs what you do know, and fixing that can feel completely overwhelming. Today we talk about the importance of encouraging each other as we grow and learn as writers. Who’s here: Leah, Dodie, Wendy, Bryan, Laura, and Mark. If you have any questions, ideas, thoughts, or complaints, send them our way at: drunkenfi...

Endings! The big finale! What everything in your story has been building up to! We go into what to watch out for when trying to wrap up your manuscript in a satisfying way. Then we talk about character deaths and how they, like endings, have to be handled carefully if you want them to land right with your readers. We hope you enjoy! Who’s here: Leah, Wendy, Bryan, Laura, and Mark. If you have any...

This week, we talk trimming up our writing by identifying and eliminating fluff and filler words that may have sneaked into our manuscripts as we talk about what goes into a good back cover blurb for your book. Who’s here: Leah, Wendy, Bryan, Laura, and Dodie. If you have any questions, ideas, thoughts, or complaints, send them our way at: drunkenfishpodcast@gmail.com

Apologies for the fuzzy audio at the beginning! We’re working on it, I swear! Thanks for sticking with us through it. We felt the episode was too fun to discard even with the issues. So, we hope you enjoy. This time we talk about our favorite books that we have read and what we wish we had known when we started writing. Who’s here: Leah, Wendy, Bryan, Laura, and Nolan. If you have any questions, i...

We talk about finding Beta readers, what to expect from them, and different ideas on how to ask for their feedback. We also touch on how to hook readers and wrap up with our favorite writing advice! Who’s here: Leah, Wendy, Bryan, Laura, and Nolan. If you have any questions, ideas, thoughts, or complaints, send them our way at: drunkenfishpodcast@gmail.com

We talk about making secondary and tertiary characters interesting without bogging down your story, our personal preferences when it comes to things like gore or “spice” in books, and Wendy brainstorms a story! Who’s here: Leah, Wendy, Bryan, and Laura. If you have any questions, ideas, thoughts, or complaints, send them our way at: drunkenfishpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, we talk about trauma, both how it can be a motivation to write as well as including it in your work. Then, we touch on managing your public image as an author. Who's here: Leah, Wendy, Bryan, and Laura Have questions, ideas, comments, or complaints? Drop us a line at drunkenfishpodcast@gmail.com

In Episode 6, we tackle the topic of what writer’s block is, whether we suffer from it, and how to possibly get around it! Who’s here: Leah, Wendy, Dodie, Bryan, Laura, and Nolan (yes, he’s back!!!). If you have any questions, comments, or complaints, drop us a line at drunkenfishpodcast@gmail.com The book Laura referenced in this episode: “Plot and Structure” by James Scott Bell

Last one of 2024 is Episode 5. We delve into how we started our writing group along with some tips on how to get your own started. After that we talk about the various common hero archetypes. Who’s here? Leah, Wendy, Laura, and Bryan! Have questions, comments or story ideas? Send us an email at drunkenfishpodcast@gmail.com

Episode 4! We talk about what it takes to be a writer, using creativity to turn ideas into stories, using and subverting tropes, and more! Who’s here? Leah, Wendy, Laura, and Bryan! Have questions, comments or story ideas? Send us an email at drunkenfishpodcast@gmail.com

Here we are at episode 3! We talk about how imposter syndrome can steal the joy from your writing then delve into our favorite tropes. It’s a blast, and we hope you enjoy it! Who’s here? Leah, Dodie, Wendy, Laura, Bryan, and special guest Justin! Have questions, comments or story ideas? Send us an email at drunkenfishpodcast@gmail.com

At long last, there is an episode 2! Sorry, half of the podcast crew had their life packed up in boxes, and it was the half with the microphone! We talk about that, what killing our darlings means to each of us, and our origin stories as writers. Who’s here? Leah, Dodie, Wendy, Laura, Bryan, and special guest Justin! Have questions, comments or story ideas? Send us an email at drunkenfishpodcast@g...

We introduce ourselves, talk about our current projects, then ramble on all sorts of only vaguely related topics.