Drunken Pen Writing Podcast

In celebration of 420, we discuss the best stoner movies and the best stoner books. We also deviate and discuss classic literature that's non-stoner related. This is a pretty chill episode.  Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast Check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com  

We're back with a new series of A Murakami Minute. This time around we are going to discuss Haruki Murakami's first two novels, Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973.  In this introduction, we give a quick synopsis of the two books and talk about how Murakami got his start as a writer, as well as how he developed his unique writing style and became one of the most beloved authors of the last 50 yea...

We needed a break from our rigorous podcast schedule so we take it easy in this one and discuss our current reading endeavors as well as our writing. Some of the topics at hand are Shakespeare, Denzel Washington's The Tragedy of Macbeth, Stephen King's work, Japanese fiction, and our next reading goals.  You can check us out on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast

We sit down with author Nick Ulanowski to discuss the Kickstarter for his upcoming novel, Massacre at the Comic Shop. We also discuss book promotion, publishing work as an indie author, and at the end of the episode Nick reads one of his great poems. There's a lot of great information throughout this episode and even more laughs. Check out Nick's Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/s...

We welcome Liverpool-based writer Matt Holland to the show to discuss any and everything. Fair warning, we get pretty inebriated in this one and touch on some bizarre topics, such as the inbreeding of the Royal Family. We open the episode by discussing what writers have influenced our writing styles for the better and the worse. Then, Matt tells us a little about himself and his work, including hi...

In this episode, we talk with writer and stand-up comedian Jeremiah Ukponrefe. We open things up with a quick chat about what current comedians we enjoy.  Afterward, Jeremiah tells us about Hive, his first sci-fi novel in a nine-part series. We also discuss the hardships of promoting work in an oversaturated market and how being a stand-up comedian actually helps with book sales.  Jeremiah also te...

We pack a lot of fun in this St. Patrick's Day celebration episode. If you want some great Irish book recommendations, listen to us act like buffoons, and end things by reading James Joyce's dirty fart letters, this is the episode for you! You can follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast Check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com .

Caleb opens the episode by updating the world on his most recent woes with Alan Moore's Jerusalem. This time, he does so while drinking a rancid beer. The main topic of the day is how to submit short stories, flash fiction pieces, and poetry to literary magazines and journals. We discuss the proper ways to submit, give some tips on how to improve your chances of getting accepted, and we talk about...

In this episode, we touch on all sorts of controversial topics such as religion, abortion, flat Earthers, politics, conspiracy nuts, and many others. The main topic, though, is the censoring and or rewriting of classic books. The main example we discuss is the new revisions of Ian Flemings' James Bond series.  Follow us @dpwpodcast on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. You can also check out Caleb'...

Caleb, for some terrible reason, kicks the episode off with a reading of Macbeth. After that, we discuss why we think people don't enjoy reading classic literature.  Check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @dpwpodcast

Caleb has lost his will to read thanks to Alan Moore and his impractically large novel, Jerusalem. Spencer, on the other hand, has simply lost the will to live. There is some good news though. Caleb has gotten another story published! Check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com You can also follow the podcast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast

We begin the episode by discussing whether or not we would take a job writing comics for DC or Marvel if it meant we could no longer create our own original content. After that, we welcome a special guest to the show. Dan Nokes is a comic book artist, writer, novelist, and many other things. We have a long conversation with Dan about his early work, his recent novel, his highs and lows in the comi...

There's a lot going on in this episode. We open things with a quick reading from Alan Moore's Jerusalem. This is so you can feel a twinge of Caleb's pain as he works through the book. We discuss the importance of developing a creative work-life balance but end up ranting on numerous topics such as capitalism, crappy jobs, religion, etc. All of which coincide with your creativity.  Check out Caleb'...

Spencer needs help with a new story! Do you know what that means? Yes, brainstorm time! We discuss AI and some ideas to create an original story. Let us know if what we came up with is something you'd like to read. Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @dpwpodcast See what Caleb is up to at www.calebjamesk.com . 

In the cold open we have a highbrow discussion about the failings of literary magazines. After that, things go off the rails as we talk about the different yet wonderful words for a man's private parts.  When we do get back on track we have a long conversation about how money ruins art. We use specific examples from movies, television, and books. Even though this is a fun episode, there are still...

This was supposed to be a DBS episode, but we stayed on topic the whole time. We kick things off by discussing Lex Fridman's recent book list controversy. After that, we have a long conversation about the importance of rereading books.  We go over the stress caused by the desire to constantly read new books, thus ignoring any possible rereading of work, and how that might not be the best way to en...

Today we go deep into the muck and grime of modern content creation. We discuss in detail the mediocrity of modern art, movies, literature, and comic books, as well as how we got to this point.  It's not a complete bitch fest, though. We also bring up some outliers that are artistically innovative and unique.  You can check out Caleb's work at www.calebjamesk.com And you can follow us on Twitter,...

We open things up by talking about anime for way too long. After that, we discuss our biggest successes, failures, and controversies of 2022. We talk about submitting work, creating author websites, the importance of social media, the publishing industry, and many more exciting topics. We end the show by going over our personal writing and reading goals for 2023. Check us out on Twitter, Instagram...

With Christmas here and the year coming to a close, we take a look back and discuss all the books we've read in 2022.  You can follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast

In this episode, we are doing something different. We're playing a game! More specifically, Name That Author! The rules of the game are simple. Caleb has given Spencer a long list of authors and as he reads a random excerpt from the work of those authors, it's up to Spencer to see if he can guess who wrote what. If you'd like to play along, here is the list: Kurt Vonnegut, David Foster Wallace, Ha...

We start the episode off with a quick announcement. After that, we discuss Alan Moore's method of deconstructing characters and building them back up. Then we move on to critics and why we dislike them. Finally, we talk about the importance of breaking your routine and doing things that make you uncomfortable.  Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @dpwpodcast

For the cold open, we talk about epistolary storytelling. After that, we have a long conversation about what five writers we would most like to have a roundtable discussion with. We also include honorable mentions and dishonorable mentions with our picks.  You can follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast  

We go British with our cold open because Caleb started watching Peaky Blinders. After that, we go into a lot of unprofessional ramblings and musings about languages, different cultures and their impacts on literature, modern and past US politics, and why Caleb is so damn adamant about making dueling to the death legal again.  You can follow us @dpwpodcast on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

For the cold open, we have a quick chat about nostalgia and how it might be ruining fiction. After that, poet and fiction writer Bryce Johle joins us to discuss some of the problems with modern fiction and to a degree, modern TV and movies as well. Some of the issues we discuss are how modern fiction isn't challenging, doesn't take artistic risks, has boring characters, and many other things. This...

It's Caleb's birthday! Well, at least it was when we recorded this episode. To celebrate taking his next step toward the grave, Caleb drinks some fine Hibiki whiskey and uses Spencer as a means to brainstorm his latest story. You can follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @dpwpodcast