Dead Languages

Dead Languages

By Carson Winter, P.L. McMillanComedy
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Dead Languages episodes

  • Episode 6: Top Tens

    Wanna get to know the hosts just a little better? PLM and Carson go down a list of their top ten favorite horror books, two lists with surprisingly little overlap. Tell us we're wrong at [email protected]!


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    1 hr 29 min
  • Episode 5: Path to Success

    Is there such thing as success in horror writing? The truth is... personal and complicated. Carson and PLM talk about their personal journeys writing, how they've redefined success, and provide some good tips for you to do the same!


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    1 hr 27 min
  • Episode 4: Critiques

    Sharing your writing is hard. It's harder when it sucks. PLM and Carson talk about their dark personal history, how to give and receive feedback, and a whole lot of other dumb stuff. 


    Sources:

    A big thanks for author and editor, Jennifer L. Collins, for allowing us to share her beautifully made presentation!

    • https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KF7JTv1U-faSffhCJ7NfWP-utyAgql-S/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=106112162667366095583&rtpof=true&sd=true
      • 1 hr 6 min
    • Episode 3: Werewolves

      PLM and Carson talk about one of their favorite fictional monsters: the werewolf! They also talk about a lot of other really, really horrible stuff. Listener beware. 


      Sources:

      • https://www.britannica.com/art/werewolf
      • https://westportlibrary.libguides.com/werewolves#:~:text=Some%20scholars%20believe%20the%20werewolf,with%20the%20Legend%20of%20Lycaon.
      • https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-the-werewolf-legend
      • https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SilverBullet
        • 54 min
      • Episode 2: Writing Habits

        Do you write every day? Do you write sometimes? IS YOUR ENTIRE WRITING LIFE BUILT AROUND THE THOUGHT OF "OMG SHOULD I BE WRITING?"

        PLM and Carson talk about good writing habits, bad writing habits, and a whole lot of other weird stuff. 


        Sources used in this episode:

        • https://www.penguin.com.au/articles/3535-james-patterson-writing-routine#:~:text='I%20pretty%20much%20write%20seven,%2C%20oh%2C%2011%20or%2012.
        • https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/interview-hailey-piper/
        • https://comicbook.com/anime/news/junji-ito-creative-process-changes-revealed/
        • http://annerice.com/Chamber-OnWriting.html
        • https://tananarivedue.wordpress.com/2014/05/19/my-writing-process-blog-tour/
        • https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/an-interview-with-grady-hendrix/
        • https://theintercept.com/2023/01/10/tesla-crash-footage-autopilot/#:~:text=Since%202016%2C%20the%20federal%20agency,accidents%20have%20killed%2019%20people.
        • https://www.npr.org/2022/02/18/1080944193/apple-airtags-theft-stalking-privacy-tech
        • https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2019/09/23/the-7-most-dangerous-technology-trends-in-2020-everyone-should-know-about/?sh=3dad18217780
          • 1 hr 17 min
        • Episode 1: Why Horror?

          In our first REAL episode where we actually try to do this podcast thing and make it make sense, we talk about the ancient question that has plagued all horror writers since the dawn of time: why do you write this stuff, anyway?

          We tackle that, trope of the week, what we're reading, and more on this episode of Dead Languages!

          Visit: deadlanguagespodcast.com for more of us. 


          Sources used in the episode:

          • https://www.theguardian.com/science/2003/oct/16/science.farout
          • https://www.writersdigest.com/improve-my-writing/why-i-write-horror
          • https://tornightfire.com/what-writing-horror-can-teach-all-writers/
          • https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/17/the-haunted-mind-of-shirley-jackson
          • https://morbidlybeautiful.com/horror-history-mary-shelley/#:~:text=And%20it%20was%20all%20based,her%20baby%20back%20to%20life.
            • 1 hr 26 min
          • Meet the Hosts

            Dead Languages is a horror writing craft podcast hosted by a couple of authors who just want to sit around and talk horror. This is episode 0, where we introduce ourselves, our work, the podcast, and a whole lot of other weird stuff. Warning: Explicit Content. 

            41 min

          About Dead Languages

          From the publisher's feed

          Authors P.L. McMillan and Carson Winter have joined forces to have lively, irreverent, and hopefully helpful conversations on the craft of writing horror fiction. Expect weird tangents, frank industry…