Ty Mall

Fiction and Copy Decoded

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Here on The Fiction and Copy Decoded Podcast, you'll discover how fiction and copywriting borrow from each other, and how you can use one (or both) to grow in your writing skill. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

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Ty Mall

Episodes

Ep. 239: 24 Reruns Wrapped Around: Here's How That Makes You a Better Writer 03.05.2023 8:18

It was interesting seeing the contrast between the 24 show's seasons 8 and 1, and here are things I learned. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 238: A Character, Their Mud, and Triple F 26.04.2023 7:29

I once wrote a prompt about mud, here it is. It's always interesting what creativity can do with only a little, and that's what fascinates me about it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 237 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do? 19.04.2023 8:08

Sometimes you don't know your limit on a line of work or a piece until you hit it. And that's painful sometimes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 236 Spring Ahead Plus Warm Weather Equals This 05.04.2023 4:11

Sometimes you get mud, but things don't turn out as badly as you thought they might. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 235 Triple F and a Cat 29.03.2023 7:26

Exploring different ideas for writing about fictional cats. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 234 My Take on Creating Universes and Editing 22.03.2023 7:32

It's interesting how my mind works starting from scratch versus starting with something from someone else. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 233 Target, Starbucks, Accidental Snooping, and Kelly Osbourne 15.03.2023 7:05

This is about the time I overheard a cool conversation in Target. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 232 Missing a Letter, and Tripe F... 08.03.2023 7:29

This prompt is about the chaos generated if we forget a letter (or maybe change it to another one by accident). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 231: The Package I (Almost) Cried Over 01.03.2023 5:15

This episode is about one time an unexpected package showed up. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 230 Are You Like Your Characters or Prospects? 22.02.2023 7:18

A bit of an idea that helped me if I had trouble getting started on a project. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 229 Super Bowl LVII Commercials for a Bit Longer 15.02.2023 8:45

A bit of a story about me, and why I enjoy commercials so much. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 228 A More Difficult Triple F 08.02.2023 6:11

What could happen in fiction if a character tried to purposely make a task harder? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 227 I Thought This Was Inexcusable, Until I Tried It 01.02.2023 10:25

And I won't be trying to do that thing again if I can help it. Sometimes there's no frustration like experience. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 226 The Most Frightening Email I Ever Got 25.01.2023 12:15

Here's the link to the blog post I mentioned in today's episode that I wrote this week: https://manuscripts.com/making-the-connection-between-writer-and-reader/. Otherwise, yep, getting a notice about an email from my manager at the time about something I don't remember sending was scary, to be sure. And I got a lot of ideas out of it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-d...

Ep. 225: A Comic Strip Prompted Their Readers Too, and Triple F 18.01.2023 7:21

It was interesting to see, even though I don't know how this turned out, with a comic strip using a prompt idea on their readers, much like I do here, minus comics. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 224 Back from an Unplanned Past Internet Hiatus 11.01.2023 13:08

So I lost the immediacy of mentioning a lot of the Super Bowl commercials from 2015 and had to catch up. I did the best I could. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 223 Foxes, Dogs, and Triple F 04.01.2023 8:57

Here's what I turned that touch-typing tutorial sentence into. I hope you enjoy it, and that your 2023 is a good one. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 222 That One Fast Week in 2015 28.12.2022 11:13

Things were a blur for me back then, and I realized it was bad now, and then too. But it's usually not bad forever. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 221 Sometimes You Have to Leave Things Out 21.12.2022 7:49

Sometimes things have to be cut out, which is the tough part of any creative endeavor. I'm glad I didn't have to do it this time though. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 220 Super Busy Triple F 14.12.2022 6:36

If I get super-busy, stuff like this usually doesn't happen. I stayed more general since I didn't know if I should tell the other story or not. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 219 The Great Staples Coupon 07.12.2022 6:08

Some things I learned from a mystery coupon I got from an office supply chain. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 218 Some Things I Had Going to Keep Things Flowing 30.11.2022 5:30

I had new experiences going way back when, because I knew I needed to do this. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 217 Where There's a Will, There's Triple F 23.11.2022 5:12

A bit of fun with the idea of inheritance this time. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 216 My Own Version of Burn After Reading...Sort Of 16.11.2022 5:17

This was the weirdest twist on confidentiality I'd ever seen. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

Ep. 215 I Flushed It and I Wasn't Supposed To 09.11.2022 8:17

I chat about a time I was thinking of too many things and hilarity ensued. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support