What makes a good scary story? For this Boo & Ink Halloween 2020 episode, the Brew & Ink crew discuss great scary stories, talk about some of their favorites, and give some recommendations. Then Steven Faletti shares a flash fiction scary story he wrote. Check it out!
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In this episode:
What makes a good scary story?
How do many scary stories or movies get it wrong?
What are some good examples of great scary or Halloween stories?
Steven shares a flash fiction scary story he wrote.
The Brew & Ink crew share recommendations for this Halloween.
Now that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is out on Disney plus, the Brew & Ink crew sat down and discussed the movie from a writer’s perspective. Enjoy this SPOILER FILLED Review!
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In this episode:
What did the Brew & Ink Crew like about The Rise of Skywalker?
What did they NOT like?
What can we learn as writers from the movie?
How does this fit or not fit in the Star Wars universe?
Who makes New Years Resolutions? Are they important? Britt Mooney and Steven Faletti discuss the successes of 2019 and their goals as writers and podcasters for 2020. Then author MB Mooney shares The CORE, chapter 14 of Singularity, where Mitchell and Jinn finally make it to Nexus. Listen and vote for the path to the end of the story!
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In this episode:
What are New Year Resolutions?
Do we make resolutions?
What is the difference between resolutions and goals?
What does your space need to be when you’re creative? How important is it to be comfortable? Or is that bad? Britt Mooney and Steven Faletti discuss their writing spaces. Then MB Mooney shares NEW JINN, Singularity ch. 10. Listen and vote!
Are tropes always bad? Writers deal with tropes and each genre has a list of tropes. Writers Steven and Britt define tropes, give examples, and discuss how to use tropes without becoming a cliche. Then MB Mooney shares The Brig, ch. 8 of Singularity. Listen and vote!
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In this episode:
What is a trope?
Why do we have tropes?
Are they good or bad?
What are some examples of tropes?
How can we use tropes without them becoming a cliche?
