Escape From New York
OnHelp your writing Escape From New York! In this episode, Cassidy McCants talks to us about thriving creatively outside of NY and Los Angeles.
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Shock Value, or, Don’t Cut Yourself On That Edge
OnBut, in this episode, we’re going to talk about the limits of shock value. Joining us is the world’s greatest writer, June Martin.
Putting Real Stuff in Your Fake Stuff
OnMaybe we write a story inspired by a real life event–something that happened to us, or something we heard about—but where is the ethical line? Joining us is Ryan Estrada, author of “Banned Book Club.”
Losers, Failures and Fuck-Ups
OnIn this episode of Rite Gud, we’re paying tribute to literary losers, fuck-ups, and failures. Joining us is J.R. Bolt.
What’s The Point: On The Love of The Work
OnOriginally published on substack 16 jun 2023 Recently I came to the rather trite realisation that writing a novel is hard. Even more recently, the realisation that editing one is also hard. I am about a third of the way into edits…
Doing Harm: Writing Dark Fiction During a Moral Panic
OnIn my earlier years, on tumblr, I posted and reblogged a lot of stupid stuff. I no longer remember all of it but I’m pretty sure I at some point said or implied that certain types of fiction could do harm. I…
Asher Fucks The Mould Man: or The Unbearable Hell of Titles
On(Originally published on my substack 12 may 2023) All writers have things they are better at and things they are worse at. My own skills lie in describing really awful things and, I’m told, in dialogue. I am not good at titling…
Writing About Disability
OnJames McPherson joins us to examine how disability is portrayed in works like Fury Road, Game of Thrones and Kafka’s The Metamorphosis.
(Don’t) Gotta Go Fast
OnThe average American consumes 100,000 words a day. But what do we retain? What have we learned? Do you really gotta go fast?
Boast in the Shell: Why AI Art is Overhyped
OnIn this episode, Wendy Xu joins us once again to talk about AI art, AI writing, and the rise of the machines.