3. Good writing podcasts - which AREN'T Writing Excuses

Good writing podcasts - which AREN'T Writing Excuses

The Creative Penn - Mostly business with occasional episodes on craft or writer's lifestyle. Joanna Penn's podcast is the best in the business, if you are interested at all in self publishing, and the biggest must-have on the list.

Sterling and Stone Podcast Network - from the guys who brought you The Self Publishing Podcast and the book Write, Publish, Repeat. While the SPP is 90% dedicated to business, they have craft-oriented shows on the network as well. Only caveat is that the SPP episodes have a lot of joking and screwing around. They're very entertaining to listen to, but they can waste a lot of time before getting to the point. StoryShop, Eight Questions and the others are much more focused.

The Sell More Books Show - As the name implies, it's 100% business. This show is a wonderful weekly news and tips update from the world of self publishing. Whereas Joanna Penn's format is a mix of news and interviews with important industry figures, this one is dedicated to keeping you up to date on the latest information. Very efficient, no-nonsense, and highly recommended for self publishing.

The Roundtable Workshop -100% craft. In this podcast, aspiring writers give a 7-minute pitch and the team workshops the story for an hour. Caveat: they have an inconsistent release schedule and a mixed bag of hosts, without much quality control on the guests. Still, it's a great idea for a show.

Artifexian Podcast - Science fiction-oriented worldbuilding, with a bit of fantasy here and there. Infrequently updated and infrequently on topic, the hosts do get to some interesting ideas now and then.

If you're looking for inspiration, I highly recommend history podcasts like Dan Carlin's Hardcore History, or Daniele Bolelli's newer History on Fire. I can't fit the number of inspirations I've pulled from these two podcasts within the 10,000 character limit. While I listen I have a stream-of-consciousness idea file open that I'm constantly throwing stuff in. I find myself pausing to open old Scrivener projects and throw new ideas in the notes. My main series is 99% inspired by just one segment of one episode of Dan Carlin's series. They're pretty great.

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