A Writers Life

A Writers Life


Latest Episodes

#45 - Who's the Boss, Short Stories, the C-Word, and Victor Hugo
August 19, 2019

Books I mention:   Contact: www.twitter.com/awriterslifepod    Support: If you would like to advertise on the show you can contact us at palefirecreative [at] gmail [dot] com    

#44 - A Proper Introduction of Your Humble Host
August 11, 2019

Today I give a proper introduction literally from birth. There's also some stuff about short stories and religion.     Books I Mention:       Some of the STAR WARS books I've read:        

#43 - The Bourne Identity and the Chronicles in Amber
August 07, 2019

Today I babble about getting the most out of your narrative voice. I also talk about Writer's Digest creative suggestions(link to the article)   The Bourne Identity (movie)   Books Mentioned:   The Chronicles in Amber by Roger Zelazny...

#42 - Music and Writing
August 05, 2019

Today I wonder if it’s possible to write words that rile passions as well as music does.  Mentioned on the Podcast: www.duotrope.com (a must-use tool if you’re a short story writer. www.querytracker.net  Performed by the great Sir Colin...

#41- Working Out, Non-Fiction Reviews & Big Egos
July 29, 2019

Today was a real ranger, pals. I talk about exercising, writing narratives that lead nowhere, there's also a little love showed to non-fiction, which I'm reading a lot of these days. I also discuss how my interest in physics is rudimentary at best....

#40 - Branching Out & How to Save the Publishing Industry
July 25, 2019

Today I discuss how every moment should be savored for later use. I also talk about the dire situation the industry is in and how to save the whole thing. You're welcome, Humanity.       BOOKS: OLIVER TWIST by Charles Dickens MOBY DICK...

#39 - Fafhrd, BookRiot.com, Kazuo Ishiguro, and my Inner A-hole
July 22, 2019

On today's podcast I fail again to explain what I mean by "treading water" when writing. I'll do it next time, folks. I also make the mistake of making fun of someone's work and look like a jerk doing it.       Please leave a review for...

#38 - Writing Patterns / Dystopian Lament
July 14, 2019

Today I talk about writing patterns, Dan Brown's work as well as Garcia Marquez.   Buy the Cursive record here:  https://music.apple.com/us/album/vitriola/1423375538?mt=1&app=music&at=11lSgf   Gabriel Garcia Marquez...

#37 - AWL is Back with Its Junk Out
July 06, 2019

Well, that's it! I'm doing the podcast again.   If you like the idea please subscribe and leave areview on itunes!

Notes from the Above Ground - California Wanderer - Part 12
June 23, 2019

    Part 12 I hope no one minds that I’m posting each entry as a separate episode. I’m just trying to gauge the interest in this podcast by how far people are listening in. So if you could just bear with me in the beginning here, I would...