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313 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWelcome to Dogs are Smarter Than People with NYT and internationally bestselling quirky human author Carrie Jones, her slightly more normal husband, Shaun, and their dogs. Life tips. Writing tips. Dog noises. It's all here.
Bonus episodes of BE BRAVE FRIDAYS (telling people's stories of bravery) and LOVING THE STRANGE (all about celebrating the weird) and author-to-author interviews. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carriejonesbooks/support
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Losing Your Junk and Swimming in the Pool of Commoners
January 10, 2023 19:07 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MBSo, over on our substack, LIVING HAPPY, I’ve been talking a lot about creating our own realities in relation to success and meaning. This is really just sort of diving deep to realize that maybe your perspective isn’t the one you want. When you attain your goals, do they satisfy you? That’s really the question. Listen to us talk about this, losing your junk (and word choice) and finding success your own way. LINKS WE REFERENCE Crafting Realities: Work, Happiness, and Meaning Video Serie...
Please Don’t Fart On Me: Making Systems For Success
January 03, 2023 17:53 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBYep, we’re going there, because we’re the only self-development podcast that will. Join us as we talk about brawls in the Waffle House, farting, and creating systems to actually achieve your goals. DOG TIP FOR LIFE Sometimes you have to review the system to stop having resource guarding. Cough. Pogie. Cough. SHOUT OUT! The music we’ve clipped and shortened in this podcast is awesome and is made available through the Creative Commons License. Here’s a link to that and the artist’s websi...
The Ask
January 02, 2023 15:16 - 1 minute - 1.89 MBHi! This year (2023), I’m continuing my quest to share a poem on my blog and podcast and read it aloud. It’s all a part of my quest to be brave and apparently the things that I’m scared about still include: My spoken voice My raw poems. Thanks for being here with me and cheering me on, and I hope that you can become braver this year, too! Hey, thanks for listening to Carrie Does Poems. The music you hear is made available through the creative commons and it’s a bit of a shortened track ...
Eight types of drunkards and law-breaking Santa clauses a scene in the UK
December 20, 2022 16:59 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MBSince it’s the time of holidays for many religions, we thought it would be a great time to talk about the ancient types of drunk-foolery from the 1500s and how they still exist today. And, a random story about a sleigh-riding Santa. There’s a great post on Medium from back in November by Jack Shepherd one of Buzzfeed’s former directors. I know nothing about Jack Shepherd but he has a post “These Are the 8 Types of Drunk, According to the 16th Century” and since NYE is coming up, I wanted t...
Christmas Cheer
December 19, 2022 16:47 - 1 minute - 2.3 MBJust so you all know, if my poem is about a relationship, it might not be about my own current relationship or even about me. :) Hey, thanks for listening to Carrie Does Poems. The music you hear is made available through the creative commons and it’s a bit of a shortened track from the fantastic Eric Van der Westen and the track is called “A Feather” and off the album The Crown Lobster Trilogy. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/eric-van-der-westen/the-crown-lobster-trilogy-selection --...
To e.g. or to i.e., that is the question
December 14, 2022 13:28 - 3 minutes - 2.91 MBSometimes you see these little bastards in text or sometimes you might want to put them in there yourself. Gasp! We aren’t here to tell you how to be fancy or not, but we are here to let you know how to be fancy correctly and not look like a schmuck. E.g. is short for exempli gratia, or “for example.” But this is a REAL example, so you can use it when you mean, “here are examples.” I.e. is short for id est, which pretty much means “that is” or “in other words.” This one you use like you’r...
Weird Junk Finds and Key Take-aways From Spending Time with Spiritual Leaders
December 13, 2022 16:18 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MBThis week we talk about the take-aways from spending time with the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, plus weird junk finds. Because why not? Filmmaker Peggy Callahan spent a lot of time listening to spiritual leaders while working with author Doug Abrams who co-authored The Book of Joy. She wrote for the Today Show, “Their message is needed now more than ever. We’re heading into the “most wonderful time of the year” and yet so many people are struggling. We’re wrestling with how to b...
Grammy Barnard Poem: A Dream
December 11, 2022 12:06 - 1 minute - 2.22 MBHi! This year (2022), I’ve decided to share a poem on my blog and podcast and read it aloud. It’s all a part of my quest to be brave and apparently the things that I’m scared about still include: My spoken voice My raw poems. Thanks for being here with me and cheering me on, and I hope that you can become braver this year, too! I say all that, but sometimes I feature a Grammy Barnard Poem. Grammy Barnard died at the age of 102 and I was the youngest child by a lot of her youngest child, ...
Weather vs Whether: It’s sexy to know the difference.\
December 07, 2022 19:39 - 2 minutes - 2.32 MBWeather vs Whether It’s sexy to know the difference. So, a lot of people mess up weather vs whether. I actually had one writer who just spelled the word consistently wrong as a totally made up word wether. Anyway these bad boys are homophones which means they sound the same aloud, but they have different meanings and different spellings. WEATHER – This is a noun or a verb. It can be what it’s like outside (hot, rainy, stormy, sunny_ or it can mean that you’re a bad ass and you’ve withsto...
Humping with half-eaten burritos or dealing with sexual hangups part two
December 06, 2022 16:53 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MBIt’s part two of how to deal with being uptight about sex.Yes, this is a two-part podcast series Carrie isn’t cool with.Plus, we have a Florida man story about a bad choice in a Wal-Mart filled with cops. DOG TIP FOR LIFE FROM SPARTY BOY Take your opportunities when you can and don’t let hangups hold you back. Even if you have to hump with a half-eaten burrito in your mouth, go for it if you want to. LINKS https://www.womansday.com/relationships/sex-tips/advice/a1004/get-over-your-sexual...
Fluff
December 05, 2022 11:51 - 1 minute - 2.25 MBHi! This year (2022), I’ve decided to share a poem on my blog and podcast and read it aloud. It’s all a part of my quest to be brave and apparently the things that I’m scared about still include: My spoken voice My raw poems. Thanks for being here with me and cheering me on, and I hope that you can become braver this year, too! Hey, thanks for listening to Carrie Does Poems. The music you hear is made available through the creative commons and it’s a bit of a shortened track from the fa...
Cause and Effect in Novel Writing
November 30, 2022 11:32 - 5 minutes - 8.01 MBLast week, I took a little break because of the holiday in the U.S., but this week, we’re talking about cause and effect in fiction novels. Troubleshooting Your Novel by Steven James has a big section about this: He suggests asking yourself these questions to fine-tune your story. “Do realizations or insights occur after the event that caused them (as would naturally happen), or do I have things in the wrong order? “Does this scene move from cause to effect? If not, why not? Can I tweak ...
Uptight About Sex And How To Get Over It, Part One
November 29, 2022 13:24 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBSo, this podcast episode is probably going to be Shaun’s favorite because he grew up in a family that was not uptight about sex. I, however, grew up in a family where a couple of the branches pretended we were all born out of the immaculate conception or just maybe sperm drops on a toilet or something. We have some friends—good friends—who are currently exploring all things sexual in a consensual, relationship way. They aren’t uptight. Shaun’s not uptight. And one of these things are no...
Messages from Ghosts
November 28, 2022 12:10 - 1 minute - 1.99 MBIt's a super short poem about living. The music you hear is made available through the creative commons and it’s a bit of a shortened track from the fantastic Eric Van der Westen and the track is called “A Feather” and off the album The Crown Lobster Trilogy. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/eric-van-der-westen/the-crown-lobster-trilogy-selection --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carriejonesbooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spot...
Those malicious mo-fos aren’t evil, they are just stupid
November 23, 2022 00:19 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MBOver on Medium, Michael Lin has a post of short tidbits that he’s learned from reading 100 self-development books. That’s a lot of books. And it’s a lot of two-three sentence tidbits that he has, but one of them leapt out at met his week. And it’s this: “Don’t attribute to malice what can be attributed to stupidity. Most of the world is not trying to fuck you over. Most of the world can do stupid things though, especially me.” DOG TIP FOR LIFE You might expect everyone to throw you int...
Listening to Butt Faces and Writing Dialogue
November 16, 2022 20:42 - 4 minutes - 6.64 MBThis podcast we quickly (so quickly) talk about writing evil people’s dialogue. And a great link that we reference is right here. There are a ton of resources as Matt Bird’s site that you can check out. Thanks for listening to Write Better Now. The music you hear is made available through the creative commons and it’s a bit of a shortened track from the fantastic Mr.ruiz and the track is Arctic Air and the album is Winter Haze Summer Daze. For exclusive paid content, check out my substac...
Kitty Pee in the Pantry, The Chicken Man and Scale of Positive Experiences
November 15, 2022 14:23 - 23 minutes - 32.5 MBLet’s say your cat gets trapped in the pantry overnight and manages to chew through two bags of cat nip, spread it throughout the pantry and then have a panicked pea on top of a bucket of cashews before knocking over a vase, which smashes to the ground alerting you to the fact that she’s been stuck in there all night. Or let’s say you’re a guy who decides to eat 40 whole chickens for 40 days. You can take those experiences and be . . . something? This episode we look into the chicken man a...
Writing Isn't About Being Clever; It's About Story
November 09, 2022 15:07 - 4 minutes - 6.81 MBThis week’s podcast focuses on some advice from Roy Peter Clark. I hope you’ll join me for one of our short weekly writing tips! Thanks for listening to Write Better Now. The music you hear is made available through the creative commons and it’s a bit of a shortened track from the fantastic Mr.ruiz and the track is Arctic Air and the album is Winter Haze Summer Daze. For exclusive paid content, check out my substack, LIVING HAPPY and WRITE BETTER NOW. It’s basically like a blog, but bette...
Eat a Frog For Breakfast And Being More Efficient
November 09, 2022 00:34 - 22 minutes - 31.3 MBThis week’s episode is all about special dog dinners and eating frogs for breakfast. So, yeah, basically time management. Come hang out with us! REFERENCES https://apnews.com/article/san-francisco-restaurants-dogs-a6c1ba368023209a1bb5afd027b76742 https://liberalarts.tamu.edu/psychology/2019/09/26/what-is-time-blocking/ https://betterhumans.pub/4-unsexy-one-minute-habits-that-save-me-30-hours-every-week-5eb49e42f84e SHOUT OUT! The music we’ve clipped and shortened in this podcast is aw...
Truth
November 07, 2022 14:17 - 1 minute - 2.52 MBIt’s another poem by Grammy Barnard. She was well into her seventies when I was born and lived to be over 100. She wrote a lot of poems about people being unfaithful. Poor Grammy. The music you hear is made available through the creative commons and it’s a bit of a shortened track from the fantastic Eric Van der Westen and the track is called “A Feather” and off the album The Crown Lobster Trilogy. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/eric-van-der-westen/the-crown-lobster-trilogy-selection ...
The Power of Personal Narrative
November 02, 2022 16:33 - 4 minutes - 6.83 MBI'm breaking format this week, for once. Our high school had a credible and serious threat yesterday, staff and teachers and kids were locked down for hours and I want to talk about how people telling their stories makes things much more real than cut-up newspaper reports. And that’s important. Don’t forget how powerful writing is, okay? Don’t forget how powerful you are either. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carriejonesbooks/message Support this po...
Naughty Ghosts and Is Hard Work and Consistency Really The Key To Financial Success
November 02, 2022 12:01 - 21 minutes - 30 MBLet’s talk about life lessons, you know those pity-ass short messages that are meant to give us massive epiphanies that turn our lives around completely. I want to tell you that I hate life lessons. And we talk about naughty ghosts in a house in Texas, too. Come hang out! SOURCES https://www.foxnews.com/media/texas-homeowner-hooker-ghosts-taken-over-rental-property-trying-stir-up-business https://www.anxietyculture.com/puritan.htm https://www.ramseysolutions.com/retirement/the-nationa...
Let’s Talk About Trolls
October 31, 2022 14:35 - 1 minute - 2.7 MBA poem Hey, thanks for listening to Carrie Does Poems. The music you hear is made available through the creative commons and it’s a bit of a shortened track from the fantastic Eric Van der Westen and the track is called "A Feather" and off the album The Crown Lobster Trilogy. Please like and subscribe. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carriejonesbooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carriejonesbooks/support
Making a Scene Memorable
October 26, 2022 12:33 - 4 minutes - 6.27 MBThis week’s podcast is some quick tips about how to make your scene memorable. I hope you’ll check it out. Hey, thanks for listening to Write Better Now. The music you hear is made available through the creative commons and it’s a bit of a shortened track from the fantastic Mr.ruiz and the track is Arctic Air and the album is Winter Haze Summer Daze. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carriejonesbooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spo...
Meth In Your Underwear And Is Farting Your True Purpose
October 25, 2022 20:24 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MBJoin us as we talk a little more about finding your damn purpose and sticking to it the way your dog will stick to farting in your office. And no, your purpose is not to change out the toilet paper rolls unless you want it to be. LINKS WE TALK ABOUT: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/seven_ways_to_find_your_purpose_in_life https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article267795392.html SHOUT OUT! The music we’ve clipped and shortened in this podcast is awesome and is...
Looking Up
October 24, 2022 14:30 - 1 minute - 1.92 MBA very very short poem this week. The music you hear is made available through the creative commons and it’s a bit of a shortened track from the fantastic Eric Van der Westen and the track is called “A Feather” and off the album The Crown Lobster Trilogy. https://freemusicarchive.org/music/eric-van-der-westen/the-crown-lobster-trilogy-selection --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carriejonesbooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify....
Super Important Writing Tip For When You Think Your Story Is a Little Boring
October 19, 2022 12:47 - 4 minutes - 6.41 MBSuper Important Writing Tip For When You Think Your Story Is a Little Boring This podcast we super quickly talk about something you can do when it feels like your novel got a little boring. Come hang out! Hey, thanks for listening to Write Better Now. The music you hear is made available through the creative commons and it’s a bit of a shortened track from the fantastic Mr.ruiz and the track is Arctic Air and the album is Winter Haze Summer Daze. For exclusive paid content, check out Ca...
Addicted to Self Help and Puppy Dog Eyes
October 18, 2022 13:15 - 16 minutes - 23.1 MBThis episode we talk about the two traps of self-improvement: the unworthy trap and the unapplied knowledge trap. And also puppy dog eyes. As Tony Robbins says (and Roomer quotes), “Knowledge is not power…it’s potential power. Execution will trump knowledge any day.” — Tony Robbins DOG TIP FOR LIFE FROM SPARTY DOG It’s okay to know who you are and go after what you want. SHOUT OUT! The music we’ve clipped and shortened in this podcast is awesome and is made available through the Crea...
The Cafeteria
October 17, 2022 14:18 - 2 minutes - 3.3 MBA quick poem by me Carrie Jones. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carriejonesbooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carriejonesbooks/support
I Don't Know How To Fangirl Even About Writers and Some Advice
October 12, 2022 16:42 - 9 minutes - 12.5 MBHere’s a big truth. I don’t know how to fangirl, and one time I was taking photos in Maine for the Maine Democratic Party at a house rented by famous writers and all my writer friends got excited. They squeed. They were super thrilled. My own book had just made the NYT bestseller’s list, but it was kids fiction and really really far from literary fiction. For the circles of intellectuals, it didn’t give me a lot of cred. Hey, thanks for listening to Write Better Now. These podcasts and ...
The Dog You Love Tells A Lot About What Kind of Person You Are
October 11, 2022 23:52 - 19 minutes - 26.3 MBThis week we talk about how the type of dog you have allegedly tells a lot about the type of person you are AND also David Levitin’s tips for an organized mind. Yep, it’s sexy talk about the hippocampus. And apologies. Shaun was extra this time. DOG TIP FOR LIFE Organize your toys and leave them in one happy place so you always know where they are. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carriejonesbooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spoti...
The Paternity of Dogs
October 10, 2022 16:07 - 3 minutes - 4.54 MBThis is a poem by me, Carrie Jones, about paternity. Hey, thanks for listening to Carrie Does Poems. These podcasts and more writing tips are at Carrie’s website, carriejonesbooks.blog. There’s also a donation button there. Even a dollar inspires a happy dance in Carrie, so thank you for your support. The music you hear is made available through the creative commons and it’s a bit of a shortened track from the fantastic Eric Van der Westen and the track is called "A Feather" and off the a...
I'm Going To Pretend I'm Not Tired
October 10, 2022 15:17 - 1 minute - 2.02 MBHey, thanks for listening to Carrie Does Poems. These podcasts and more writing tips are at Carrie’s website, carriejonesbooks.blog. There’s also a donation button there. Even a dollar inspires a happy dance in Carrie, so thank you for your support. The music you hear is made available through the creative commons and it’s a bit of a shortened track from the fantastic Eric Van der Westen and the track is called “A Feather” and off the album The Crown Lobster Trilogy. https://freemusicarchi...
Not So Wild and Crazy Writing Advice
October 05, 2022 13:35 - 5 minutes - 7.97 MBSteve Martin had a catch phrase from his time on SNL and standup that he was a wild and crazy guy. He had an entirely different persona in the skit but you could feel it and tell he’d been inspired by something in real life and turned it into comedy through exaggeration. Now, decades after that Wild and Crazy Guy skit, Martin has this masterclass and in it he says, “Everything you see, hear, experience is usable.” He’s mostly talking about comedy, screenplays and skits, but it works for th...
Woman Wipes Her Dog's Bum ALL THE TIME and No Talent No Problem
October 04, 2022 12:17 - 20 minutes - 27.7 MBFirst we talk about this woman who saw Elvis in her McDonald’s ketchup and then A little bit about a lady who lets her dog sit at the table and wipes his bum. Steve Martin, author, comedian, musician, cool human, has this MasterClass where he talks about how when he started out in show business and had absolutely no talent at all. But he took a chance at a comedy writing job where they basically just needed young people to write jokes. He has three big wisdom chunks we share with you befo...
How To Make Your Characters Flawed As F And Why You Should
September 28, 2022 11:41 - 5 minutes - 6.98 MBThe character in your story is the heart of your story. It does not matter if that character is a person or a troll or a manatee. That character is the soul of your story. Setting, theme, plot are important, but the most important aspect is creating a character that the reader can connect with. That connection can be emotional. That connection can be intellectual. But there has to be a connection. How readers connect to the character isn’t always for the same reason. They might seem lik...
Beers All Over the Highway and How To Get to that Flow State
September 27, 2022 12:27 - 17 minutes - 24.7 MBThis podcast is about a butt ton of Coors Light on a Florida highway and flow states. A few years ago, we talked about FLOW on our podcast and then I just did again over on our LIVING HAPPY newsletter, but I thought it would be pretty cool to talk about it for another hot second because more people are talking about it now. We’re trendsetters, baby. RANDOM THOUGHT LINK https://www.npr.org/2022/09/22/1124451096/florida-coors-light-beer-cans-highway-crash https://www.frontiersin.org/artic...
She has a poem
September 26, 2022 15:43 - 1 minute - 2.56 MBThis year (2022), I’ve decided to share a poem on my blog and podcast and read it aloud. It’s all a part of my quest to be brave and apparently the things that I’m scared about still include: My spoken voice My raw poems. Thanks for being here with me and cheering me on, and I hope that you can become braver this year, too! Hey, thanks for listening to Carrie Does Poems. These podcasts and more writing tips are at Carrie’s website, carriejonesbooks.blog. There’s also a donation button th...
Oh Baby, Look at that Backstory, Quick Writing TIps
September 21, 2022 12:25 - 3 minutes - 5.11 MBLast week on the podcast and over on our substack, we talked about creating amazing characters and the role of backstory. I’m going to talk a little bit more about that today. Again, backstory is the events that happened to your character before the actual main story starts. So backstory, once you have it, allows you to give your character goals in the beginning of the novel and throughout the novel because it allows you the writer (and reader) to know what forces and history make that ch...
Warped Brains for the Win
September 20, 2022 16:34 - 19 minutes - 26.8 MBJoin us as we talk about calling a new born baby an aunt and cognitive distortions. Cognitive distortions are basically when you notice something that happens outside of yourself and you distort the hell out of it and create this super exaggerated, super negative view of yourself or another person. There are at least six of these bastards. The first is called Catastrophizing. I’m a master at this, but let’s go through all of them according to Esther Perel, a therapist and author. DOG TIP...
Melancholy
September 19, 2022 18:22 - 1 minute - 2.63 MBOne of my grandmothers painted and wrote poems when she wasn’t busy raising her three children. This is one of her poems. Grammy Barnard Poem #3 MELANCHOLY, MAY 19, 1927 Cold and dark desolation’s arms Embrace my heart and sound alarms Of fearful, loveless days to be endured To which my heart of late has become inured. Where may I flee from these haunting visions And from my constant indecisions? Go I shall, and in my misery hide In a lonely forgotten place where I’ll reside, I’l...
Writing Exceptional Characters Part One Backstory
September 14, 2022 12:37 - 6 minutes - 9.16 MBHey! Join us tis week as we talk about writing exceptional characters starting with backstory! It’s quick. It’ll make you a better author. It’s free. Hey, thanks for listening to Write Better Now. These podcasts and more writing tips are at Carrie’s website, carriejonesbooks.blog. There’s also a donation button there. Even a dollar inspires a happy dance in us, so thank you for your support. The music you hear is made available through the creative commons and it’s a bit of a shortened t...
Is Fear Keeping Us Dumb?
September 13, 2022 13:19 - 18 minutes - 25.6 MBW. Edwards wrote “Drive out fear so that everyone may work effectively for the company.” Paul Zak says, “When learners are psychologically safe, they acquire new information easily because they have the cognitive and emotional bandwidth to concentrate on course material. Anxiety takes significant metabolic energy and inhibits learning.” Join us as we talk a little bit about coffee balls, how anxiety makes it hard to learn and dog tips for life. DOG TIP FOR LIFE FROM SPARTACUS THE DOG Don...
I Am Small
September 12, 2022 12:05 - 1 minute - 2.2 MBA poem. The music you hear is made available through the creative commons and it’s a bit of a shortened track from the fantastic Eric Van der Westen and the track is called “A Feather” and off the album The Crown Lobster Trilogy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carriejonesbooks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carriejonesbooks/support
Writing Tips Putting Scene and Sequel Together
September 07, 2022 17:31 - 4 minutes - 5.97 MBIt’s the last in our three-week series on scene and structure the Dwight Swain way. Let’s go. Like we said in the first week, Swain makes us writers think of basic elemental structure and creating our novels in four steps: Making cool characters. Grouping your sentences and paragraphs into motivation reaction units. Grouping those motivation reaction units into scenes and sequels. Grouping those scenes and sequels into story patterns. Last week we talked about scene and sequel and how ...
Baby Wipes, Drug Farts and How Foreplay All Day Helps Your Relationship
September 06, 2022 14:18 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MBThis week’s podcast is all about Belgian psychologist Ester Perel who has two great podcasts and talks all about relationships and sex and you know, the stuff that gets us an explicit rating. Listen in! There’s some great stuff in there! RESOURCES https://www.ted.com/speakers/esther_perel https://www.estherperel.com/about IN OUR RANDOM THOUGHTS, WE MENTION THIS ARTICLE AND THE LINK IS HERE https://www.npr.org/sections/strange-news/ SHOUT OUT! The music we’ve clipped and shortened in ...
“FINDING THE STORIES," a poem about book banning
September 05, 2022 14:10 - 3 minutes - 5.31 MB“FINDING THE STORIES” What does it mean to find story when you are the one who is oppressed? What does it mean to find story when you are the one who is barely surviving in your own life? When your mother cries to sleep every night because she can’t find a job, pay bills, fix the furnace. When the food she feeds you comes from the government line even though she’s too proud for that, too smart for that, too strong? What does it mean to find a story full of magic when you are dying for m...
The sexy part of story structure: Scene and Sequel
August 31, 2022 10:17 - 5 minutes - 8.25 MBSo last week on the podcast and on our blog where we elaborated a bit, we talked about the four main elements of story structure according to Dwight Swain, who wrote The Techniques of the Selling Writer. THOSE WERE: Making cool characters. Grouping your sentences and paragraphs into motivation reaction units. Grouping those motivation reaction units into scenes and sequels. Grouping those scenes and sequels into story patterns. And we talked about motivation reaction units, the sequenc...
Alligator Hunting and Why Shaun Is Gone, Plus New DUDE NO Podcast Preview
August 30, 2022 17:17 - 7 minutes - 9.67 MBSo, Shaun is off in Florida HUNTING ALLIGATORS (!) leaving me alone to podcast, which means that all the talent is gone! I explain that in the podcast, but this whole episode is short and sweet. And it's mostly about what we're going to start on September 6 if Shaun survives with all his limbs and everything. Check out our upcoming true crime podcast for people who don’t like to sleep, DUDE, NO! The website is here. The site for private bonus stuff is here. And thanks for hanging out with...
The Enchanted
August 29, 2022 15:16 - 1 minute - 2.64 MBHey, thanks for listening to Carrie Does Poems. These podcasts and more writing tips are at Carrie’s website, carriejonesbooks.blog. There’s also a donation button there. Even a dollar inspires a happy dance in Carrie, so thank you for your support. The music you hear is made available through the creative commons and it’s a bit of a shortened track from the fantastic Eric Van der Westen and the track is called “A Feather” and off the album The Crown Lobster Trilogy. https://freemusicarchi...