On Riting

In this unsober super episode of your third- or fourth-favorite writing podcast, Chadd, Marjorie, and Sean get drunk while talking about Chadd's book, Nazism, and the alarming tendencies of Gardner a…

In this episode, Margery, Chad, and Shaun look at the use and abuse of therapeutic language in Riting communities, and the best way to protect yourself and your community. Other topics include Godfat…

In this episode, MJ, Shaun, and Chad look at videogame art criticism and the state of theory in gaming. Other topics include Nobody Puts Billy Zane in a Corner, the best track on Just Dance 2022, and…

In this episode, Chad, Shawn, and MJ go through how people break into videogame writing, and the steps you can take if you want to follow them. Other topics include the literal car crash happening ou…

In this episode, MJ is BACK, with Sean and Chadd to look at the enduring power of untaught old literature and the merits of joy in writing. Other topics include Buying Jenna Moreci's Book, the two wo…

In this episode of On Riting, Shawn and Chad are back from hiatus to interview the inimitable Jenna Moreci about her new book, Shut Up and Write the Book: A Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting Your Novel …

In this episode, Sean, Chadd, MJ, and for the very first time, Sean's robot understudy, Shaun, look at why some really good authors give really bad advice, and how to place yourself in the crowd. Oth…

In this episode of the Premiere Liensbrooke Lore Podcast, Chadd and Sean assess how NaNoWriMo went, where they ended up, and the lessons learned. Other topics include Chadd's powerful feud with reddi…

You know what it is: to the people! Chadd, MJ, and Sean take crowdsourced Reddit questions, instagram posts, and the MBTI to task for out-and-out shittiness. Other topics include the reverse-phrenolo…

In this special episode of On Writing, Chadd celebrates his victory over NaNoWriMo, Sean laments his failures, and both try to avoid talking about Napoleon for the full hour. Other topics include the…

In this NONNANOWRIMO episode of the snarkiest writing podcast, MJ, Sean, and Chadd look at Stakes, those things which give conflict meaning. Other topics include Breeding Pairs, While Holding a Baby,…

In this special episode, Chadd and Sean [no MJ :(] go over their NaNoWriMo progress, outlining where they are, where they thought they'd be, and the scope of their work, as well are core themes and n…

In this episode, Chadd, Sean, and MJ look at one of the inciting forces of the whole podcast: writing prompts and where to find them. Other topics include the best poetic form you don't know about, t…

In this episode of the snarkiest writing podcast, MJ, Chad, Chad's Assassin, and Shawn look at conceptualizing and outlining your NaNoWriMo book, or really any other work of long-form fiction! Other …

In this episode, MJ, Chad, and Shaun take a look at one of the most contentious and beloved subjects in the writing cosmos: fanfiction. Other topics include honey-induced ursine obesity, the legality…

In this episode, Shaun makes a terrible mistake in sharing the worst thing every written with Chad, while all of Chad, Shaun, and MJ descend once more into the BOWELS of the internet to find the wors…

In this episode, EmJay, Chad, and Shaun look at the mechanisms by which setting adds meaning to a story. Other topics include Grandfather Clocks, the nature of setting-only storytelling in games, and…

In this episode, Sean, Chad, and MJ look at the vaguest and most instrumental topic in writing your book to be sold: Genre. Other topics include the magnificence of Tana French, the ins and outs of E…

In this episode, Sean, Chadd, and MJ take on conventional publishing's preference for trauma, across writing, gaming, and reality TV. Other topics include Blown Away (movie and Netflix Show), the maj…

Hi campers, MJ, Chadd, and Sean are back with Act Structure and more blown-out microphones than you can shake a manuscript at. Other topics include a LOT of 90's nostalgia, Sean having a meltdown ove…