Good Writing Podcast

How can the base-level choice of what perspective (first, second or third person) is used in a piece of writing be used as a way for a reader to gain perspective on a character? Dorthe Nors’ novella Minna Needs Rehearsal Space (translated by Mishka Hoekstra) uses a close third person and a unique approach to paragraphs to allow the reader to read the titular character’s opinions in the same way that they read facts, and as you would probably guess, hilarity ensues. Minna Needs Rehearsal Space (2016) by Dorthe Nors and translated by Mishka Hoekstra An excerpt from the book, but not the one we discussed in the episode Good Writing is a podcast where two friends read like writers and lay out craft for fellow writers to steal. Co-hosted by Emily Donovan and Benjamin Kerns. Email: goodwritingpodcast@gmail.comWebsite: https://www.goodwritingpodcast.com/ 

This episode is as American as Olive Garden, and then we celebrate by going to Disney World. How can writers use setting to draw out characters’ internal drama and make their characters confront their conflicts? “Why I Take All My First Dates to Olive Garden” by Kristen Arnett (2019) No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood (2021) Good Writing is a podcast where two MFA friends read like writers and lay out craft for fellow writers to steal. Co-hosted by Emily Donovan and Benjamin Kerns. Email: goodwritingpodcast@gmail.comWebsite: https://www.goodwritingpodcast.com/ 

Brian Evenson is a writer of literary horror, whatever that means, and he shows us how writers can smartly use information’s absence to allow for a more interactive reading experience. Did Ben use the word “ontology” correctly in this episode? He’s not quite sure, to be honest. “Altmann’s Tongue” (1994) by Brian Evenson Good Writing is a podcast where two friends read like writers and lay out craft for fellow writers to steal. Co-hosted by Emily Donovan and Benjamin Kerns. Email: goodwritingpodcast@gmail.com Website: https://www.goodwritingpodcast.com/ 

Grammar alert! A complicated sentence and a clever description make Emily do a double-take in our first episode. Plus, even Jane Austen put her first manuscript in a drawer and came back to it later. CTRL+F for this sentence here (Pride and Prejudice is in the public domain) Listen to two friends book club this chapter on the Pod and Prejudice podcast  Good Writing is a podcast where two friends read like writers and lay out craft for fellow writers to steal. Co-hosted by Emily Donovan and Benjamin Kerns. Email: goodwritingpodcast@gmail.comWebsite: https://www.goodwritingpodcast.com/ 

Welcome to the Good Writing Podcast! We're a new podcast where two fiction writer friends nerd out on writing craft.   Subscribe to the show if you're: ☑ a writer looking for inspiration ☑ a book nerd looking for passion ☑ one of our friends or family members   Co-hosted by Emily Donovan and Benjamin Kerns.   Want to get in touch? Email us at goodwritingpodcast@gmail.com. or check us out at https://www.goodwritingpodcast.com/