Just Keep Writing

This week, Marshall and Nick discuss con fatigue and recovery. Catch up on why they’ve been gone this month and hear some of what they are planning for months to come.  Topic of the Month: Writing Excuses Retreat Links mentioned during the show:  Radko’s War Evernote Bear- Note Taker Support the Show: Patreon Contact us! Discord Facebook Marshall: Website: www.marshallcarr.com Email: marshall@mars...

This week, Marshall and Nick discuss why they are freaking out! Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! Jump on ship? That’s right! They are so close to being on the Writing Excuses retreat, the sway of the cruise ship has already hit them. Marshall and Nick update you on their submissions and discuss how to influence your readers to think one way without fully showing the truth.  Links mentioned during the show:...

This week, Marshall and Nick discuss Tolkein and issues around representation in modern storytelling.  Topic of the Month: Writing through the times! Support the Show: Patreon Contact us! Discord Facebook Marshall: Website: www.marshallcarr.com Email: marshall@marshallcarr.com   Twitter: @darthpops   Nick:  Website: www.brightinks.org Email: nicholasbright@brightinks.org   Twitter: @BrightInks Now...

This week, Marshall and Nick recap the events of San Diego Comic-Con, announce the winners of the Pimp My Airship flash fiction contest and look forward to WXR 2019 and MoCon 2020. Give us a follow and join our Discord to let us know what you want us to discuss! Topic of the Month: Challenges and SD Write In summary!  Links mentioned during the show: Writers of the future  Fiyah Lit Magazine Surre...

This week, Marshall and Nick give a mid-year review of what has happened, what is going to happen and ask for your feedback. They also discuss the finer adjustments they have had to make to their schedules to block time for writing. Give us a follow, join our discord to let us know what you want to see on the show in the next half of the year! Topic of the Month: Past. Present. Future. Links menti...

This week, Marshall and Nick discuss plot driven-stories and character-driven stories.  Topic of the Month: What drives a story This Month’s Challenge: Pimp my Airship flash fiction contest Links mentioned during the show: Writers of the Future Mark Lawrence SDCC Write in!  Support the Show: Patreon Contact us! Discord Facebook Marshall: Website: www.marshallcarr.com Email: marshall@marshallcarr.c...

This week, Marshall and Nick discuss a book giveaway, SDCC, and give a quick intro to a panel from MoCon 2019 “Afrofuturism.” The panelists include Troy Wiggins, Maurice Broaddus, Sheree Renee Thomas, and Bill Campbell. Topic of the Month: Speculative fiction. This Month’s Challenge: None Links mentioned during the show: Troy Wiggins Maurice Broaddus Bill Campbell Shere Rene Williams SDCC Support...

This week, Marshall and Nick discuss their writing and the care needed to submit work for contests, online magazines, and more. Topic of the Month: The business of writing This Month’s Challenge: Submit to a magazine or site that is accepting short story or flash fiction. Links mentioned during the show: SDCC Clarkesworld Submittable Support the Show: Patreon Contact us! Discord Facebook Marshall:...

This week, Marshall and Nick introduce and highlight parts of a MoCon 2019 interview featuring literary agent Jen Udden. In addition to questions from Maurice Broaddus, the audience asks a wide range of questions about the world of publishing. Jen gives a few examples of what to do, and what not to do when you want an agent to read your manuscript and so much more! Topic of the Month: The business...

Nick has returned from MoCon! Marshall and Nick have a very lively discussion about the good things that happened, and the not so good things.  They discuss the ways to act like a professional, while still looking up to your heroes. Topic of the Month: Business of Writing This Month’s Challenge:  Find a Con, Workshop, or Retreat you can attend in the next year Links mentioned during the show: San...

Marshall and Nick continue their discussion of incorporating social issues into current works. Social issues are something that every society has in one shape or form. Hear how they incorporate them into their current works and how they recommend to do it. Topic of the Month: Getting started This Month’s Challenge:  Tell us how you approach starting a new project! Links mentioned during the show:...

Marshall and Nick dive deep into the social issues of our society today and how they incorporate them into their works. As sparked by a tweet earlier this week, they discuss that sci-fi and fantasy are more than just gravity boots and dragons. Topic of the Month: Getting started This Month’s Challenge:  Tell us how you approach starting a new project! Links mentioned during the show: Awesome Found...

Marshall and Nick discuss their passions for writing and what got them both on the course of writing. Nick opens up about his life-changing events that convinced him to take his writing career serious. *Warning, this episode is emotional* Topic of the Month: Getting started This Month’s Challenge:  Tell us how you approach starting a new project! Links mentioned during the show: Awesome Foundation...

Marshall and Nick discuss how they approach starting a new project. They discuss their early years when they first began to write, how they discovered their writing styles, and what has worked for them. And yes, both Marshall and Nick are both Pantliners when it comes to their projects. Pantliner: Hybrid of outliner and pantsing. Topic of the Month: Getting started This Month’s Challenge:  Tell us...

Listen as Marshall and Nick discuss real-life events as examples of code-switching they use frequently and how to apply it to your characters! This will make your characters feel more believable. Nick also does a fantastic (not really) reading from the Brandon Sanderson novel “Skyward” as an example of code-switching. Topic of the Month: Dialogue This Month’s Challenge: Take a scene from your curr...

This week, Marshall and Nick discuss character distinction through dialogue. They discuss dialect, word choice, and avoiding negative stereotypes to distinguish characters. They also talk about their upcoming event during San Diego Comic-Con. Topic of the Month: Dialogue This Month’s Challenge: Take a scene from your current Work In Progress (WIP) and rewrite the scene with dialogue. When you rewr...

This week, Marshall and Nick discuss world building through dialogue. They use their current works in progress to explain how they get away from info dumping by using dialogue instead. NOTE: Nick’s audio sounds not so great, but we’ll have that fixed for future episodes. Topic of the Month: Dialogue This Month’s Challenge: Take a scene from your current Work In Progress (WIP) and rewrite scene wit...

This week, Marshall and Nick discuss the February challenge and usher in a new topic for the month of March: Dialogue. Maurice Broaddus joins Marshall and Nick this week to talk about to best use of time while working a day job and how effective dialogue can do for the reader. Maurice also talks about the in-depth research he did for his series “Knights of Breton Court.” Topic of the Month: Dialog...

This week, Marshall and Nick discuss how they made time to write and share a few Scrivener tips. Topic of the Month: How do you create time in your day, week or month to write, and what tools do you use? This Month’s Challenge: Part 1: Like, follow, rate and share us on social media! Join our Discord channel, like our Facebook page, and follow our websites. Look at your schedule for the week and t...

Marshall and Nick discuss their plans for the show, and their hopes to create a supportive writing community around the desire to keep writing. They also talk about writing conventions, barcons, their topic of the month, and this month's listener challenge. Convention Links: Writing Excuses Retreat 2019 LTUE The Girl Who Drank the Moon Futurescapes MoCon Dragoncon World of Fantasy Topic of the Mon...