A Writers Life

A Writers Life


Latest Episodes

NEW "DRIFTERS' PODCAST" now up
May 24, 2020

Go to the new podcast: on iOS - on Spotify -   Thank you all for listening! -DB

#54 - New Music and a Big Change of Direction
February 23, 2020

COME SEE US March 27th @ The Pond, Franklin, TN Listen to the New Drifters in Vellichor EP on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4DnkeRXw0ztMfT6L8Hgqno   Follow on our instas: Dan - instagram.com/danblackmusic Rich -...

#53 - Eating and Breaking Bad Storytelling
October 23, 2019

Today I'm on about eating and suggesting everyone just stay away from each other. I also get into storytelling in season 2 of Breaking Bad.     ----------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe on iTunes:...

#52 - Subway Tastes Like Dog $---
October 15, 2019

Today I'm on about the splitting of the Booker Prize and trying to get a turkey sandwich at the worst and largest franchise in American history: Subway. If your armpits could take sh--s it would taste like a Subway sandwich.   There's other stuff...

#51 - Lesbian High Life and Snow Cone Confidence
October 07, 2019

Today I'm on about how to live freely in a yellow-green VW Beetle, Pickin' festivals, and really all around silliness. ----------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe on iTunes: https://apple.co/2ZlJDFH Twitter:...

#50 - POV, the Sad State of Publishing, and Saving Art
September 23, 2019

Today I'm on about how to find the point of view and clarifying story as well as the sad state of the publishing industry ----------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe on iTunes: https://apple.co/2ZlJDFH Twitter:...

#49 - Existential Gibberish, Finding the Story, and More Math.
September 17, 2019

Today I'm on about human patterns and the idea that we are in a simulation and how that connects to the idea of God. There's also some other stuff about writing in there too.     -----------------------------------------------------------...

#48 - Bad Anxiety, Isolation, and Fat Bad Boys
September 09, 2019

Today I talk about my anxiety troubles and how I got out of them. I also get into why I think stand up comedy is experiencing such a boom.     Mentioned:       -----------------------------------------------------------...

#47 - Twitter Dum-dums, Struggles with Chabon, and the Fight to Free the Writer's Mind
September 01, 2019

Today I talk about someone who made me angry on Twitter, how boring some lit mags are, and my science fiction kick. There's also a call to writer's everywhere to take Dave Chappelle's example and express themselves freely.   Click this to send...

#46 - Cleaning House, Your Writing Core, and Butthole Molecules
August 27, 2019

Today I talk about how molecules travel from butts to noses and how gross it is. There's also a lot about short stories and being present while writing.     Mentioned on the Show:   What is the composition of the human fart? Quora...