I'm Going To Pretend I'm Not Tired
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 happ...
10 Okt 20221min
Not So Wild and Crazy Writing Advice
Steve 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...
5 Okt 20225min
Woman Wipes Her Dog's Bum ALL THE TIME and No Talent No Problem
First 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,...
4 Okt 202220min
How To Make Your Characters Flawed As F And Why You Should
The 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 imp...
28 Sep 20225min
Beers All Over the Highway and How To Get to that Flow State
This 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...
27 Sep 202217min
She has a poem
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 spo...
26 Sep 20221min
Oh Baby, Look at that Backstory, Quick Writing TIps
Last 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 ...
21 Sep 20223min
Warped Brains for the Win
Join 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 h...
20 Sep 202219min
