The Pleasure of the Text
Two friends obsessed with books and writing, we're Shannen and Gareth, and welcome to The Pleasure of the Text Podcast. Reading and writing aren't lonely pursuits, and The Pleasure of the Text lies in the shared imaginative space where readers and writers make meaning together. So tune in and join us as we talk about the books we love, interview remarkable authors, and discuss the writer’s craft.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 46
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
One Episode. Two Book Reviews. Honey and Spice, and Book Lovers.
Read apart, reviewed together. One Episode, two reviews. A plot twist they didn't see coming...
Wrapping up our month of romance, we review romance novels Honey and Spice by Bolu Babalola, and Book Lo…
Bad to Great Sex (Writing)
We are back, baby!
In this week's episode, we delve into the topic of sex writing; what makes a good sex scene, how you can win awards for bad sex (writing), and how to practice good sex (writing) tec…
Writing Romance: How to write a first kiss scene and have fun doing it!
In this episode, we delve deeper into our creative writing craft and work together to create the first kiss between our protagonists.
WE WANT YOUR INPUT!
Together, Gareth and I have created the scaff…
Review of A Lover's Discourse: Fragments by Roland Barthes
In this week's episode, we delve into the man, the legend, the creator of our podcast's namesake (The Pleasure of the Text), Roland Barthes.
From BC, Jane Austen, and Now: The History and Future of Romance
At the Pleasure of the Text, we are theme-ing up the month of February! Whether you loathe or love, well, LOVE, in this episode, we talk about the history of the romance genre, some of its tropes, an…
Pastoralia by George Saunders
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Creative Writing and Feedback
In this week's episode is a continuum on last week's podcast, "It was a dark and stormy night...", which can be watched here. In that episode, we discussed auspicious beginnings for 2023 and started …
It was a dark and stormy night...
The year is 2023 - the year of auspicious beginnings! In this episode, we talk about great beginnings: the first lines of a story, first chapters, and debut novels. Enjoy a wonderful start to 2023!
If…
The Pleasure of the Text - New Year Special!!
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Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung
For our fourth book review, we discuss Bora Chung's, Cursed Bunny. For the first time, we had very different opinions on the short stories within this collection... Enjoy, and Merry Holidays!
If you l…
How to use Point of View - 3rd Person
How to use Point of View - 1st and 2nd
Show Notes.
This episode continues Episode 15 - Murder in the Dark by Margaret Atwood.
Murder In The Dark
Murder in the Dark is a collection of short fiction by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, publish…
Murder in the Dark by Margaret Atwood
'Women's Work': Forgotten Writers
Show Notes
Articles Referenced during the Podcast:
- Homme de Plume: What I Learned Sending My Novel Out Under a Male Name by Catherine Nicols. (2015). https://jezebel.com/homme-de-plume-what-i-learned…
Feedback on Writing Examples - Part 1
Transcribing Music - Character Building
Show Notes:
Thank you so much to Alex-Production for the music we used in this video:
- Wonders by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Com…
The Books That Shape Us
Writing Buddies aka "Literary Collaborators"
Show Notes
Obviously, no work of art is created in a vacuum – but what are the more noteworthy examples of literature owing its existence to a second author? And does it matter if credit is not given…
Street Sketching - Character Building
This episode is part of a series of creative writing exercises we have put together to help writers develop strong, well-rounded, characters. Listen to our first episode exploring character building,…