Fiction and Copy Decoded

In this episode, I talk a little bit about 4 words given to me by a mentor that guide me, even to this day...but are really more of a state of being of a piece of writing than a direction to take your writing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

In this episode, I chat about my near-disastrous experience creating a backstory for my Dungeons and Dragons character, especially because I didn't consider the implications of certain parts (and I didn't even mention how I failed to manage my cursed weapon--that'd be a good idea for a tie-in sometime later). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

In this episode, I'll be chatting about a four-letter word (not THAT kind), and how it can impact you positively in your writing career, once you realize you've been participating in it for a long time now. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

In this episode, I talk about an age-old debate between the "artist" side of writing and the "money" side of it...even though we all know bills need to be paid (and sometimes Franks, Georges, and Malcolms too). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

In this episode, I talk about how fiction writers and copywriters can (ethically) use a five-letter word to get ahead with their business and personal relationships (although it can take a while, to be sure). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

In this episode, I mention the title of an interesting pop song, and a little bit about why it's relevant to character motivation (oops, spilled the beans). Other than talking about motivation itself, of course (of the fiction and prospect variety, with an eye on storytelling). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

In this episode, I talk about something that copywriters sometimes skip (in emails especially), but that fiction writers usually don't. There are ways to get away with this, but over time it's just not good for you. You'll have to listen to find out, of course... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

In this episode, I talk about why fairy tales in general aren't so solid from a fiction or copywriting standpoint, and jaw about what could be done to make them better and more engaging (using Red Riding Hood as an example). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

In this episode, I chat about a fiction-writing post I did about dialogue, and a bit about how copywriters can make use of it (fair warning, this is mostly for fiction folks, but I bridge the gap as best I can). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

In this episode, I talk about my biggest quirk, when I got banned, and how all that can help you improve your writing skill (and there's a part where I mention how hard being funny is--I hope you're inclined to agree). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

In this episode, I talk about things I (re)learned about writing from a quest I actually completed the night before recording this (and I totally forgot to mention all the drama that led up to it from previous quests, but there's always follow-up). Because everyone wants to be a victorious, noble protector at some point in their life, right? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

In this episode, I talk a little bit about fires, synthetic materials, stages of skill mastery, and SEO (despite having little to no training about most of those things). And I forgot to mention Vince Lombardi in this one :-(. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

In this episode of the Fiction and Copy Decoded podcast, I jaw about something I learned while listening to the radio--well, a part of the radio broadcast people usually tune out, unless they're stuck in traffic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

This is my account of the time I spent getting gentle guidance from a woman from the Land Down Under about something I should have been working on a long, long time ago in my biz. Oh, and I brought up the old philosopher Aesop off the cuff... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support

In this episode, I take a look at the journey of the United States as a nation, and how that mirrors almost any great fiction story. Oh, and there's a few tidbits about copywriting and my own journey as a writer, too. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support