We're back with another Inebriated Reading Challenge. This time around we're discussing Oblivion: Stories by David Foster Wallace.

In this introductory episode, we briefly discuss David Foster Wallace and what we hope to get out of his collection of short stories. From what it looks like, we're in for a real wild ride!

Caleb talks about writing his first-ever sex scene! After that, we discuss writing styles, processes, and why all writers should do their own thing instead of following advice from things such as creative writing classes. 

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We discuss imposter syndrome and the importance of being kind to yourself. Adding unneeded pressure to yourself will only hinder your writing output. We also talk about some unexpected obstacles of writing a novel.

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There's a lot to unpack in this episode. We start the cold open off by discussing some... incest in popular fiction. Yeah. Then we follow that up with a conversation about The Stranger by Albert Camus.

Once we get to the topic of the day, we go over the important questions you must ask yourself as a writer. This leads us into a more personal discussion about things like depression and the importance of escapism through fiction. And guess what, there's more talk after the outro!

That's right. We had to break up the cold open because it went too long, so there's some Lord of the Rings talk after the outro music. 

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We start the episode off with a quick character study. Then we talk about Stephen King and his totally terrifying horror story, The Jaunt. 

After the cold open, we have a long conversation about the past. More specifically, some of the first books we've read, bought, and how we started our reading journeys. Then we discuss what we think the future of fiction will look like in the hands of Gen Z and the importance of used book stores. 

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We open the episode with some current reading and writing business, then we introduce our new music for the podcast! After that, we celebrate our 100th official episode by listening and commenting on a snippet of our very first episode. 

We eventually get into the topic at hand, which is book length! How long should your book be and what are the parameters of book length in various genres? We discuss all this and more, plus a special 100th episode montage at the end. Don't miss it!

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Well, Caleb went and got himself sick. Lucky for you, you get to listen to him suffer throughout the whole episode! 

We start things off by discussing The Batman and what we thought about the movie. After that, we talk about our writing (or lack thereof) and what we've been reading. This is a fairly short but entertaining episode. 

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Original story by Spencer Church about a man who lives through the apocalypse in a unique way. 

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We start the episode off with a quick conversation about J.R.R. Tolkien's writing style. Eventually, we get onto the topic of how to write a modern story using, or not using, cell phones. It's a lot more interesting topic than we first realized. 

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We start the episode by discussing the greatest opening paragraphs and lines in literature. After that, we get down to business and take a deep dive into the importance of emotions in your writing. We break down how we go about eliciting emotions in the reader, ways to go about doing so without being boring or over the top, and the art of nuance in your writing. 

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