Why the Hell Did I Write This
There's a lot of great writing out there, most of which you'll never know exists. Fortunately, I know how to find fabulous writing with a compelling back story.
You'll hear a writer read 2-5 minutes of their work, then we discuss the why the hell they wrote it (which is as fascinating as the writing itself). Yeah, I add my own thoughts at the end because I always think I have something insightful to say.
(Psst... it can be any type of writing - horror, fiction, comedy, TV pilot, etc. - and any kind of writer. One never knows when genius will strike.)
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 18 minutes
- Episodes
- 7
- Years Active
- 2025
Dwell House, by Hadley Boyd
Actress and writer Hadley Boyd’s entertaining micro fiction recounts an evening in which a recent divorcée throws a far-too-expensive party in her new rental home, before realizing that the house is …
Diaspora Daughter, by Julie Sarkissian
In her newest book, Diaspora Daughter, Julie Sarkissian writes about a Gen X teen learning about her family’s harrowing escape from the Armenian Genocide in 1915.
Julie based her story on her great gr…
Combat Love, by Alisyn Camerota
Award-winning journalist Alisyn Camerota’s astonishing and witty memoir, Combat Love, details her dicey childhood, less-than-ideal upbringing, outlier friends, homelessness, and fascination with punk…
Kill Your Darling, by Clay McLeod Chapman
WARNING: Graphic
Celebrated horror writer Clay McLeod Chapman reads from his newest book, Kill Your Darling, about a man whose son was hideously killed years before and the killer was never caught.
We …
Deadly Lies, by Viviana Vasiu
Attorney and editor Viviana Vasiu writes a taut thriller about a murder in a sorority house, informed by her own college experience in Kappa Alpha Theta and navigating Rush.
We discuss the good and ba…
Mercy, by Gigi Rios New
TV writer Gigi Rios New bases her newest pilot, Mercy, on a real-life woman, Joan (Sophie in the pilot), who spent everything she had to keep her sick husband alive.
Upon his death, having lost almos…
Jocks: True Stories of America's Gay Male Athletes, by Dan Woog
High school soccer coach and writer Dan Woog reads from, Jocks, his pioneering book about gay high school athletes published in 1997.
A closeted gay male for most of his life, Woog wrote this bestsel…