Essays by Ken Lane

By Ken Lane

This podcast contains the audio versions of the written works of Ken Lane — as found on https://kenlane.substack.com/ -- The topics range from intentional living to meditation, fitness, productiv... more

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Essays by Ken Lane episodes:

August 04, 2023 Raise the Blade: Philosophical Epiphanies While Mowing Grass
https://kenlane.substack.com/p/raise-the-blade
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6min
July 07, 2023 What I Wish I Had Known About Training: 7 Rules for Fitness Beginners (From Kenetic)
Here is an episode from my fitness blog, Kenetic:
https://kenetic.substack.com/p/training-rules
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13min
June 16, 2023 A Complex Fascination With Simplicity
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7min
January 30, 2023 Why (On Earth) I Date-Stamp Everything
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4min
January 25, 2023 Running Your Own Race: Not Necessarily an Essay About Running
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6min
January 20, 2023 Writing For My Wife
As found on my substack page.
I was recently reading Stephen King’s writer’s manual, On Writing—in which the horror/thriller novelist spills his great writing beans for any aspiring author.

One section that resonated with me immensely covered the utility of having someone in particular in mind while you’re writing—someone you’re writing for, almost as though the story was a letter. I couldn’t help but begin to grin to myself and wag my finger toward and away from the page. “Ah, Stevie boy—it is as if you already know me.” When it comes to non-fiction writing, I pretty much write for myself. I am usually imparting some knowledge to my past self or perhaps a future self that has forgotten a life-enhancing truth.

But when I write fiction—which is very new for me—yes, I still somewhat write for myself from phrase-to-phrase by the seat of my pants. I have no idea what is going to happen, as though I’m the one reading it.

But I’m really writing for the biggest story buff I know—my wife.

My wife immerses herself in stories like few people I've ever met. Whether a graphic novel, anime series, Korean drama, or a story told in person (even the gist of a movie), she is the queen of suspending her own reality in service of becoming one with the story. She is the ultimate investor.

So, as I've begun to let the gravity of an unfolding story lead me along, perhaps my greatest motivation is to build worlds for my wife—places for her to step inside, meet characters, ride along with them, gasp, nod, tsk, and yell at the page—which she's been known to do.

And I can't wait to do it all over again.

My wife, reading a story I freestyled about an unknown flying intelligence attacking a rural neighborhood.

The first draft of this piece using my “new” 75-year-old Smith Corona Clipper.

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2min
January 11, 2023 4 Reasons to Compose Thoughts With a Typewriter: A First Draft
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3min
January 02, 2023 4 Reasons to Create Your First Drafts in Ink
Originally featured: https://kenlane.substack.com/p/ink-first-drafts
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7min
December 30, 2022 The Spellcheckless Frontier
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4min
December 16, 2022 Your Favorite Pen
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3min

FAQs about Essays by Ken Lane:

How many episodes does Essays by Ken Lane have?

The podcast currently has 59 episodes available.