Somebody Write This

"An old friend finds himself shooting a big-budget war movie, but he is distracted by shop-lifting." How does somebody just "find himself" shooting a big-budget movie? Who is he an old friend to? And who is doing the shop-lifing? Thank you to our guest Kealohilani for helping us create this story! Check out her Amazon author page here: https://www.amazon.com/Kealohilani/e/B00NAHG84M/

"On Christmas, a vampire starts shooting at him, and in doing so somehow knows a lot about angels." Who is the mysterious "him"? Why is the vampire shooting? How on earth does the shooting improve someone's knowledge? So glad we had Nat Chan on board to help us flesh out this bizarre holiday story. (Note that Hannah's audio is pretty rough for the first few minutes of this episode - it does improv...

"A movie about the shifty and harsh life of the seven friends Rasputin." That synopsis is beyond confusing. What does "the seven friends Rasputin" even mean? Why do they all share one life? Are they the twins mentioned in the title? Thank you to our guest Rachel Kulik for helping us dive into this truly bizarre plot this week! Follow our guest on Goodreads at www.goodreads.com/rachelreading14 and...

"A police psychologist only has an hour to decide to fight back as an outlaw." Who is the psychologist fighting back against? Why do they only have an hour? What laws do they break to become an outlaw? And isn't there already a book called "Horns"? Thank you to our guest Calissa Wall for helping us work through our plot this week!

"Two vengeful fathers team up to stop seven friends from rebuilding her life." Who is "she"? Why are the fathers so vengeful? And what or who is a potential Graham? Thank you so much to Kate Porter for helping us figure this story out. Follow along with Kate's work: Twitter: @OhManGhosts Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/supercommoner/videos Podcast: https://anchor.fm/askmyaccountant/

"A cute woman and a wealthy woman face life in Hollywood, looking for loyalty and heroin." Who are these women? Do they find the loyalty they're looking for with each other? And what on earth is up with that title?  Thanks to Kate Smith for joining us to unpack this, as well as sharing about her exciting new Chicago show and her mental healthy journey. Subscribe to her newsletter at http://on...

"A chronicle of the life of a film director, who was reviled for her mysterious invitation." What are these mysterious invitations? Why do they make the director reviled? And who is Marcus? We delve into some brainstorming to figure out the answer to this and more. Make sure and check out our guest Denise and her new book, "The September Project," which comes out this spring! Website: www.denisema...

"The college's most popular girl, who is having difficulty in their marriage, has to help a U.S. government agent and realize the importance of a volcano." What's wrong with her marriage? What does the government agent want? And what on earth makes the volcano so important? Thanks to guest Randy Kirkpatrick for unpacking this dramatic plot with us! Follow him on Twitter at @r_w_kirkpatrick.

"In the rural South, a bounty hunter struggles to partner with a young woman." What does the bounty hunter want? Who's the young woman? What does their partnership look like? We untangle these questions and more with the help of our guest Shem Greenwood.

40 shady police detectives are asked to contact the daughter. That's our already-messy plot, and, no, you didn't misread that title, it's just that confusing. So we delve right on in to find out, why are there so many shady police detectives, all with the same mission? Who is the daughter? And what on earth can we possibly do with that title? We're determined to find an answer! Follow our guest @a...

A low-budget bodyguard is chosen by God to survive a serial killer's attack before a seemingly chance encounter that seems too good to be true. Why does God choose the bodyguard? What seemingly chance encounter? Does the serial killer ever get caught? We attempt to answer these questions and more!

A murder in the aftermath of the Civil War draws together a long-serving MI5 officer and a gentleman rat. So many questions... Which Civil War? Where is this set, where rats can be gentlemen? Why is this murder important? And what do we do with that horrifically long title? We try to find answers for these questions and more! Follow our guest Doug on Twitter @dsubnet0 and check out his latest Flic...

An American family unwittingly comforts his older brother's wife and children. The biggest question here is: how and why does one unwittingly comfort? That becomes the key to unraveling this holiday story before turning it over to our listeners to write! Follow our guest Ginny on Twitter @lirelyn and subscribe to her newsletter via her bio link!

A punk from the city faints in a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma. When she wakes up, she is on a cruise ship. How did she get there? Is there a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma? What punklike actions does she take on board? We discuss these questions and more before turning it over to you, the listener, to write! Follow our guest Josiah on Instagram @settlinghouses, and find his band Settling Houses...

Marie is an angel. But when a seasoned cameraman turns sinister, the lorry has an accident. Is Marie a literal angel? Why does the seasoned cameraman turn sinister? What kind of accident is this? And what about the titular useless computer? We discuss our answer, but leave it up to our listeners to write the rest! Featuring our first guest! If you'd like to be a guest on the show, contact us on tw...

The story of a lazy, useless brother's youth, set in a prisoner transport plane. Why is he on a transport plane for his youth? What makes him lazy and useless? If he's a brother, who's his sibling? We don't know. Somebody write this! Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

A little bit of info about our upcoming podcast, Somebody Write This. Music from https://filmmusic.io "Glitter Blast" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)