The Pleasure of the Text

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In this week's episode is a continuum on last week's podcast, "It was a dark and stormy night...", which can be watched here . In that episode, we discussed auspicious beginnings for 2023 and started the new year strong with the writing prompt: "Wandering through the graveyard, it felt like even the furniture had gone."  We continue to develop our creative writing pieces using the prompt, and, wit...

The year is 2023 - the year of auspicious beginnings! In this episode, we talk about great beginnings: the first lines of a story, first chapters, and debut novels. Enjoy a wonderful start to 2023! If you like our videos, please like and subscribe to our channel, The Pleasure of the Text, for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEp9cZ4HOovyKHeNEDt_BwA Follow us on Facebook: https://www.f...

If you like our videos, please like and subscribe to our channel, The Pleasure of the Text, for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEp9cZ4HOovyKHeNEDt_BwA Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TPoftheT Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepleasureofthetext/

For our fourth book review, we discuss Bora Chung's, Cursed Bunny. For the first time, we had very different opinions on the short stories within this collection... Enjoy, and Merry Holidays! If you like our videos, please like and subscribe to our channel, The Pleasure of the Text, for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEp9cZ4HOovyKHeNEDt_BwA Follow us on Facebook: https://www.faceboo...

In this week's episode, we continue to develop a deeper understanding of how to use 'Point of View (POV)' effectively. Dive in to learn what 3rd-person POV is (Omniscient, Limited, and Objective); examples of when to use them; and then join us in a writing exercise to develop your craft further.

Show Notes. This episode continues Episode 15 - Murder in the Dark by Margaret Atwood. Murder In The Dark Murder in the Dark is a collection of short fiction by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, published in 1983. The 27 pieces include a variety of styles, including fictionalized autobiography, parables, travel stories, satires and prose poems. These pieces hold together through their themes of los...

For our third book review, we discuss Margaret Atwood's collection of short stories, Murder in the Dark. Pieces within this collection showcase the mastery Atwood has within the literary space; an absolute pleasure to read and discuss.

Show Notes   Articles Referenced during the Podcast:   Homme de Plume: What I Learned Sending My Novel Out Under a Male Name  by Catherine Nicols. (2015) . https://jezebel.com/homme-de-plume-what-i-learned-sending-my-novel-out-und-1720637627 VS Naipul find no woman writer his literary match – not even Jane Austen  by Amy Fallon. (2011). https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jun/02/vs-naipaul-jane...

In this podcast, Shannen and Gareth take the work that they developed in the previous week's podcast, Transcribing Music, and give each other feedback. This is an excellent podcast for new writers wanting to start their collaborative journey, giving and receiving feedback on their work. Enjoy!

 Show Notes: Thank you so much to Alex-Production for the music we used in this video: Wonders by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US  Food by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative...

In this week's episode, we talk about the books that shaped the way we read and write, from childhood to now. Join us and enjoy as we navigate this trip down memory lane.

Show Notes Obviously, no work of art is created in a vacuum – but what are the more noteworthy examples of literature owing its existence to a second author?  And does it matter if credit is not given where it's due – or is the aesthetic ideal of the singular vision more important than the occasionally-ugly truth? – Do too many authors spoil the book? By WB Gooderham.   Author Conan Doyle The late...

Show Notes. Poe Anne Decatur Danielewski, stage name Poe , is a musician who rose to celebrity in the mid to late 1990s, fusing jazz, rock, folk, hip-hop and electronica elements, with intimate lyrical compositions. She has released two albums, the first in 1995, titled Hello , and the second album in 2000, Haunted . This album is inspired by her brother’s debut novel House of Leaves , and by the...

This episode is part of a series of creative writing exercises we have put together to help writers develop strong, well-rounded, characters. Listen to our first episode exploring character building, Textual Portraiture, here. To join us in this exercise, visit our youtube channel, The Pleasure of the Text , and find Street Sketching – Character Building , or head over to our blog post, Street Ske...

Spoilers Alert! “Pseudo-review” of Smile and Caveat     Smile Official Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcDK7lkzzsU Rose (Sosie Bacon) first learns about the smiling monster that takes over her life when a distraught young woman named Laura Weaver (Caitlin Stasey) is brought to Rose’s hospital in a state of near-hysteria. Laura explains that she’s been seeing an “entity” no one else can s...

Show Notes:  In our second creative writing segment, we practice our writing craft to develop strong characters. Join us as we look at mugshots from the New South Wales Police Forensic Photography Archive, taken in the early 1900s. The idea for this podcast came from our recent interview with debut author Cheryl Sullivan . If you would like to join in, head over to Mugshots of Sydney in the 1920s...

In this latest podcast, Shannen and Gareth discuss why you should join a book club. This episode is filled with many wonderful gems, including discussions on what a good book club is, a tier system for ranking books that change us, Oprah Winfrey's book club, and excerpts from members from the Vicious Circle, I mean, The Algonquin Table. Enjoy! Shownotes J.R.R. Tolkien The man, the myth, the legend...

Show Notes and More: Kōbō Abe The late Kōbō Abe (安部 公房), (1924-1993), was a Japanese writer, playwright, photographer, and inventor. He was the son of a doctor and studied medicine at Tokyo University; however, he never practised, instead giving it up to join a literary group that aimed to apply surrealist techniques to Marxist ideology. Abe has often been compared to Franz Kafka and Alberto M...

Writer's Block has plagued aspiring writers since the dawn of time. In this episode, Shannen and Gareth discuss whether Writer's Block is real, how to avoid it, and provide techniques to help you write, whether or not you are inspired. Show Notes: Authors discussed, their works, and sidenotes.    “A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people” - Thomas Mann.  ...

In our very first podcast episode, numero uno, we talk about what can be achieved in 48 hours or a weekend to progress your writing forward. Please enjoy as we discuss the recommended coffee intake, available writing challenges, and the creative practices of other Writers. Show Notes   "How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live." - Henry David Thoreau   Ernest Hemingwa...