On Riting

In this episode of the snarkiest writing podcast, MJ, Sean, and Chadd look at Antagonists and Conflict, and the terrible advice people give about 'Villains.' Other topics include The Greatest Movie o…

MJ, Chadd, and Sean are back with the third To The People, and they've got some extra strange sources: r/writingprompts, r/cormacmccarthy, and r/donnysdaddidntdieinthatmine. Other topics include Capt…

We've gone biweekly! In this episode, MJ, Chadd, and Sean look at the memes surrounding 'accurate depictions' of various mythological critters in Riting Communities, and how the Waters and Mountains …

In this episode, Shaun, Chad, and MJ offer more instantly applicable advice than usual, all while disguising it as snark over the Riting Server revision and critique process. Other topics include avo…

In this episode of the snarkiest writing podcast, Chad, Em-Jay, and Sean look at roleplaying games, roleplaying in riting communities, and the perilous example of looking at the licensed fiction-sect…

In this episode, MJ, Shawn, and Chadd are joined by backpacker, witch, and published author, Diana Helmuth to talk about the process of suffering outside. There will also be writing advice, a discuss…

In this episode, MJ, Chad, and Shawn look at a fertile vein exposed by the blasting of r/movies: how to be a terrible consumer. Other topics include Drizzt Do'urden, the ending of The Sopranos, Godzi…

In this episode, MJ, Chad, and Sean look at fictional depictions of authors, and try to extract a lot of myths of riterdom that emerge from all of us having watched too much Californication. Other to…

In this episode, MJ, Cead, and Shaun get on their eSkateboards and ollie into that vast, mysterious cyber-expanse: what is revealed when you type "How write a novel" into the the gaping maw of google…

We're headed back to Reddit and the worst of the worst on Disboard for the second installment of To The People! This time, Chad has gone spelunking on discord, Shaun has undertaken an anthropological…

In this episode, MJ, Chad, and Sean dive in to the primordial ooze from which a good 50%+ of the writing advice on the internet springs: the Iowa Writers Workshop and their benefactor, the CIA. Other…

24 hours late on the upload for this one! I have to say, the wait was worth it for this one. 
This week, Chad, Shaun, and MJ take a look at three of the most influential and monstrous writers of the 2…

You know what, who even cares about submissions? I'll just go on wattpad and post up my stuff; I've got like, 90 followers, 90 views is a lot better than most stuff on there. Fame and fortune will co…

In this episode, Chad takes us on a voyage of discovery, diving into Riting Communities and the specific, terrible answers they gave to his questions, good and bad. Other topics include Plot Holes, C…

Oh boy, this one's a doozy. Sean, MJ, and Chadd discuss England, Zombies, Werner Herzog, Robin Williams, Diegesis, the Dialectic, the Czech Republic, Alcohol, George Romero, Carpentry, Jesus, and jus…

In this episode, Shawn, Chad, and MJ go spelunking in the darkest depths of the mothership itself: r/writing. Other topics include the continuing majesty of Michael Crichton, the 'ph's you should be …

In this episode, Chad illuminates the miserable and hazy world of contract writing, including ghostwriting, nightmare clients, and out-and-out fraud. MJ and Sean are also here, doing nonfiction and F…

In this episode, Sean and Chad sit mystified as MJ tries to explain what exactly is so "poetic" about "Poetry." Topics include read poetry, revising poetry, submissions, chapbooks, read poetry, break…

In this episode, our three writers continue their John Grisham fancast with the second largest and SoCal-centric tar pit imaginable: Worldbuilding. Other topics include Brandon Sanderson's freak brai…

In this episode, MJ, Chad, and Shaun talk about our favorite author of books found on the sidewalk: John Grisham. Included topics include LEAVE, how to think about books when you're querying and subm…