The Author's Dilemma: Recent Episodes
Kiersten
Hello, my name is Kiersten and welcome to my podcast. The Author's Dilemma is a weekly podcast where I look back on stories I've written, both finished and unfinished, and talk about mistakes, writing choices, and inspirations for each work. If short stories and laughable first drafts sound interesting to you, consider following to support this show!
Hello everyone, the story I'm reading today is one of my favorites that sparked my love for writing in middle school! This story has a lot of minor flaws, but I think the characters are very interesting and fun to read. This is one of my longer stories, coming in at 6000 words, but I'm splitting it into 3 parts to make it more manageable to record. I hope you all enjoy!
Hello my friends, this week I have one of my favorite stories from 2019. This story follows many characters in their final moments before the world comes to an end. Although there are some improvements to be made, I think the story is interesting and the style is very unique. This story landed at about 1200 words.
Hello there, this week I'll be reading yet another English class assignment! Unfortunately, most of my half-decent stories were only written to appease my teacher. This was a reality fiction story written about my elementary school art class, that manages to avoid some of my common mistakes while introducing a few more. If you're looking for yet another story with vivid descriptions of a dirty floor, this is the story for you. Total word count was just under 500 words.
Hello my friends, this week I'll be reading another English class assignment titled Flip Flop. This wannabe horror story is actually far from the worst story I've written, but it still suffers from many of the same issues as my previous writing on this show. It is entertaining though, but not in all the ways it should have been. Total word count was about 700 words.
TW: fictional character death
Welcome back to The Author's Dilemma. This week I'll be reading an older short story I wrote in 2017 for an English class gothic horror assignment. This piece is neither gothic horror nor well-written in any way, so if you're looking for a laugh, this episode has more than enough bad dialogue and bad plot points in store. Total word count came in at just under 1000 words.
TW: censored swearing
Welcome back to another story I wrote with a name that's too, too long! This story was written in 2019, once again, and features some internalized misogyny, confusion of past and present tenses, and far too many disgusting descriptions of a dirty floor. Total word count came in at a little more than 800.
Today I will be reading a satire short story I wrote in 2019 so strap on those futuristic seatbelts and hold onto your nearest cupholder, because we're enjoying a blast from my past. The total word count landed at a little under 500 words or a little under 2 pages, double-spaced.
Welcome to The Author's Dilemma! I'll be your host, Kiersten. Join me on my journey to revisit some of the stories I've worked on in my 10 years of writing. Beginning in the next episode I will read a short story and talk about how I feel about it at this point and talk about how it could be improved upon. Thank you for listening, I'll see you next episode!