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Hosts: The Gneech, Graveyard Greg, Buck Turner
Guest:Cory Doctorow
INTRODUCTION (0:45)
- Welcome and host intros
- Short Story Headlines
- Gneech: Spoilers Don’t Necessarily Spoil http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/333505/title/Spoilers_freshen_up_stories / http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/08/18/spoiler-alert-if-you-know-the-ending-you-might-enjoy-the-story-more/
- Buck: Washington Post: The Golden Era Of Books Isn’t Over. The Golden Era Of Books Is Now
- Followup and feedback from previous show
- Chad Hershey (again!):
Imagine my surprise and delight when I heard not only my question read on the podcast but my name as well! It made my day!
First, thank you for commenting on my question. The comments that you all gave were helpful, especially when it was stated that we should not to fit the story to the word count, but tell the story like it wants to be told. That actually helps in another area as well.
In the story I’m working on I wanted the plot to progress in one specific direction. I wanted the main male character to have his moment of internal pain and agony, make the difficult choice, and leave the story open to what would happen next. However, no matter how many times I tried to end the story in the way I wanted it to end, the story didn’t sit right with me. So I changed one bit and it seems (in my mind at least) to make the story better.
But…plot. Yeah. I don’t know if the story would be interesting to others. I understand that it is fine to write for oneself (and I do have folders full of such stories), but I do want others to read what I write. Not for profit necessarily, but so I can improve.
tl;dr: Thanks for the pointers, keep up the awesome work, I’m letting the story tell itself like it wants, but I’m nervous that it lacks connection with the reader.
stl;drte: I liek cheese.
- GG trolling for comments on Google+
Did you know I do a podcast with such creative delights as +John Robey and +Buck Turner ? It’s true. It’s all about short stories, and I love doing it.
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David Rust – It’s informative, fun, and cool.
Aug 16, 2011
Chad Hershey – Yes! Yes I did! And I look forward to the next episode!
Aug 16, 2011
Invisible Wolf – No! No I did not!
Aug 16, 2011
Graveyard Greg – +Invisible Wolf Well! NOW YOU DO!
Aug 16, 2011
Joe Pezrada – You’ve mentioned it, I have yet to hear it…
Aug 16, 2011
BUMPER
DISCUSSION (10:29)
- Gneech: Seanan McGuire: “Velveteen vs. The Isley Crayfish Festival”
- Greg: Peter David: “Bronsky’s Dates with Death” (from the July/August ‘11 issue of Fantasy & Science Fiction)
- Buck: “Sim & Scope” from In the Doghouse of Justice, by Kyell Gold
BUMPER
FEATURE: Cory Doctorow Interview (26:42)
- GG caught him at WorldCon!
THE BLOODY PEN OF THE RANTING EDITOR (42:14)
- Buck Turner: Paragraphs! Paragraphs are your friends and make your stories readable.
BUMPER
ENDSHOW (47:25)
- Gneech: SJ books available for order! http://gnomeco.com/?wpsc_product_category=books
- Greg: Epic Rap Battles of History: Dr. Seuss vs William Shakespeare, Meet the Neighbors (adults ONLY!)
- Buck: Roar Volume 3, available now at many fine locations. Your support helps us keep bringing out new and high quality short fiction.
- Call for audience participation, suggestions, news items, general plugs
- Would you like to be a guest? Do you have a project to plug?
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- Signoff
This Week’s Music
- Regular intro and outro: “The Third Man Theme” by Rat City Brass, used by permission.
- Courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network: “Journey B” by DanielReal2K, “Flamenco” by B-Sea Surfers, “Naked Under Leather” by Rubber Band Banjo, “Banjo Roids” by ATL Producers, “Honey Cotton” by Alex Cebe, “Chilling Loop” by Upstairs, “Spooky Fractal Magic” by Embertime, “Turn It Up” by Danny Weis, “My Moon” by PJ73, and “Banjo Tango” by Cynthia Sayer.
- Courtesy of http://freemusicarchive.org: “Songe D’Automne” by Latché Swing, “Rythme Gitan” by Latché Swing, “Jovanko” by the Underscore Orchestra, and“Chosen Kale Mazel Tov” by the Underscore Orkestra.
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Hey there guys,
I’m a Cory Doctorow podcast listener and came across short story geeks through him.
I’m a writer and theatre director living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Wanted to say that it was nice to hear you ask Cory some questions a bit different from the type that he tends to normally get asked, though I would say the ‘funny’ questions or the ‘what’s your favorite…’ questions are less useful to your listeners, compared to questions that pertain more to the actual craft of writing. I’d say almost half the interview consisted of somewhat silly questions.
It’s possible that the lighter tone is a part of your overall theme and tone (I’ve only listened to Episode Nine) but my own preferences are towards serious conversations. My completely unsolicited suggestion? Get to the meat more quickly, and stay there!
One other quick note, I got a bit lost in the story review/synopsis section. There is a tendency to switch from reviewing the story and reading an excerpt without warning; it might be worth addressing that.
Anyway, I’m glad to see another podcast out there looking at the writing craft, particularly short stories!
Heyas! Thanks for the feedback.
The joke questions certainly got a … mixed reception. I’ll definitely point Greg at your comments, tho. Thanks again!
-The Gneech
Thanks for the feedback, but I think the silly questions can reveal hidden truths, except in Cory’s case. He’s quite the down to earth guy!