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Radio FreeWrite

WebEater, Murph, The Lotus, Krispy, Spud, PC Nottingham

A podcast for lovers of stories- reading them, hearing them, and writing them. We provide a new prompt every week, then share the stories we have created from that prompt. We discuss the stories and the art of storytelling while encouraging listeners to create their own stories along with us.

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139: White Flag: Author Olivia Snow on Writing,...

Radio FreeWrite ·

2025/10/31

This week author Olivia Snow joins the Cru to talk regency romance writing, writing while parenting, and the mutual suffering all writers share. We talk shop along the way, from character creation to outlining to marketing, and take a good long look at how to create real depth for characters. The flash fiction portion of the podcast kicks off at 12:40 and includes a crusty (or at least, suspected to be crusty) duke, a light haunting, a snowball fight, and the alteration of travel p...

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138: Nursery: The Sweet Spot of Third Person Limited

Radio FreeWrite ·

2025/10/27

We continue our series on POV narration this week with a discussion on Third Person Limited. The Cru agrees this is a sweet spot between first person and third person omniscient, offering a balance between the closeness to the character of first person while maintaining enough distance to keep things interesting and open. We give tips for using 3rd limited to maintain reader engagement, craft a character voice, and for juggling multiple character povs in a larger work. Is it possible to have ...

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68:32

137: Amulet of the Ages: Board Game Storytelling with...

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2025/10/17

The Cru sit down with board game designer Bruce Glassco, author of Betrayal at House on the Hill, to chat about narrative game design and literary inspiration in board games. Bruce shares his inspiration for a haunted house game, as well as the challenges (and tricks to overcome them) of writing a horror-genre board game. It's a fun conversation ranging from Wuthering Heights to the challenges of playtesting. Stories begin at the 25:45 mark and include a cursed bargain and the price of eterna...

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69:57

136: Creaky Hallway: Second Person POV (and some...

Radio FreeWrite ·

2025/10/10

This week you will hear all about second person point of view. You'll enjoy a few choose your own adventure-style (NB- they can't be actual Choose Your Own Adventure stories, as that's trademarked) stories, and you'll hopefully share in the nostalgia the Cru has for those marvelous works of the 80s and 90s. You'll also learn about the immersive narration second person pov provides, including the dangers of using the reader as a character. It's a fun writing challenge, and you're sure to enjoy...

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69:41

135: Dark Dice: The Power (and Pitfalls) of First...

Radio FreeWrite ·

2025/10/03

Welcome to Spooky Season! In our writing craft discussion this week, we focus on first person narration. It can be particularly powerful for horror, but can wear on readers when they have to read "I, I, I" over and over again. So, it must be treated with care! BUT, for those willing to practice with it, it opens plenty of doors. From unreliable narrators to the horrific tension found only inside the head of a madman, we cover it all. Stories this week begin around the 20:40 mark and include a...

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134: Jinn: The Cru Write Mahfouz

Radio FreeWrite ·

2025/09/26

This week the Cru studies Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz. We discuss his life, his career, and the styles and themes towards which he gravitated. Place and time were super important to Mahfouz, and Krispy shares what it was like to walk through Cairo following Mahfouz's footsteps. Then we shamelessly steal his style as an author imitation challenge, learning from his style to strengthen our own. Stories begin at the 23:30 mark and include the life of a jinn, told through her own words; a train...

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133: Mountains of the Moon – Submissions, Rejections,...

Radio FreeWrite ·

2025/09/19

In this episode, the Cru dives into the world of submissions: the grind of rejection slips; the rare joy of a personal note from the editor; the endless predawn hours of "why did I have to fall in love with writing;" and the importance of READING THE DANG GUIDELINES when sending your work to literary magazines. We swap insights on what editors look for, how to handle feedback, and the value of old-fashioned gumption. Stories this week begin around the 31:30 mark (yeah, we packing in a LOT of ...

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132: Ca’ canny – Stories of Labor, Resistance, and...

Radio FreeWrite ·

2025/09/12

The Cru returns for Season 5 of Radio FreeWrite! In this episode, we set fresh writing goals, reflect on unions and collective action, and laugh about Monty Python as we take on the Scots phrase ca’ canny: a call to ease up, work slow, and resist. Stories this week begin at the 16:30 mark and explore resistance in many forms: a poetic plea for freedom from work and a greening earth, a Joycean sketch of paralysis on the farm, a futuristic Uber ride tinged with climate anxiety, a fantasy where ...

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131: Batrachomyomachia – Reflecting on Writing Goals...

Radio FreeWrite ·

2025/08/01

In the Season 4 finale, the Radio FreeWrite crew looks back on their writing goals—ranging from dialogue practice to poetic experimentation—and what they’ve learned along the way. Krispy shares how a season of poetry shaped his approach to language, while PC, Spud, and WebEater reflect on growth, discipline, and finding focus as writers. Then, inspired by the prompt Batrachomyomachia (“the battle of frogs and mice”), they read original first-draft stories: an epic blank-verse poem on anxiety,...

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#130: Propaganda

Radio FreeWrite ·

2025/07/10

Join WebEater, B52, Murph, and Sandwich as they tackle this episode's prompt: Propaganda! Did you know that "propaganda" was originally a committee of cardinals established in Rome for propagating the faith throughout the world? The word is now used, famously, as anything influencing personal or public opinion. Happy writing everyone! Stories start around 19 minutes in. Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort of thing). Please do send us an email with your story if you write a...

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#129: Queensberry Rules

Radio FreeWrite ·

2025/06/14

Bam! Pow! The Queensberry Rules are a set of regulations for boxing matches, and introduced the use of padded gloves in boxing as well as the 10-second count. We hope you enjoy this episode's stories, and that they inspire you to write your own! Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort of thing). Please do send us an email with your story if you write along, which we hope you will do. Episodes of Radio FreeWrite are protected by a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives ...

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#128: U and Non-U

Radio FreeWrite ·

2025/05/26

According to Brewer's, U and Non-U is an outdated term to describe the differences between English social classes based on usage of certain words. "U" is upper class and "Non-U" is non-upper class. For example, it is U to say "luncheon" and Non-U to say "lunch." Does the language we use determine our reality, and if so to what extent? Interesting questions. Perhaps ponder them while giving our episode a listen. Stories start around 19:05. Happy writing everyone! Be sure to follow us on Insta...

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#127: Ganymede with Matt Weinkam

Radio FreeWrite ·

2025/05/07

This episode special guest Matt Weinkam joins us! We talk about Literary Cleveland, a nonprofit organization and creative writing center that empowers people to explore other voices and discover their own; Cleveland's own free literary conference the Inkubator; and, of course, writing. We hope you enjoy this episode! Check out Literary Cleveland here: https://www.litcleveland.org/ Or follow them on Instagram @literarycleveland Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort...

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72:05

#126: Ephesian with JUST C.O.S.

Radio FreeWrite ·

2025/04/18

This episode JUST C.O.S. joins us to talk about writing, life, and The Sparrow's Fortune, a poetry collective working to inspire, educate, and encourage our community through arts, entertainment, and creative writing workshops. Check out The Sparrow's Fortune here: https://www.thesparrowsfortune.com/ Or follow them on Instagram @thesparrowsfortune Follow @just.c.o.s. on Insta, and if you want to book email JustCOS.info@gmail.com Happy writing everyone! Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if t...

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#125: Yellowback

Radio FreeWrite ·

2025/04/04

Yellowback: A now dated term for a cheap novel, especially of the sensational kind, so called from the yellow board binding familiar on the railway bookstalls in Victorian days. Kind of like an old timey airport novel. We hope you have a wonderful week! Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort of thing). Please do send us an email with your story if you write along, which we hope you will do. Episodes of Radio FreeWrite are protected by a Creative Commons Attribution-No...

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52:51

#124: Proteus

Radio FreeWrite ·

2025/03/21

Special Guest J.W. Surface joins us for this episode! Check out J.W.'s book Something Dark and Others here: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/something-dark-and-others And check out Gargoyle Publications here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/GargoylePublications Proteus was, in Greek legend, Poseidon's herdsman, an old man and a prophet, famous for his power of assuming different shapes at will. The phrase "As many shapes as Proteus" and the adjective "Protean" mean ever-changing, versati...

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#123: Wildcat

Radio FreeWrite ·

2025/03/07

Wildcat! A word expressing reckless, uncontrolled, and unsound activity. Also a small wild animal that looks very close to a house cat. Happy writing everyone! Wishing you all the best. Stories start at 25:23. Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort of thing). Please do send us an email with your story if you write along, which we hope you will do. Episodes of Radio FreeWrite are protected by a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0)...

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#122: Everything Tastes of Porridge

Radio FreeWrite ·

2025/02/21

From Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: "Everything Tastes of Porridge: However we may deceive ourselves, whatever castles in the air we may construct, the facts of home life will always intrude." Hi friends! Join us this week as we explore this concept with our artful words. In writing, I can invent and live in fantasy realms or societies in the sky, but once done I always return to my real, normal life. Isn't that great? Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort of...

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#121: The Old Man on the Mountain

Radio FreeWrite ·

2025/02/07

The Old Man on the Mountain is an expression used by Marco Polo to describe Muhammad III of Alamut, the grand master of the Order of Assassins. After, the name was used for various Isma'ili successors, especially in Syria. This week's prompt produced some fun, strange, and beautiful stories for you to listen to! We hope this podcast gets you excited about being creative. Happy writing, everyone! Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort of thing). Please do send us an email ...

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#120: Eblis

Radio FreeWrite ·

2025/01/24

Welcome writers and listeners, to a new episode of Radio FreeWrite! This week our prompt is Eblis, the leader of the devils in Islam. This character is often compared to the Christian character Satan, and in Sufi Islamic tradition Iblis is considered the master of the cosmic illusion.We hope that you're having a lovely, cozy winter, and have some great stories (to read or write!) to keep you occupied.Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort of thing). Please do send us an email ...

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