Angry Typewriter

Today's Throwback Thursday episode was inspired by procrastination. It seeks to destroy the nonsense of "trying" to be a writer. Don't try...be one. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support

Today's short story is one I posted last year as well, but I wanted to post it again because it reminds me (and us) of a time when we took things like crowded carnivals for granted. Here's hoping those days return soon. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support

There are 5 Thursdays this month, so to keep Throwback Thursday on schedule, I'm doing it in the spot it would normally occupy. Today we take a look at an interesting question: why writers write. You probably have your own reasons, may know some others, and some may surprise you. I'll also give you a few of the reasons that I write. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support

Today is the birthday of the great Ernest Hemingway. Let's meet the man who wasn't just a legend, but also one of the greatest writers of all time. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support

Today's episode is a crossover from my Bookish podcast, and it's dedicated to Carlos Ruiz Zafon, who passed away last month at 55. It is hard to express the impact he had on me, but I'm going to try. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support

It's time for our monthly Throwback Thursday episode, and today's throwback looks at the only positive to come from the social distancing/self-quarantining/mandatory lockdown we're all experiencing: writers have no excuse anymore for not writing. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support

In today's episode we look at the benefits, and even the joys, of writing your first drafts not on a computer, but by hand. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support

Have you always dreamed of writing a novel but just didn't know where to start? In today's episode, we're going to point you in the right direction. Today we're talking about Camp NaNoWriMo, an offshoot of the phenomenon that is National Novel Writing Month. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support

In today's episode we're keeping things light, looking at the best and worst dads in literature. Happy Father's Day! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support

Walk into to any bookstore or library and you will immediately notice the ubiquitous book series. In today's episode we'll take look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of the book series. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support

Writer's have a symbiotic relationship with booksellers; after all, they are the ones who usually put our books in the hands of readers. Today we meet the woman who knew all the great writers of the 1920s, helped publish one of the most acclaimed novels ever, and is rightly called the patron saint of booksellers. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support

Today we're looking at the tendency some authors have to keep revising their books on social media long after they're published, and why we should avoid doing it. Yes, JK Rowling, I'm talking about you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support

Today's episode of Angry Typewriter takes a look at several books about writing by writers. Even if you're not a writer, reading these gives a unique insight into the minds of the writers you love, but for you writers they are indispensable. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support

On today's episode we look at the process of getting your book into bookstores using their consignment programs. It's an option you may never have considered, but one that you should. The benefits both to you as an author and to your local bookstore may surprise you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support

Stephen King famously said “If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. But when you find a book that has both a good story and good words, treasure that book.” Given the truth of that statement, today's episode is about something every writer (and every listener of this podcast) should be: a book collector. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support

It's time for the June edition of Throwback Thursday (yes, with furlough over, this returns to its normal monthly slot). In today's episode we explode the myth of writer's block. You're not blocked, dear listener. Come hear why. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support

On today's Sunday Ramble, we're stepping away from the nuts and bolts of writing to look at something we all love as writers: reading fiction. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support

May is Short Story Month, so it's time again for Short Story Saturday. Today's short story is another of mine that ultimately became part of my first novel. I hope you enjoy it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support

In today's Throwback Thursday episode, we look at the good and the not so good of writing the novel series. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support

Today we take a look at an interesting question: why writers write. You probably have your own reasons, may know some others, and some may surprise you. I'll also give you a few of the reasons that I write. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angrytypewriter/support