ADWIT: The Audio Drama Writers' Independent Toolkit
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWant there to be more good audio drama? Lindsay and Sarah do. Each episode, they'll discuss an aspect of audio drama, examples from current audio drama podcasts, and writing exercises so writers can play along. Join Sarah Golding and Lindsay Harris Friel on a voyage of discovery on the seas of audio drama podcasts.
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Greetings from the year 2165.
January 29, 2024 15:00 - 29 seconds - 733 KBAudio drama and fiction podcasts aid free thought. Therefore, they must be eliminated before they can help people understand each other in a more entertaining way. The ADWIT Audience Survey is where you can nip this process in the bud. One randomly selected respondent will win a gift certificate to Libro.fm. All participants will receive a PDF explaining the story crafting method described in our December 25, 2023 episode. TIME TRAVELERS: THIS IS YOUR MOMENT. You can shape the future...
Ignite Your Storytelling Spark for 2024: How to Plan a Season or Story Arc, Plus Coming Attractions and The ADWIT Audience Survey
December 26, 2023 03:00 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MBGetting ready to light a fire under your audio drama writing habits in 2024? Here's a method for planning your next season or story arc that breaks your season down into episodes, and episodes into moments, so you can make a story that matters, one storytelling beat at a time. We'll explore Dan Harmon's storytelling method in detail, and how Lindsay adapted it for her needs, making up a season and an episode. Plus, you'll learn about the ADWIT Audience Survey, and how you can shape the fut...
Audio Drama Podfest, 11th Hour Audio Challenge, Small Cast Recommendations and a Sound Writing Exercise
October 27, 2023 17:00 - 11 minutes - 15.9 MBWhere have Sarah and Lindsay been? Get ready for a quick update from ADWIT. Sarah brings you a helpful and less unwieldy than usual podcast conference for Audio Drama creatives, on the 4th of November. Meanwhile, the 11th Hour Audio Challenge casts a long dark shadow over Lindsay. Get ready for stories to chill your bones on 30th October. What can we do for you, as podcasters? What do you need from a podcast about how to make audio drama and fiction podcasts? Coming soon: The ADWIT Survey,...
Shove Off The Rocks of Writer's Block: Resources to Energize Your Audio Fiction Writing
June 18, 2023 17:00 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBLindsay's stuck in a rut. Sarah rows out to rescue her. Come along for a relaxing day at the beach, where we'll guide you through some resources to reignite your passion for writing! In this episode, we explore how reconnecting with nature, observing people and the environments around us, and trying different creative outlets can spark your imagination. We also share some amazing podcasts, writing prompts, and resources to help you improve your writing. Avanti! Image photographed by Tom Pr...
Games Writers Play: Break Writers' Block with Cards and Other Games of Chance
April 28, 2023 01:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBVisit the back room at a game cafe, where Sarah and Lindsay dig out a secret stash of games designed to help writers revisit best practices and gain perspective on their work. In the secret jungle piano bar, we'll show you The Writer Emergency Pack by John August, experiment with The Story Engine, and dissect Menelaus. Get a grip on your audio drama podcast writing with a different play. Presented and Written by Sarah Golding and Lindsay Harris Friel Dialogue editing by Sarah Golding Soun...
2022 Year In Review, Best New Audio Drama and Fiction Podcasts, Plans and Schemes for 2023
January 04, 2023 15:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBSarah gets Lindsay unstuck from the mud to celebrate many of the great audio drama podcast success stories of 2022 and make plans and schemes for 2023. It's been a minute, hasn't it? We missed you. Find out what some of the best new podcasts in 2022 are, and what strategies they put in place (or try to, anyway) for 2023. What is ADWIT? ADWIT is The Audio Drama Writers’ Independent Toolkit. How do you learn to write great audio drama? Listen to all the best audio drama podcasts you can, a...
Season 2 is coming soon
September 17, 2021 18:00 - 1 minute - 822 KBDid you know that Buzzsprout has a dynamic content feature? It's true. Lindsay is testing it out right now. Here's the clip she tagged on in the post-roll to one of the episodes. See if you can find it! Thank you for listening, thank you to Ella Watts, and thank you to my next-door neighbor. To hear the horror piece that Lindsay, Sarah, and Ella worked on together, listen to https://tinyurl.com/Breathless-on-Podchaser. Season 2 of ADWIT is coming soon. Music is Five Card Shuffle by Kev...
Episode XII: Final Episodes
May 16, 2021 04:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBWhat do writers and pilots have in common? Every time they go to work, they have to ask, "How do I land this thing now?" Join Sarah and Lindsay as they fly off in search of the tools to make the perfect ending or cliffhanger, and how to avoid crashing miserably. WARNING: Spoilers and/or promo for Terms, Steal The Stars, Hadron Gospel Hour, Wooden Overcoats and The Amelia Project, season 1, as well as the movie Brazil. Subscribe or Follow us, so you can be sure to hear all the episodes. ...
Episode XI: Writing for Remote Recording
May 09, 2021 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.7 MBRecording at a distance from your fellow audio drama artists is challenging. Lindsay and Sarah discuss some ways that writers can make scripts easier for voice actors and sound designers. Plus: what makes an ideal recording environment? How do telephones work on you? Why do you need a good sound bed? What is the secret of Pittsburgh's jukeboxes? What did Oscar Wilde think of baseball? Warning and/or Bonus: Spoilers or promo for Homecoming and The Tower Resources: MADIVA podcast episode...
Episode X: The Mystery Attribute
May 02, 2021 04:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBWhat does audio drama do that other forms of art and media can't? How does it do it? What's the recipe for doing it? Join Sarah and Lindsay on a field trip as they try to find that mysterious element that makes audio drama meaningful and special. Warning and/or Bonus: Spoilers for Can You Help Me Find My Mom, The Truth podcast Resources: Phila Museum of Art’s Duchamp Galleries Marcel Duchamp Nude Descending A Staircase Fountain This is Your Brain On Podcasts (Freakonomics Radio, ep 262)...
Episode IX: Audio Drama, Not Audio Trauma, or Getting Unstuck
April 26, 2021 02:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBFeeling stuck? Sarah and Lindsay are your tow truck. In this episode we go for a walk in the rain and chit chat about the things creative people do to sabotage themselves. We'll also share some strategies you can use to get out of the mud, get inspired and get writing again. Warning and/or Bonus : Spoilers for Prodigal Son‘s Season 1, which is not an audio drama. Resources: Lynda Barry: Syllabus, Making Comics (affiliate links) Neil Gaiman on libraries & daydreaming for The Guardian S...
Episode VIII: Adaptation
April 18, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBHow can a story told one way be told differently, without losing its impact? How can a non-audio-drama story make the most of audio drama's craft? Join Sarah and Lindsay as they sort out some tools to better understand some best practices in adaptation for audio drama. Warning and/or Spoilers: War of the Worlds, Jarnsaxa Rising, Resources: Albert's Beginner's Guide to Symphonic Metal The War of The Worlds by H. G. Wells at Gutenberg.org War of the Worlds by Mercury Radio Theater (YouTu...
Episode VII: World Building and Premise
April 11, 2021 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBWhere do you want to go today? Sarah wants to play with world building tools, but Lindsay thinks they are nothing without a strong premise. Warning and/or Bonus: contains spoilers and/or promotion for Blood Culture, The Ventriloquist's Dummy, and the entire Lord of the Rings series. Resources: The Meta Corporation LTD The Art of Dramatic Writing, by Lajos Egri (affiliate link) Subscribe or Follow us, so you can be sure to hear all future episodes. Tell us what you think, on Twitter, at...
Episode VI: Text and Subtext
April 04, 2021 04:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBWhat are you saying, and what are you really saying? How your audio drama says what it says says a lot. This episode, Sarah and Lindsay talk about text and subtext, and some ways to play with it. Also, they'll survive a big cat attack, explore bad urban planning, and teach you the platform exercise. CONTENT WARNING: Lindsay says one expletive, in reference to casinos. WARNING and/or BONUS: Contains spoilers for Tin Can Audio's Dungeon Economic Model. Subscribe or Follow us, so you can b...
Episode V: Dialogue
March 28, 2021 16:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBWhat makes dialogue unique and compelling? In this episode, Lindsay and Sarah discuss all the ums, uhs, and tics of dialogue. Learn about arriving late and leaving early, the power of eavesdropping, and the magic of minimalism. Make your audio drama dialogue memorable. Warning and/or Bonus: Spoilers for Episode 1 of Tin Can Audio’s The Tower. Listen to it now wherever you get your podcasts. Resources: The Real Inspector Hound by Tom Stoppard (Bookshop, affiliate link) Subscribe or Fol...
Episode IV: Character
March 26, 2021 22:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBIs your audio drama chock full of characters who sound alike? Does your audience have trouble following the plot because they can't tell who's who? Sarah and Lindsay have some recipes to help you cook up characters so your audio drama podcast can have a multifarious ensemble. Resources: How To Create A Character Profile from WritersWrite Each Zodiac Sign's Unique Zodiac Traits, Explained By An Astrologer, by Aliza Kelly Faragher for Allure Magazine GodChecker.com The Social Security Admi...
Episode III: Plot, Part 2
March 14, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBIn this episode of The Audio Drama Writers' Independent Toolkit, Sarah Golding and Lindsay Harris Friel continue their discussion of plot, scheme, structure, etc., with writing exercises you can use to enhance your writing. They also get really excited about WandaVision, Joe Orton, Dan Harmon, and heist stories. Warning or Bonus! This episode includes spoilers for: Wooden Overcoats Season 3 Episode 7 Loot by Joe Orton Can You Help Me Find My Mom? from The Truth podcast Subscribe, so you...
Episode II: Plot, Part I
March 07, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBWhat's the scheme? What's the plan? In Part 1 of Plot, Sarah and Lindsay discuss how to get your characters from point A to Zed, no matter what gets in their way. Warning or Bonus! Spoilers for The Truth's episode, Can You Help Me Find My Mom. Listen to that episode before you dive in here. Resources: OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine - Official Video Pee Wee's Big Adventure, The Breakfast Machine Wallace & Gromit, Cracking Contraptions Compilation Subscribe, so you c...
Intro to ADWIT
March 07, 2021 01:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBWho are Sarah Golding and Lindsay Harris Friel, and why are they trying to help you make more, better audio drama podcasts, with less stress? Click the play button and find out. Subscribe, so you can be sure to hear all future episodes. Visit our website, at ADWIT.org. Tell us what you think, on Twitter, at @ADWITpodcast. Or, write to us, at [email protected]. Avanti! Want more audio fiction in your life? Subscribe to The Fiction Podcast Weekly. You can shape the future of T...
ADWIT- The Audio Drama Writers' Independent Toolkit Trailer
March 07, 2021 01:00 - 1 minute - 1.17 MBWant there to be more good audio drama? Sarah Golding and Lindsay Harris Friel are here to help. Each episode, we'll be talking about different aspects of audio drama writing, explore examples of audio drama podcasts, and give you writing exercises so you can play along at home. Join Sarah and Lindsay on a voyage of audio drama discovery. Subscribe, so you can be sure to hear all future episodes. Visit our website, at ADWIT.org. Tell us what you think, on Twitter, at @ADWITpodcast. Or, ...