So sorry that I haven't been able to get in here. My studio has sat empty at my old house as we moved into our new one. We're dealing with the pressures of losing income and having to find new channels for that due to covid shutdowns and it's t

Writing The Rough Draft

Aug 15th, 2020 41m 21s

Greetings, Gentlebeing. I'm back!The new article is posted at:https://www.theweirdfictionwriter.com/the-rough-draft (https://www.theweirdfictionwriter.com/the-rough-draft)In this episode I talk about the concepts that I concentrate on the mo

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Break Announcement

Aug 4th, 2020 1m 8s

Greetings, Gentlebeing. My apologies but I've had a rather large project come my way that I need to complete for a client. I'm taking two weeks off from releasing the next episode of Weird Craft. I'll be picking up right where I left off.In the

Stepsheets

Jul 28th, 2020 27m 35s

I use James N. Frey's stepsheet concept in my story writing, adapted to short story writing. I don't do two versions like Frey does because there are few characters, plots, and concepts to hold in mind for a short story usually. I generally jus

Weird Characters

Jul 23rd, 2020 55m 3s

This one gets a bit weird.Weirder than normal.You'll see.The shout out link is for The Sioux Empire Podcast which I listened to on PocketCast and is available on most players. You can throw a tweet to @podcast_empire and tell Robert the Weir

What Is A Weird Idea?

Jul 17th, 2020 36m 9s

Greetings, Gentlebeing. In this weeks episode, the first of the first season, I am asking the question, "What is a weird idea?" and giving my answer.To me a weird idea has four qualities:The weird feeling - the weirdingIt is different for ev

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Weird Craft Podcast Introduction

Jul 15th, 2020 31s

Hosted by Thorn Winter of Dread Glimpse, The Weird Craft Podcast and https://www.theweirdfictionwriter.com (theweirdfictionwriter.com) are your two best resources for learning to write great weird fiction stories, to build an audience, and to m

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Fall Season Heads Up

Jun 30th, 2020 1m 23s

Greetings, Gentlebeing.I am Thorn Winter and this is Weirdcraft, the podcast that teaches you to write and create a platform as a weird fiction author. I'm working hard on getting the studio set up and the things that need in place. The first e