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Hello all!
Prose & Cons is going on a little bit of a break for the next few months.
With a lot of new chapters presently starting, a few months of a break will help us keep our sanity as we navigate the transitions. All good things! But the extra time is needed.
We'll be coming back fresh and ready to go! We already have some episodes planned.
Until then, we'll still be monitoring our inbox and comments, so feel free to reach out.
Be back soon!
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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This is it! This is the moment we've been waiting for.
Ally Burnham's novel Swallow is coming out this November: listen as the group gathers to discuss her process, beta reading, historical novel(ing) and more.
(The episode includes light spoilers and the occasional mutiny)
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Deus Ex Machina.
God from the machine.
Writing tool? Or something we should avoid?
Paddy, James, and Phoenix dive into this very topic in this episode of Prose and Cons.
Like with most genres and writing “rules,” it helps to do your research so you can properly be in conversation with the thing you’re trying to talk about or use—you have to learn the rules to break them, and in the case of Deus Ex Machina A T-REX COMES CRASHING THROUGH THE WALL AND ENDS THE PODCAST DESCRIPTION!
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Jimmy was walking to school one day when he tripped over a rock and fell. With a jolt, Jimmy woke up from the dream only to remember that he never walks to school.
What does this passage mean?!?!
Does Jimmy represent the US empire falling only to wake up and realise the empire was all just a dream? An illusion of power?
Could be! But is it what the author intended? Or is it just what you felt while reading? Is it an allegory? Or are we simply applying the story to our lives?
This is exactly what James, Paddy, and Phoenix dissect in this episode of Prose and Cons.
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Between all the writing, it is sometimes easy to forget just how much we love to read. Jump in for a cozy and fascinating conversation between James and Phoenix as they discuss their current reading list--what works, what doesn't, and how about George R.R Martin "cheating" with Fire and Blood and still making it still work?
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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And then, at the end of all things, James, Ally, and Matan . . . WERE DINOSAURS THE WHOLE TIME!
I simply cannot believe it.
That’s just a little taste of what you can expect in this twisty, curvy, blind-siding episode of Prose and Cons, where James, Ally, and Matan talk all things twists:
- What makes them a satisfying flipping of the script vs something that leaves the audience feeling lied to or ripped off?
- What are some things to keep in mind if you’d like to try writing a twist?
- Are James and Matan the ones who are frozen?
You’ll have to listen to find out ; )
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Annnnnnnd we're back!
Tune in to see the 2nd part of the Sanderson festivities--this time centered around Ally Burnham's terrific (and chaotic) Cosmere Universal Tournmanet Arc, in which Matan's partial knowlege of the Cosmere and James's non-knowledge come together to try and decide the winners of these would-be clashes.
Find the results and the final bracket here!https://ibb.co/gMLT7WYn
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Of course we couldn't do a Sanderson episode without making it a SERIES!
This one ended up ballooning, rightfully so, as Ally, Matan and James discuss not only Sanderson's incredible list of works, but also delve into recommended reading lists, Sanderson's supposed position in Fantasy heirarchy and also, interestingly, his "behind the scenes" process.
Stay tuned for Part II to be released in the next few days!
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Wait, wait, wait - there's a DIFFERENCE between plot and story? Yes there is, and it's an important distinction to make! Let Alex, James and Paddy take you through the key differences between these two important, related, yet rather different concepts.
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Death . . . what is it good for?
Lots of things!
Need to fundamentally alter the way your story functions and your characters interact? A character death might be right for you.
In this episode of Prose and Cons, Ally, James and Phoenix analyse various character deaths across a number of stories that got it right. They’ll go into what the authors did well and ultimately why these deaths felt so impactful, and maybe even left us stunned.
BIG SPOILER WARNINGS:
Lord of the Rings
Lion King
Star Wars
Trigun
Full Metal Alchemist
The Stormlight Archive (up to book 4)
Jade City
Game of Thrones
Man of Steel
Under the Dome
The Terror
Harry Potter
(We mention some others in the episode at the beginning but don’t actually end up talking about them).
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Writing is a marathon. Unless you're Alex Eldridge, and then writing is a sprint in which you write 20,000 words in one hit--sorta. Jokes aside, listen to the gang discuss their rising (and sometimes falling) motivation, and how they maintain momentum, specifically across large projects.
Ally, Matan and Alex discuss also go into a few tangents about writing influence and anxiety-inducing imagery.
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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It's ironic that often the hardest part of writing a story is knowing how to start it. And what makes it harder? The start is often the most important part! But fear not! On today's episode, the gang take you through the do's (and don'ts) of starting your tale, and give examples of some of the very best story openers in literature.
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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It’s as they say: one can’t understand the mouse until they peer beyond the hole in the wall.
. . . Maybe they don’t say that, but they should!
In this episode of Prose and Cons, Ally and Matan go deeper into the world of fantasy writing, breaking down what fantasy is and what it seeks to do.
Some highlights:
- Fantasy and what is its purpose.
- Myth and religion and their role in forming fantasy as we know it.
- The difference between fantasy and sci-fi.
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Atticus Finch! Lord Voldemort! Ebeneezer Scrooge! Or maybe... Eeyore?
Listen as Ally, Paddy and Matan try to get to the bottom of what makes a great literary name, followed by 40 arduous minutes of the 1st Annual Precipice Name Ranking--which goes about as well as you'd expect...
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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This week, we explore hit HBO crime drama The Penguin. Its been much lauded - but why is it so good? Join Ally, Paddy and Phoenix this week as they explore the techniques used to create the mesmerising plot, and exceptional protagonist, of The Penguin.
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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It has been three years since we started this thing – three years and 100 episodes!
Join all six of us as we reflect on where we’ve been, what we’ve learned, and our hopes for the future.
Burn out, hits to our motivation, wins, losses, emotions, we get into it all.
Also, Ridley Scott, sorry to hear the movie wasn’t so good, but we’d still be happy to work with you.
Also also, Phoenix had fun bleeping something out in this one for the sake of bleeping something out.
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Today dear audience we're going to do something a little different (GASP!): we're going to read, and analyse, Roald Dahl's short story 'The Wish'. This is a bit of an experiment for us, where we share a story with you and break down our thoughts and feelings about it. And if it goes well, we may even do another, so go ahead and let us know what you think! (Contact details are below). Enjoy x
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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The mic sits in front of me, cold, unplugged, as an obligatory software update tries to keep me pacified with a graphic that clearly doesn’t actually indicate how much progress has been made.
... Maybe this information isn’t so important.
On this episode of Prose and Cons, Matan leads a discussion with Paddy and Phoenix, dissecting the age-old editor's note 'Show don’t tell'.
What are the prose of telling?
What are the cons of showing?
They’ll get into all this and more.
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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The Bear: what a show. What a stressful, anxiety-inducing show. On today's menu, Ally, Alex and Paddy deconstruct the writing of The Bear, how it uses its frantic energy to such strong effect, and how you (yes YOU!) can sprinkle some of that special spice into your own writing.
(Do note - there are slight spoilers for seasons 1, 2 and 3. Nothing major, but if you really don't want to know anything that happens, maybe leave this one until you're all caught up on the show.)
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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You’re sitting there, maybe standing, and you’re thinking about listening to this podcast. You have a choice: press play, and you’ll be swept away, or you can close your podcast app and know a normal life.
The choice is yours.
On this episode of Prose & Cons, Phoenix, Alex, and Paddy bask in some Saturday morning energy and discuss their thoughts around and relationships with text-based games and literature that has adopted a gamified approach.
This isn’t a technique-heavy episode, but feel free to kick back, relax, and enjoy a fun discussion.
Some things talked about in the podcast you might want to check out:
- Doki Doki Literature Club (Free on Steam at the time of upload).
- Road Warden
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Short stories are the brief beloveds of the literary crowd. We here at Precipice love short stories - so why aren't they more popular? And why does (nearly) every great writer still write them? And why should you be writing them? Join Matan, Alex and Paddy in exploring the hidden mysteries of the tiny but mighty short story format.
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Come one! Come all! Join the Zoom call!
Today we dive deeply into the Matan-verse – the lore and backstory of our local English teacher and student.
With James as your guide, you’ll get a good look at what he’s writing, the arc of his life and writing career, and his experience writing in his second language.
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Morally ascending, morally descending; are these star sign terms?
No – we’ll go ahead and answer that really quickly for you.
But they are two archetypal character arcs, among many others, for you to add to your toolbox.
Join Paddy, Matan, and Alex as they talk all about the ups, downs, and little side-to-side motions of characters in stories.
Things to expect:
- The many different ways characters can change and be explored.
- Are character arcs necessary?
- What do character arcs allow us to achieve?
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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(Spoiler warning for No Country for Old Men, from about 25:30 to 43:00.)
This is not a regular episode. This is an arena. A battleground. A place for scores to be settled; for arguments old and deep to come to a head; for James and Paddy's unreconcilable feelings about the film No Country For Old Men to finally be aired.
In this bonus episode, James and Paddy wage war over Cormac Mccarthy adaptations: No Country for Old Men, The Counselor, and whether Blood Meridian could (or even should) ever be made into a film.
Mentioned in this episode: The Joy of Reading Books You Don’t Entirely Understand, by Molly Templeton (https://reactormag.com/the-joy-of-reading-books-you-dont-entirely-understand/).
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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What is the perfect job for a writer? You know - other than being a New York Times bestseller. Is it something like, say, copywriting? Or is it something with no relation to writing at all - say, a Zookeeper? Today, Matan, Alex, Ally and James discuss the complicated relationship between work (the 9-5) and writing (what we really want to be doing). How do we balance it? How do we complement each? How do we avoid burnout? Is "Deep Penetration" the best name for a spy-thriller romance? (Yes it is.)
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What do passing notes while the teacher isn’t looking, drinking a big mug of coffee just before a run, and writing a novel-length work in the second person have in common?
They’re RISKS, baby!
Join Matan, James, and Ally as they talk through the industry and art of risk-taking in the literary world.
Some things to expect:
- Risks in content vs. risks in prose/form.
- Character morality vs. character likeability
- The commercial publishing world vs. the artistic vision of the author.
- Ally organises her bookshelf by colour
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Hello all!
In order to allow us to keep producing this podcast that we love—in a meaningful way—while still attending to our other projects and things, we've decided to switch from a weekly release schedule to a release every other week.
Thank you to everyone who has been listening up until now. We're excited to keep going : )
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Today is a bit of a grab bag of an episode about characters and what makes them interesting to us, interesting enough to write about. James, Paddy and Phoenix go over a number of topics including paleo art, the importance of not overpopulating your worlds with vapid characters, writing characters within the context of their relationships and, of course, the importance of occasionally wearing someone else's pants.
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"If a story is in you, it has to come out." So says William Faulker, and it may well be true. But where does the inspiration for these stories come from? What sparks our creativity and where do we find the impetus to write?
On today's episode, Alex, James, Phoenix and Matan sit down to talk about the origin of inspiration in writing: both from their own experience and with the art of writing more generally, tackling creativity, motivation and the formulation of ideas.
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Today we’ve got some book recommendations for you. Join James and Phoenix as they delve into the writing styles of Dan “the man” Simmons (Phoenix added “the man,” so don’t worry if Dan doesn’t respond to that if you call out to him).
We’ll get into his mastery of genre, the scope of his voice, and the interesting author lineage of influence behind him as we take a good hard look at three of his works:
- Hyperion
- The Terror
- Carrion Comfort
Sit back, relax, and enjoy a little book conversation.
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As two of the resident horror writers of the group, Alex and James get together to discuss all parts of the genre: what makes it tick, how to structure it and how masters of the genre do what they do. And you better believe we reference Stephen King!
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“The Spider hears everything through all its jangling threads.” Sarah dropped her rolled, diluted tobacco ration to the ground and pressed it into the soil with the ball of her foot, as though the ever-watching Omni-Mayor were right there under her shoe.
“That’s no reason to give up hope,” I said, not even believing my own words.
“Who said anything about giving up?”
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If you haven’t guessed from this little flash-dash-micro fiction that Phoenix is very proud of, today we’re talking Dystopian literature, film, and so on.
James leads Matan and Phoenix through all the emotionally charged twists and turns of this heavy genre.
- Why do people enjoy Dystopian literature?
- Why should people write in this genre?
- What makes this genre what it is?
They’ll talk about all this and more on this episode of Prose & Cons.
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Some lovely new discussions are on the horizon as the team has been quite busy off in the writing world. In the time being, Phoenix has selected one of his favourite episodes; if you're in the early drafting stages or the developmental stage of your manuscript, this is definitely worth a listen.
Why can't we just give our character a magic wand and be done with it? Nothing says we can't, but will it be good? Or will it completely ruin the story? In this episode, Ally, Matan, Phoenix, Paddy, and James look at all the ways to rip, tear, break, and shatter a story. We get into all sorts of stuff, such as:
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Shock factor done well vs. done not so well.
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How to create meaning and avoid making things feel meaningless.
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James's tenuous relationship with vomit zombies.
A special shout-out to "Cardinal West" on YouTube for his amazing analysis of Zuko's story from Avatar the Last Airbender.
Patrick Rothfuss, if you're listening, small trigger warning for you on this one. You're great, but a little bit of blood was drawn.
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Some lovely new discussions are on the horizion as the team has been quite busy off in the writing world. In the time being, Phoenix has selected one of his favourite episodes. If you're in the early drafting stages or the developmental stage of your manuscript, this is definitely worth a listen.
Why can't we just give our character a magic wand and be done with it? Nothing says we can't, but will it be good? Or will it completely ruin the story? In this episode, Ally, Matan, Phoenix, Paddy, and James look at all the ways to rip, tear, break, and shatter a story. We get into all sorts of stuff, such as:
- Shock factor done well vs. done not so well.
- How to create meaning and avoid making things feel meaningless.
- James's tenuous relationship with vomit zombies.
A special shout-out to "Cardinal West" on YouTube for his amazing analysis of Zuko's story from Avatar the Last Airbender.
Patrick Rothfuss, if you're listening, small trigger warning for you on this one. You're great, but a little bit of blood was drawn.
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We're back with another Absolute Prose classic episode: Ally's sensational "All Storytelling is Wrestling" ep! WrestleMania 39 was on the horizon, and the producers here at Precipice Fiction Inc. felt it was time to unleash Ally's true form on the world. A writer behind the keyboard, a slayer in the analysis of storytelling tools used in the WWE, Ally leads a willing, yet maybe slightly nervous, team into the unknown world of wrestling in this special extended episode—Ally had a lot to say, Phoenix took notes.
We went over:
- The storytelling structure of a fight.
- How far back does Ally's obsession go? (far ...)
- Is WWE wrestling real? (No it is not, but the storytelling devices are as real as real gets).
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James, Matan and Alex sit down to answer the the question what are their favourite techniques - both to read and to write.
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Hot take time! Get ready for your exclusive guided tour through Ally’s career as a writer, what got her started, what she’s up to, and what’s coming next. For anyone pursuing a career in film or finding an identity as a multi-media writer, you’re sure to find some excellent nuggets in this one.
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Have you ever read a book that completely rocked the axis on which you read and consider literature? Well, here's four of them! Today, Alex, Paddy, James and Matan recount four books that have changed them as readers and writers. Please be aware there are significant spoilers for the following books:
Never Let Me Go - Kasuo Ishagura
The Girl With All The Gifts - M. R. Carey
Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
Wolf Hall (the trilogy) - Hilary Mantel
So if you haven't read these books, do yourself a favour and go out and read them before listening to this episode.
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Counterintuitive as it may seem, sometimes our protagonists need to fall flat on their face and fail. After all, what's an epic journey without setbacks? In today's episode, Matan, Ally and James examine character failure and why it's often so necessary for an effective story. Join us as we explore the why's and how's of failures, what makes a story's failure effective (and what can make it ineffective), and round it all out with the mighty Game of Fails!
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Follow the white rabbit.
To where is it hippity hoppiting?
Through the mono-myth we go,
Where all threads are spun.
Sorry, I don’t know what came over me just then. Anyway, welcome to Prose & Cons! On today’s episode, Paddy takes James, Alex, and Ally through the Hero’s Journey (name used in a gender-neutral context), the map over which it’s said that all stories are written.
Whether you’re entirely unfamiliar with it or have heard of it but don’t know the exact breakdown, they’ve got you covered, going through, step by step, and looking at how it applies to some popular titles such as Star Wars, Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, and, primarily, The Matrix.
Some highlights:
- A strong recommendation to watch Hazbin Hotel.
- Paddy’s impressive Keanu Reeves impression.
- An introduction to the Heroin’s Journey
If you have any questions, or maybe have interest in hearing a breakdown of the 17-point hero’s journey, let us know by following the link below.
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Part two of our vaunted Mailbag episode!
This part definitely occurred on a different day and we're certainly not all delerious from three hours of podcasting. So enjoy this entirely hinged and sane second part of our mailbag episode!
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And like Christmas, it's finally here! The long-awaited Precipice Listener Questions episode, where we huddle around the ol' Precipice mailbag and draw out your letters, answering questions on writing, editing, publishing, collaboration and more. We had so many that we've decided to make this a two-parter, so stay tuned for Mail Time pt. 2!
Got a question you'd like to send us? Shoot it through via the contact link below, and let us know if you'd be ok with us reading it out on the next mailbag ep! (Be sure to let us know if you're ok with us using your real name, or give us a fun pseudonym to use instead.)
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Netflix's live-action reimagining of the beloved series Avatar: The Last Airbender is fresh out of the stables, which leads us to the question: how well does the new version hold up? Today we examine this adaptation of a classic series: narrative, character, translation of setting, the nature and purpose of action scenes - nothing will go unexamined!
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And then James said, “I think that’s it.” And we all said our goodbyes.
But for this to make sense, let’s go back a bit, back to the beginning.
In this episode of Prose and Cons, James, Alex, and Phoenix talk about non-linear storytelling—stories where the end is the beginning or sometimes there are new beginnings that come in the middle.
They'll talk through numerous examples as well as touch on some traps to watch out for if you yourself are planning on telling a story this way.
If you want to look into some of the books and things talk about, they are as follows:
- Baccano! (I—Phoenix—spelled it very incorrectly during the episode) directed by Takahiro Omori and based on the light novel series by Ryohgo Narita
- The Terror by Dan Simmons
- Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle
- Swordfish directed by Dominic Sena
- Every Dead Thing by John Connolly
- Traced by Catherine Jinks
- Hyperion by Dan (the man) Simmons
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This marks the 6th and final episode of our Absolute Prose run. This final highlight selection was made by – last but not least – Phoenix. Imposter syndrome is something that has plagued more or less everybody at some point in their lives in some form or another. If you've not felt it, that's fantastic – keep doing what you're doing. If you have felt it, you are far from alone. This is one of the things that a writing group, or community in general, can help a lot with.
Kick back and enjoy our little sharing circle. After all, sometimes we feel like pro(se), and sometimes we really do feel like cons.
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The Precipice crew -- and nearly a full house too -- get back to basics, talking about the specifics of how we use language to convey meaning in our work. I'm talking all the hits: metaphor, simile, alliteration, personification. How can you make the most of the basic building blocks of text to the greatest effect in your work? Stick around and you'll find out.
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Here's we revisit an old episode where we take a look at some classics of writing advice and really break them down. If you're new to writing and just getting back some advice for the first time, it's a great place to start. Enjoy!
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Three authors walk into a podcast... BA DOOM TING!
That's right today we're talking about comedy and where to find it's beats. What makes something funny? Is it the straight man and the wildcard? Is it finding humour in the mundane? Is it simple contrast?
...Yes!
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Today's classic episode is our deep dive into all things VILLANOUS! A great villain is a wonderful thing, and some of the most classic, memorable characters in fiction have been baddies. But what makes a villain tick? What makes a villain effective as a character? And why did Alex think he could nominate a hotel as one of his picks in the Great Precipice Villain Draft? The answer is he can't; nominating a hotel is cheating.
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
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Ever written a story that feels flat? Or maybe doesn't quite feel like it's going anywhere? Ever struggled with a story's end or big climax? Today on the pod we have a pair of excellent techniques to help you build tension, work towards the climax, and keep your story moving in an exciting direction.
Special thanks to Chuck Palahniuk for the inspiration for this episode. Check out his blog at https://chuckpalahniuk.substack.com/
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
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The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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This is a rerun of Ally Burnham's fascinating look into what makes the creative mind tick and how to give it a bit of a kickstart if you're feeling stuck. This was a popular episode among the Precipice crew so if you haven't heard it, it's worth a listen!
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
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The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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One of the very best ways to improve your own writing is to read the classics - those works of literature that, despite being written decades (or even hundreds of years) ago are still read, resonant, and selling copies in the 21st century.
In this episode of Prose and Cons, we give you our personal favourite classic works: books that have both stood the test of time and taught us to write better.
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
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The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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For those of you who haven't been listening for long, this is a rerun of one of our classic episodes. Ally's pick for a rerun is our House of the Dragon episode. Here we take a look at the first episode of the HBO adaption of George R. R. Martin's Fire and Blood. Some of us know a lot about it and are keen to share that knowledge, some of us are just along for the ride. If you've never heard us before, this is a good place to start and if you have, here's a little time capsule back six months. Enjoy!
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The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Hey all you Potter Heads and Naruto fans. Hi to the Trekkies and Star Wars . . . the people who love Star Wars. Today we’re diving deep into the dense, dense jungle of Fan Fiction.
Ally, Phoenix, and Matan explore the beauties and pitfalls of this widely enjoyed and audience-specific practice, touching on things like:
- Writing to tropes vs. writing to genre.
- Leaning on cameos and nostalgia.
- The shared problems between Fan Fiction and mass production of sequels.
- What IF Naruto was hyper-intelligent?
Special shout to Like Stories of Old on YouTube and their video essay “The Marvelization of Cinema.” It's an excellent place to continue this conversation if you would like.
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The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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As everyone here at Prose and Cons is busily bustling around Santa's workshop style—picture Paddy running with some ribbon, James checking off some comically long list, and Matan doing something with one of those old wooden mallets that seem to be staples of elf workshops—we will be skipping our regularly programmed episode for this week in favor of doing our busy things.
We will, however, be back at you with a new episode next week.
Happy Holidays!
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
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The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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For those of you who have been listening for a bit, you may have heard this one already, but for those of you who are new, this episode is a great place to start.
Yes, this is a rerun. We’re going to be investing some time in the expansion and improvement of Prose and Cons as well as Precipice Fiction as a whole. In order to give ourselves more space to do this, we’ll have a new release schedule.
For the next few months, we’ll be alternating between new episodes and a specially chosen episode that we feel would be a great place for someone to start in order to get the most out of this show and the collection of information we have here.
After a few months, we’ll be back to our regular, weekly release schedule.
With all that said, kick back and enjoy this amazing interview with horror extraordinaire, Kealan Patrick Burke.
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The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Could the book be better than the movie? Paddy, Alex, Matan and Phoenix discuss the value and issues inherent in adapting an IP from one source to another. We go deep on classics like Bladerunner, the Shining, Annihilation and Apocalypse Now and compare them to their literary progenitors.
- Should a movie adaptation be completely faithful?
- What is entailed in keeping the "spirit" of a work?
- Our most loved and love-to-hate adaptions.
-Plus: birdseed and what constitutes too much
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The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Hail and well met my good traveler! I must say I am pleased to see that the dragon of Ar’kanék has not bested you and that you were able to come and hear my tale.
Dear traveler, sit and enjoy as I tell you the story of four young, handsome magi who talked about High Fantasy for a bit over an hour.
That’s right! In this episode of Prose and Cons, Paddy leads Phoenix, Matan, and Alex through the realms of High Fantasy. They delve deep into genre staples, what may or may not be High Fantasy, and some suspicious activity between Tolkien and a fantasy writer who came before him (Matan and Phoenix will never be the same).
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Today Phoenix, Paddy and Alex delve down into the fascinating rabbit hole of the ludo-narrative! That's right, we're talking videogames and how they relate to storytelling. We're looking at our favourite games and how they use the medium in interesting ways to tell fascinating stories through the interplay of gameplay mechanics and narrative intrigue.
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Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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It's just Alex and Paddy today, going deep on bicameral minds, Jordan Peele, what horror and comedy have in common, paving the road to hell with adverbs, and Alex's new short horror story: Eggboy.
(This one's a bonus episode; if you're after a more - ahem - structured podcast experience, maybe check out one of our more recent episodes instead.)
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
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The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Show don’t tell—how many times have you heard that one?
Chances are we’ve all received this note at one point or another in our writing journies, but what exactly does it mean? Also, what about telling? When should we tell rather than show?
This week on Prose and Cons, Paddy, Phoenix, and Alex dig into this writing note of notes and delve into the inverse as well—when to tell instead of show.
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The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Alex sits down with established and prolific Australian writer Catherine Jinks and discusses all things writing: how she got started in her career, what the traditional book market looks like today, writing grants and all the opportunities and options writers have today that weren't necessarily available when she started.
You can find Catherine on YouTube at Storybook Cottage Writer
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The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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One month, 50,000 words, and half a million people worldwide - NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is one of the very best ways to jumpstart your writing project. But 50,000 words can be a mighty steep hill... and in just one month!? Well fear not! Ally, Alex, Phoenix and James are here to take you through their NaNoWriMo tips, tricks, experiences and pitfalls to get you (yes, YOU) NaNoWriMo-ready.
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Welcome all! Step up if you dare, to a very spOoooOOky episode of Prose and Cons. Follow Phoenix, Paddy, and Alex through the deep woods, the darkness of homes left to themselves, and some off-putting reddit recipe reviews.
In this Halloween Spooktacular, the three bring to the table the stories that have well and truly spooked them, and talk a little about why this might have been and what can make writing so spooOOoOooky.
You’ll note that the Stephen King counter gained a healthy sum this episode.
If you feel like taking a look into the spooky stories talked about, here’s a bit of a reading/watching list for you:
“The Picture in the House” by H.P. Lovecraft
“The Interface Series” by Mother Horse Eyes (name unknown) - https://reddit.com/r/9M9H9E9/w/narrative
“The Color out of Space” by H.P. Lovecraft
“Paranormal Activity” directed by Oren Peli
“Dracula” by Bram Stoker
“1408” by Stephen King
Happy Halloween!
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What do Titanic, Princess Mononoke and The Matrix have in common? They're all great examples of "thematic conflict". But what is thematic conflict? Why is it so important? And how can we use this oft-overlooked, but very powerful, concept in our own writing?
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Today Phoenix, Ally and Paddy get together to discuss the big cyborg elephant in the room: AI. What does it mean for the future of writers and editors? What is Amazon doing to combat the flood of AI generated stories in the marketplace? Are writer's being replaced by AI? All this and more.
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The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Head hopping, third-person dissonance, jarring changes in perspective? Join Phoenix, Alex, and James as they narrate the world of … well … narration. Third person, third-person tight, even second person, what are the ins and outs, the dos and don’ts, the … pros(e) and cons (heh) of each? It’s a massive umbrella topic, but fundamental to almost all, if not all, narrative works. Rather than unconsciously betraying your writing with a small slip-up, learn the rules so you can bend and break them to work for you.
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The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Witch of Words, Doula of Dialogue, Alchemist of Artistic Expression: Shelley Robinson helps authors find their creativity and overcome their emotional hurdles. Join us as we interview this great sage, discussing conquering self-doubt, the crippling "fear of exposure", and how to find (and own) your superpower as a writer. If you've ever struggled with the expression of your art, this is an episode you won't want to miss.
Find Shelley Robinson at:
- https://shelleyannrobinson.wordpress.com/
- https://linktr.ee/shelleyrobinson
Check out Shelley's podcast, Novel Sentence: for writers trying not to lose the plot.
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In this episode, Paddy, Alex and Matan discuss the merits of writing groups, why you need them, what the etiquette is and what to do if you find yourself stuck in a dud one!
Having started from a purely feedback based writers group, our guests today all have plenty of experience with the good, the bad and the weird of writing groups.
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H.P. Lovecraft has, in recent decades, become a large part of the modern zeitgeist. From references across a multitude of popular media to tabletop roleplaying games, most are well and truly familiar with the famous tentacles that we’ve come to associate with the work. But what is Cosmic Horror as a whole? Who are the other players? What are the elements that make up a truly unsettling piece of this particular style of fiction? After all, H.P. himself didn’t actually write about tentacles all that much, yet it seems to be what most focus on.
Is it because we find them to be a good representation? Or maybe it’s because we’re afraid to shift our eyes, move our gaze to the gaping expanse beyond the tentacles and accept the sense of standing to our full hight when measured against the untold altitudes of the unknown that swims beyond the wilfully adopted restrictions of our periphery.
… woah. Blacked out for a minute there. Anyway! We hope you enjoy.
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If you want to check out the video essay mentioned by Paddy, that's Fear of Depths by Jacob Geller. You can find it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MOKTU9tCbw&ab_channel=JacobGeller
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Imposter syndrome: the feeling that, no matter how good you seem to be, deep down you know you're a fake. And worse - that sooner or later, people are going to find out.
It's all too common, and even moreso in the world of writing, where taste is subjective and there's no simple measure of success.
So how do we deal with it? And just how common is it? And can we help others struggling with seeing the worth in their writing? Join Matan, Phoenix, James and Paddy for a personal look into this difficult condition.
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
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Yeah, look, we’re not going to beat around the bush, The Book of Boba Fett was not great. But, as they say, another person’s failed attempt at representing a well-known IP is another writer’s treasure.
In all seriousness, though, it not always obvious in the moment when a bit of writing isn’t working. Yes, in this episode we do poke fun at The Book of Boba Fett, but as writers, we get it – this happens. Let’s see what we can learn from this.
We’ll talk:
- The benefits of character flaws.
- Good vs. poorly done flashbacks.
- When to introduce your antagonist (hint: not at the end).
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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But what about when the narrator isn't giving the full story? When about when you can't trust them at all? And where's the line between unreliable narrator and ineffectual storyteller?
In this episode, we break down everything you could ever want to know about writing unreliable narrators - from different types, to best examples, to pitfalls to avoid.
(Note, dear listener, that this ep contains spoilers for several books and films, but telling you which would reveal that they unreliable narrators... It's a Gordian knot that's beyond our abilities to sever, so potential spoiler warning for things made before 2011.)
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 0 TODAY, 54 OVERALL
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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We've got a MONSTER of an episode for you today ... I'm truly sorry about that. But it's true! Matan, Paddy, James and Alex discuss monsters in all their incarnations and ask some questions:
- How do you write about something that is 'indescribably horrific'?
- The different frames in which to place your monster: horrific, challenging or redemptive.
- What even is a monster anyway?
Answers to these and much MUCH more, constant listener. Get ready for an oversized creature feature of an ep from Precipice Fiction
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 4 TODAY, 52 OVERALL
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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In this episode, Paddy, Alex, Matan and James go deep (literally in Paddy's case) on monsters, both real and unreal, tangible and intangible We ask the BIG questions like:
- What do monsters actually add to your story?
- How can you use them to the greatest effect?
- How do you describe the indescribable horror of a creature that cannot be witnessed directly?
Don't worry, constant listener, Prose and Cons has got you covered!
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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The episode so nice we did it twice! Sorta. As James and Paddy couldn't make our Barbenheimer episode extravaganza, we're releasing their own micro-episode just on Christopher Nolan's new film Oppenheimer.
James and Paddy don't always see eye-to-eye on movies (and by "don't always" we mean "never"), so tune in for a particularly varied discussion on the film and the history that inspired it.
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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What is Lord of the Rings without Middle Earth? What is Star Trek without the Final Frontier? To some settings, the right setting can be absolutely crucial; and to others, next to irrelevant. So when does it matter? And why? In this episode, we explore setting in depth, asking questions like:
- Why is setting important at all?
- Does setting always matter?
- Is a setting ruined by leaning into popular tropes?
- Where actually is Hogwarts?
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Who could imagine something so explosive, something that could impact the world so much, such as . . . Barbenheimer! That’s right. This week on Prose and Cons, Phoenix (who was very sleepy for this one), Ally, Alex, and Matan explore Barbie, Oppenheimer, and the many spaces of grey and pink in between.
Some things we’ll touch on:
- Barbie and the feminist discourse.
- Oppenheimer—A cinephile’s dream.
- The THIRD Nolan brother.
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 0 TODAY, 48
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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On this special, extended episode of Prose and Cons, Phoenix talks with C.M. Kosemen, the author of All Tomorrows and co-author of All Yesterdays (as well as an all-around impressive artist). From evolutionary biology to Paleoart, the two explore the intimate relationship between art and science.
- What is Paleoart and how does it work?
- The various ways science can inform our literature and, subsequently, our art in general.
- A special reading from the latest revision of ‘All Tomorrows’.
- What does the snake people's music sound (or feel) like?
- Learn a nifty little technique to cool down your computer.
Some timestamps for if you’d like to jump around:
- 18:15 Interview questions begin.
- 55:03 Reading from latest revision of “All Tomorrows”
You can listen to ‘All Tomorrows’ for free here:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imNtSPM3-r4&t=1464s&ab_channel=AltShiftX
Find more of C.M. Kosemen’s work at the following:
- https://www.youtube.com/@cmkosemen on YouTube
- https://www.patreon.com/cmkosemen on Patreon
- http://www.cmkosemen.com/ personal website
Special callout to the beautiful work of Joanna Kobierska (images seen in the YouTube recording of the interview).
- @JoannaKobierska on Twitter
- https://joanna_kobierska.artstation.com/ on Artstation.
If you’d like to hear a close approximation to the Snake people's music for yourself, look up: ‘Nikr iz longa’
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 0 TODAY, 48
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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From sweet childhood memories to the mildly traumatic literary moments, in this episode of Prose and Cons, Alex, Ally, and Phoenix explore yesteryear and all those glorious, early literary influences, trying to see if there’s some kind of throughline to discover.
Some themes in this one:
- How we got interested in reading.
- Some deep lore on Phoenix.
- Whether you read a lot as a kid or hardly read at all, all are welcome in this beautiful literary world.
- Warning: Highly relatable if you’re Australian
Also, Brandon Sanderson, we love and appreciate you very much. If any of our words sound harsh it’s just because we’re deeply impressed (I cannot stress enough how unironic this statement is).
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 0 TODAY, 48 OVERALL
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Hello Listeners! Today we managed to snag ourselves another delightful interviewee. Our very own Matan Elul grabbed none other than Galatea Sensation Herself, Sapir Englard, for a talk about publishing, sexual tension and life as a writer in the 21st century.
Sapir A. Englard is the author of the massive digital hit, THE MILLENNIUM WOLVES, published in 2019 on the Galatea app and which has amassed more than 125 million reads. Sapir’s success has been written about in the Boston Globe, Forbes, Tech Crunch, and more. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Sapir is a full-time writer and musician.
Also, sorry for the late upload this week; a few storms came together to form a not-so-tragic, mildly-inconvenient perfect storm.
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 0 TODAY, 48 OVERALL
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Break time!
Put down the tome you’ve been reading to research global wind patterns and take a break—there’s plenty of space around this proverbial water cooler here. This week, Paddy, Alex, and James reflect on some of the benefits that taking a break has had on their work.
- Sometimes plot develops when you’re going for a jog.
- Why not step away and … trade stocks instead?
- Ideas for when a break might be beneficial or, on the other hand, when it might be good to push through.
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 0 TODAY, 48 OVERALL
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Even great writers don't always nail dialogue - so how can we improve? Join Paddy, Phoenix, and Matan, as they explore this super-important topic, breaking down, what makes good dialogue, what makes bad dialogue, and their own tips and tricks for making the most out of every spoken word.
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 1 TODAY, 48 OVERALL
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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What do “Mom” (from Cowboy Bebop), the Overlook Hotel, and Lucifer (yes, from the Bible) have in common? Well, they’re dueling it out of course! This week on Pros and Cons, Matan, Alex, Phoenix, and Paddy dive deep into villains and their roles in literature, finishing things off with the first-ever Precipice Villain Draft! Which team will win? You, the listener, must decide.
We get into:
- Villains as a force of nature vs villains due to trauma.
- Who’s the real meta villain?
- How we write villains and more.
Also! Once again! The STEPHEN KING counter has caught up to the episode number. I (Phoenix) am personally on the edge of my seat.
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 2 TODAY, 47 OVERALL
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Join us this week for a special look under the hood of Phoenix, James, and Paddy's individual writing practices, discussing things like:
- How we balance writing around the rest of our lives (and anybody actually finds the time to write);
- Challenges we're experiencing - and tips we can provide - from our current projects;
- How we approach our writing, from planning to prose; and
- How to use using Tinder to maximise the editing process (you read that right).
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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We have a book. We have a podcast where we talk about writing. We thinking about writing quite a lot. But why do we do it? Today, James, Paddy, and Alex go on an inward journey, looking at their own inspirations and goals with this thing we all do. Pt 2, with Ally, Matan, and Phoenix will be coming sometime in the future.
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What made them start writing?
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How uninspired learning can sometimes turn someone away from wanting to learn something.
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Savouring those beautiful, cheeky moments when you feel what you’ve written is, as James says it, “deadly”.
Also! Special news for today. This is the 45th episode and the Stephen King counter has reached 45—woo!
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 1 TODAY, 45 OVERALL
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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You got your book in my movie!
Well, you got your MOVIE in my BOOK!
Join the prose and cons team as they dive into perspective, voice, and some beautiful internal dialogue about wood floors as they look at the differences between writing for film vs. writing a book.
- What tools can be shared between film and books?
- Leaning into the innate strengths of your chosen medium.
- Everyone should play Dredge
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 0 TODAY, 44 OVERALL
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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We're back again with another genre deep dive, and this time, James, Ally, and Matan dive deep into the mysteries of mystery. From the crime procedural drama to the "cozy" mystery, from red herrings to the dark night of soul, the gang break down the conventions and structures of this most mysterious of genres.
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
- Website: https://www.precipicefiction.com
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I need coloured rectangles STAT! It's time to go deep into some novel talk. Join Paddy, Ally, James, and Matan as they talk about their novels, their years of work, and what they wish they had known back when they started. We'll get into things like:
- How long a scene feels versus how long the scene actually is.
- The John Wick Assassin Economy
- Being allowed to tell (it doesn't have to all be "show").
- How much does bread cost in YOUR world?
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 0 TODAY, 43 OVERALL
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
- Website: https://www.precipicefiction.com
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James, Paddy and Phoenix go into what makes a character memorable, realistic and ultimately loved. Among other things we discuss:
- using the Lord of the Rings to break down character complexity
- Complexity of motive
- Making characters fit to purpose rather than necessarily “realistic”
- Using paradox and contradiction to create depth
- Why just stacking character traits doesn’t make a realistic character
- Redeemable moments
- Building complexity in layers
- Giving grounding details and texture
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 1 TODAY, 43 OVERALL
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
- Website: https://www.precipicefiction.com
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrecipiceFiction
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Hey! You there! Yeah, you—the writer. We see you. Come join our group therapy session. We'll discuss project resets, changes in vision, and all those yummy, difficult decisions that we often find ourselves having to make as we continue to add ability points into this mutually-chosen talent tree o—writer.
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Which one of us is currently rewriting an entire novel—changing it from third to first person? (Yes you read right).
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Even the writers of Disney aren't immune from needing to crumple up the digital paper and start, more or less, afresh.
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 1 TODAY, 43 OVERALL
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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This week we dive into the black, seamy void that is grimdark! The gang talks about what the genre is and is not, it's history as a reaction and it's cultural resonance. Is grimdark a pejorative term, or is the genre a useful and incisive tool for social commentary? All this and more.
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 1 TODAY, 42 OVERALL
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
- Website: https://www.precipicefiction.com
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Why can't I just give my character a magic wand and be done with it? Nothing says you can't, but will it be good? Or will it completely ruin the story? In this episode, Ally, Matan, Phoenix, Paddy, and James look at all the ways to rip, tear, break, and shatter a story. We get into all sorts of stuff, such as:
- Shock factor done well vs. done not so well.
- How to create meaning and avoid making things feel meaningless.
- James's tenuous relationship with vomit zombies.
A special shout-out to "Cardinal West" on YouTube for his amazing analysis of Zuko's story from Avatar the Last Airbender.
Patrick Rothfuss, if you're listening, small trigger warning for you on this one. You're great, but a little bit of blood was drawn.
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 1 TODAY, 41 OVERALL
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Does editing count as real writing? We all have those days where we fill up a blank page with 2000 words of new material and that feels bloody great. But what about editing, sculpting those words so they're good and they flow? The gang talks about it today as well as
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The Differing editing styles: layering vs sculpting
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Different editing passes
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Why Mark Twain was a very sneaky man regarding his editors
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Why it can sometimes be best to finish a work before starting to edit it
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and why Matan will be greeted in limbo when he dies by the unbaptised children of his deleted manuscripts.
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 5 TODAY, 40 OVERALL
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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In a special episode, Alex sits down with Bram Stoker Award winner Kealan Patrick Burke for a little chat about all things ghostly and ghoulish including
- Winning the Bram and the Horror Writer’s association
- Why there's no dichotomy between self-publishing versus trad
- The value of novellas
- Getting your book made into a movie
- Selling yourself to agents
and much more. Enjoy!
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Are you ready to RUMMBBLLLEEE!
With WrestleMania 39 on the horizon, the producers here at Precipice Fiction Inc. felt it was time to unleash Ally's true form on the world. A writer behind the keyboard, a slayer in the analysis of storytelling tools used in the WWE, Ally leads a willing, yet maybe slightly nervous, team into the unknown world of wrestling in this special extended episode—Ally had a lot to say, Phoenix took notes.
We'll go over:
- The storytelling structure of a fight.
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How far back does Ally's obsession go? (far ...)
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Is WWE wrestling real? (No it is not, but the storytelling devices are as real as real gets).
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 0 TODAY, 32 OVERALL
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Well isn't that just CLICHE?! Well ... is it?
Join us in today's discussion, where Paddy, James, and Alex explore the gray area and fine lines between archetypes, cliches, and stereotypes. Were Gandalf and Obi Wan trendsetters? Or do they fall into the bucket of old, wise men?
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How can we use cliches as a tool and avoid them as a trap?
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Can Alex do a Russian accent? (the answer is yes.)
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Is it Robert Green or Richard Green? (It's neither. Robert Harris, we apologise for getting your name wrong a few times—we love your work.)
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 1 TODAY, 32 OVERALL
This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Fresh from not one but TWO shortlistings for the Aurealis Competition, this week we’re getting into the weeds about writing competitions exploring the following topics:
-Are they worth it?
-Can you use old work?
-What sort of research do you need to do?
-How do you maintain your confidence in the face of rejection?
-A checklist of what judges are looking for
-How do you avoid predatory competitions?
Let the Precipice team give you their experience of competitions with a list of do’s a don’t’s.
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Get your ears ready for some mild ASMR. That's right! This week we're diving into all things munchy, crunchy, and delectable—it's time to talk about food in literature! What are the different ways you can utilize food to expand your writing palette (food pun intended)? Do you have to love food to write about it well? Join the conversation, and the fun and games, as we go! Get ready for:
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The birth of "Spirit Cast"—our Spirited Away themed podcast within a podcast
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The revealing of "the forbidden meat"
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Tips on how to write about food when you yourself hate cooking
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Voldemort cooking impressions
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Denethor being an animal
and plenty more!
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 0 TODAY, 31 OVERALL
This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
- Website: https://www.precipicefiction.com
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrecipiceFiction
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This week we're getting into it and sniffing around where characters come from. From our own twisted psyches? From people we know? What are the parameters you need to get right to create good characters? Should they be plot-agnostic or have baked in conflicts? We do our best to answer these, plus:
- Harry Potter spoilers
- character archetypes
- wild card characters who willfully insert themselves into our stories WITHOUT CONSENT
- bipolar Gandalf
and plenty more!
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 1 TODAY, 31 OVERALL
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
- Website: https://www.precipicefiction.com
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrecipiceFiction
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Does every story have a message? Does every story NEED a message? Is a story better off if it's making a point, or are some stories better off pointless? This week, we explore messages in stories, from didactic parables to pure, simple entertainment.
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 0 TODAY, 30 OVERALL
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
- Website: https://www.precipicefiction.com
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrecipiceFiction
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SPOILER ALERT FOR THE FIRST 5 EPISODES OF 'THE LAST OF US' The Precipice gang go off on a critique tangent today, comparing ‘The Last of Us’ in both its TV and video game iterations. There’s a lot of talk about zombies, storytelling devices and the validity of changing up a story’s medium. Is the new series an artistic triumph or a hacky cash-grab? We dig in to find out.
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Writing is fun, creative and expressive, but keeping up a regular practice can sometimes be a grind. In this epsiode, we give our tricks and insights into staying motived, balancing work and life, our different approaches to being productive, and explore the fascinating 'Pomodoro technique'.
If you've ever struggled with regular writing, or are just looking to maximise your daily word count, this is the episode for you.
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 0 THIS EPISODE, 30 OVERALL
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
- Website: https://www.precipicefiction.com
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Note: Apologies for the re-upload on this one, there was an issue with the original that was creating gaps in the audio. We will be back to our regular scheduled programming next week!
Today we talk about books that we did not finish... but not because we didn't like them!
Today's episode features:
- DNFing perfectly serviceable books for treatises on latrines in the Middle Ages
- excessive feast scenes in the Redwall series
- icecream eating ninjas
- nasty POV switchouts
- the majesty of two-headed lizards and dustbowl traipsing turtles
and our complete inability to end a show with a modicum of structure ;)
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 2 THIS EPISODE, 30 TOTAL
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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This week on prose and Cons, the gang explore the world of books adapted into films. From the best film adaptations to the very worst, we investigate what makes a great adaptation, what makes a book adaptable, and the books we would most love to see adapted.
(Also, James, you are objectively wrong and No Country for Old Men was a great film.)
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 2 TODAY, 28 TOTAL.
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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In this episode, Alex discusses the value of using TikTok's organic reach to sell books, including:
- Why TikTok is more than 12 year olds doing silly dances
- The openness and viability of BookTok as a community for authors
- How NOT to use TikTok
- What to make for your first video
STEPHEN KING COUNTER: 0 TODAY. 26 TOTAL.
https://www.tiktok.com/@areldridgeauthor
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
- Website: https://www.precipicefiction.com
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Today we go IN on the correlation between reading and writing: James, Paddy and Alex and discuss their most recent written work and how it is related to what they're reading right now. Along the way they discuss:
- Unorthodox formatting choices
- Hilary Mantel
- Cherrypicking the good from the lousy
- Biochemistry
- More Hilary Mantel
- Avoiding being distracted by awesome irrelevance
- Reading versus audiobooking
and much more. Join us, intrepid listener, as we venture into the deep of associative reading.
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 2 TODAY. 26 TOTAL.
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
- Website: https://www.precipicefiction.com
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrecipiceFiction
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Once again it's time to delve deep into genre, and this time we're plunging into the bizarre worlds of 'soft science fiction.' What is 'soft' science fiction? How does it differ from 'hard'? Why are there fierce internet battles over how 'soft' is defined? And are Jedi just wizards with space magic? All will be revealed in this all-informative episode of Prose & Cons.
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 0 TODAY, 24 TOTAL.
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
- Website: https://www.precipicefiction.com
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrecipiceFiction
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How do you tackle a well-written character flaw? In this episode we test out Ally’s awesome character personality slider tool, fable arcs, sound out our pet peeve character flaws, discuss research/sensitivity and play a rate-your-character-flaws game!
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 0 TODAY, 24 TOTAL.
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
- Website: https://www.precipicefiction.com
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrecipiceFiction
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/precipicefiction/
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*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
- Website: https://www.precipicefiction.com
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrecipiceFiction
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Join Paddy and Alex for a special one-on-one conversation as they drill down into the whys and hows of their individual careers, both their commercial and creative sides. They talk sustaining a living in self-publishing, choosing the genre and format of their next work, accepting that they 'can't all be zingers', and how to make the Dunning-Kruger effect work for your career. Also, find out which writing lessons they are stealing from Stephen King this week.
STEPHEN KING REFERENCE COUNTER: 4 TODAY, 24 TOTAL.
• Alex's Tik Tok channel: https://www.tiktok.com/@areldridgeauthor?lang=en
• 'Golden Hour' by Alex (A. R. Eldridge): https://mybook.to/GoldenHour
• 'Pride', by the Knifepoint Horror podcast: https://knifepointhorror.libsyn.com/pride
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
- Website: https://www.precipicefiction.com
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The gang spend this episode talking about writer's block in all its forms: from the micro of trying to write more than 500 words in a day, to the big picture, middle-of-the-night scaries of self-doubt, Alex, Ally, James and Paddy reveal their secrets to dealing with this dreaded authorial bugbear. (NOTE: The book Alex tries and fails to find in this ep is Daily Rituals by Mason Curry.)
Choice quote: "Make more word spaghetti, baby writer!"
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Have you ever heard the phrase "show, don't tell"? It's one of many critiques that writers will hear over the course of their early career (and possibly beyond) - but what does it mean? And does it always apply? We go over some of the most common, and some not-so-common, critiques and advice that you can receive as a writer, and try to revive an ongoing mountain lion joke with limited to middling success.
*This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection* - Available now in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
- Website: https://www.precipicefiction.com
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With our genre-spanning anthology releasing in two days, we discuss our favourite genres, why we love them so, what we DON'T love about them, and why behind every mystery, at the end of every road, and at the heart of every romance, there is a mountain lion.
**This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.**
Ally let's you know how you can purchase The New Mythic
===**The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection===
Pre-order it before December 1st, or get it now in ebook or paperback!
https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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This week on Prose & Cons, we continue our deep dive into getting our publication up and running: the genesis of some of the stories, the advantage of multiple editors and why everyone loves Hilary Mantel (RIP).
**This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
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This week on Prose & Cons, we dive into the nitty (and the gritty) of getting our publication up and running: where we're at, how we're doing it and some tips for all you self-publishers out there.
**This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy.
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**It's season 2! Precipice Fiction is back, and our long-awaited anthology is nearly complete - so what better subject to discuss than "when is a story done?" Hear what the gang has to say in our triumphant return episode.
This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy. www.precipicefiction.com**
Announcing the end of our first season! Thank you so much to all our listeners. We won't be gone for long - we'll see you again for Season 2 in November 2022!
**This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy. www.precipicefiction.com**
This episode, we do a deep dive into the genre of horror, with James leading the discussion. We talk about the importance of the Warning, how to effectively seed narrative tension while keeping your characters from running for the hills, how to engender ambiguity into story to give it resonance and make surprisingly few Stephen King references.
**This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy. www.precipicefiction.com**
This episode, we do a deep dive into the genre of horror, with James leading the discussion. We talk about the importance of the Warning, how to effectively seed narrative tension while keeping your characters from running for the hills, how to engender ambiguity into story to give it resonance and make surprisingly few Stephen King references.
**This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy. www.precipicefiction.com**
Today Ally, James, Matan, Paddy and Phoenix discuss getting writing feedback! We talk about the value of consuming bad content, using non-writer feedback as a helpful tool, when to ask for feedback, the relationship between plotting and feedback and absolute the worst feedback ever!
**This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy. www.precipicefiction.com**
**We all know what 'planning' a story is - but what is 'pantsing'? Why does Alex do it? Why doesn't Ally? Are we wearing pants while we're recording this? Find the answers to all but the latter in this week's episode, all about how we approach - or don't approach - planning our stories.
Need something edited? Check out Phoenix's editing gig here: https://www.fiverr.com/share/Z6xx7a**
**This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy. www.precipicefiction.com**
This episode the gang discuss action sequences, including sex scenes gasp! We discuss what the primary purpose of action is, different ways to get the effect across (be it abstract or specific and try not to make too many sex puns.
Precipice Fiction is a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig & James Healy. www.precipicefiction.com
The TV show! The book! The Prose & Cons Podcast discussion! Yes, it's all happening here this week on Prose & Cons - we've watched House of Dragon, and now we dissect House of the Dragon. Join us for our roundtable discussion on the HBO's adaptation of George R.R. Martin's 'Fire & Blood'. It's a good one, folks - don't miss it!
**This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy. www.precipicefiction.com**
**Strap in writers, we're going deep into the psychology of creativity in this one. Ally Burnham hosts a show filled with insight into what makes creativity, where it comes from, and the creative mindset. A particularly informative and chin-stroking episode of Prose & Cons - the podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig & James Healy. www.precipicefiction.com**
**In this episode, the gang talk about perspective in writing. What are the choices of perspective available to a writer? What are the strengths and challenges of each? Will Paddy ever complete Moby Dick? Find out on this exciting new episode of Prose & Cons
This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig & James Healy. www.precipicefiction.com**
**Tender & fresh-faced, Alex, Ally & Paddy lay down the pilot episode. Listen to our very first recording together - it's endearing, we promise. The topic of the day is "tropes & genre" - even if it takes us a little while to get there... Enjoy!
This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig & James Healy. www.precipicefiction.com**
In today's episode Ally, Paddy and Alex discuss worldbuilding: what is the Goldilocks zone for exactly how much to give the reader? They touch on hard and soft magic systems and discuss ways to make your worldbuilding feel less info dumpy.
**This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy. www.precipicefiction.com**
Today 4/6ths of the gang discuss research in writing - its role, importance and the ways in which it's done, answering questions like: "How much is too much?", "When is it ok to ignore your research and make stuff up?", and "Will the history professor I randomly call know that I'm not actually a world-famous bestselling author?"
**This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy. www.precipicefiction.com**
In this episode, Alex, Paddy and Matan discuss the idea of embedded narratives: stories or interludes within books, including dreams, stories within stories and the epistolary mode. They also discuss examples this is done well and poorly.
**This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy. www.precipicefiction.com**
This week, the gang discusses the drafting process. From first draft to final pass, we talk about technique, experience, theory, and Hemingway's scratch-and-sniff autobiography.
This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy. www.precipicefiction.com
In this weeks episode the writing group discuss how to create authentic, relatable and memorable characters as well as the difference between likeable and "likeable" characters.
**This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy. www.precipicefiction.com**
**Meet our (speculative-fiction) writing group, and hear our 'Avengers Assemble' origin story - which involves mother's day, a guitar, and a man named Jack. We also talk the 'craft' of writing groups, developing our 'feedback dexterity', and infinite horsepower.
This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction. Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy. www.precipicefiction.com**