Prose and Cons
This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction: Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy. Intro and outro delivery by Nathan Gothard. https://linktr.ee/precipicefiction
Our first anthology is available now! "The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection". Find it in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 129
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Creativity
Strap in writers, we're going deep into the psychology of creativity in this one. Ally Burnham hosts a show filled with insight into what creativity is, where it comes from and the creative mindset. …
Perspective
In this episode, the gang talk about perspective in writing. What are the choices of perspective available to a writer? What are the strengths and challenges of each? Will Paddy ever finish reading M…
The Pilot Episode - Tropes & Genre
Tender & fresh-faced, Alex, Ally & Paddy lay down the pilot episode. Listen to our very first recording together - it's endearing, we promise. The topic of the day is "tropes & genre", even if it tak…
Worldbuilding
In today's episode Ally, Paddy and Alex discuss worldbuilding: what is the 'Goldilocks Zone' for exactly how much to give the reader? They touch on hard and soft magic systems and discuss ways to mak…
Research
Today, 4/6ths of the gang discuss research in writing - its role, importance and the ways in which it's done, answering questions like: "How much is too much?", "When is it ok to ignore your research…
Stories within stories
In this episode, Alex, Paddy and Matan discuss the idea of embedded narratives: sub-stories or interludes within books, including dreams, stories within stories and the epistolary mode. They also dis…
On Drafting
This week, the gang discusses the drafting process. From first draft to final pass, we talk about technique, experience, theory, and Hemingway's scratch-and-sniff autobiography.
Cont…
Making Characters Real
In this week's episode, the writing group discuss how to create authentic, relatable and memorable characters, as well as the difference between likeable and "likeable" characters.
C…
Meet the Writing Group
Meet our speculative-fiction writing group, and hear our 'Avengers Assemble' origin story - which involves mother's day, a guitar, and a man named Jack. We also talk about the 'craft' of writing gro…