Street Writers

By Mark Bellusci | Dan Chichester

Still waiting for inspiration? Maybe it’s time you actually started writing— powerfully, productively and with plenty of punch. Here's a 10-minute jab at writing as a craft that calls for tenacity, co... more

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The podcast currently has 111 episodes available.

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December 30, 2020 Bob Palmer - Part 1
This is the first half of our interview with Bob Palmer, a top advertising and digital executive who has recently completed his first novel, King of Hearts. Bob discusses the book, and provides insightful writing tips.
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December 23, 2020 Street Writers - Snowflaking
For a special holiday edition of Street Writers, Dan's "Take A Swing At This" fills the stockings with the joy of Randy Ingermanson's "Snowflake Method" of writing (https://www.advancedfictionwriting.com). In "The Beat Us To The Punch", Mark assures you will never look at an Xmas Tree in quite the same way again, as he relates the scientific wonder(ful writing) of the NY Times' "The Social Life of Trees" (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/02/magazine/tree-communication-mycorrhiza.html). And in "Hit Us With Your Best Shot" Dan is looking to unwrap the gift of freeform writing inspired by artist Jody Fallon (https://www.pariahfineart.com), while Mark looks forward to wrapping up some biz projects and starting up some new podcast performances on Grease, Grit & Crime in COVID Time (https://anchor.fm/greasegritandcrime). PLUS: Mark offers up some holiday cheers/jeers on Dan's ugly Christmas sweater! .
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December 16, 2020 Street Writers - Coffee is for Closers
For "Take A Swing At This" Mark channels his inner Alec Baldwin. With "They Beat Us To The Punch", Dan proclaims "This is the way," in admiration of the storytelling skillz of "The Mandolorian." And when it's "Hit Us With Your Best Shot", Dan relates his upcoming newsletter, as Mark gives updates on Grease, Grit & Crime in COVID Time, as well as a film festival interview on one of his latest videos.
(Apologies for the boomier sound on Dan's end, his regular mic is out on loan for another audio project!)
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December 11, 2020 Street Writers - The Guarantee
A rock solid guarantee (perhaps by way of the underworld) is Dan's offer to Mark in "Take A Swing At This". Then Mark brings law and order back to writing with a high-five to the five-oh skills of masterful police author Joseph Wambaugh in "They Beat Us To The Punch". And in "Hit Us With Your Best Shot", Dan travels north for some Canadian tourism writing, and Mark pens a tale of gentler tweets.
(Apologies for the thin sound on Dan's end, his mic is out on loan for another audio project!)
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December 02, 2020 Street Writers - Character Driven
Stuck in the middle of a story? Let your characters lead you, step by step, line by line. Mark discusses building story momentum by letting your characters react to the line that was just written, and then react to the next line, and so on. Dan then reacts to a beautiful letter about finding lyrics by poet and musician, Nick Cave. And Mark announces that his film, Venmo Muscle was selected for Manhattan Rep Theater’s COVID Stories Festival.
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November 25, 2020 Street Writers - Two Words from South Park
"Take A Swing At This" comes courtesy of the creative duo behind South Park, two simple words that Dan thinks can make all the difference in between your storytelling beats. Then Mark straps on his Esquire skis for "They Beat Us To The Punch", with a hellacool bit of heliskiing writing. And in a quick "Hit Us With Your Best Shot", Dan jabs at turning the idea of a "definite chief aim" into a story for an upcoming motivational panel; while Mark lands a one-two-three punch of short stories, film festival entries, and more audio drama in Grease, Grit and Crime in COVID Time.
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11min
November 19, 2020 Street Writers - Beware of Success
Be careful what you wish for. Achieving a writing goal — whether that’s getting published, building an online audience or anything in between — is great. But it can also lead to a feeling of “Is that all there is?” That’s why it really is about the journey of writing: working on your craft every day and taking satisfaction in what you accomplish each step of the way. Mark then reads a paragraph from a Stephen King short story in the October 2020 Esquire, and he touches on a few successes of his own.
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November 04, 2020 Street Writers - Get the Picture
Dan and Mark spend at least 1000 words on the power of pictures as inspiration, writing prompts and more in “Take A Swing At This.” For "They Beat Us To The Punch" takes us deep within the world of drug cartels via the one-of-a-kind prose and behind the scene details of Don Winslow — especially his latest, The Border. (https://www.amazon.com/Don-Winslow/e/B00455VVTK) Then for "Hit Us With Your Best Shot" Dan intros the potential of National Novel Writing Month. Who's in for 50K words in a month? (https://nanowrimo.org)
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11min
October 27, 2020 Street Writers - Myth Busting
Mark believes one phrase has hurt writing more than just about any other: “write what you know.” He and Dan dispel that hideous myth. Dan then raves about David Lynch’s book, Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness and Creativity. And Mark describes his first on-site shoot following COVID protocol for the Clay Arts Council.
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October 21, 2020 Street Writers - Underthink
After weeks of awesome guests, Mark and Dan are left only with themselves on the newest Street Writers. Dan’s “Take A Swing At This” is all about *underthinking* a situation to get the creative flow. (Inspiration-check to Lucian James’ The Fearless Strategies newsletter: https://www.lucianjames.com/fearlessness) For “They Beat Us To The Punch” Mark promotes the prose of Peter Leonard, Elmore Leonard’s son and heir apparent. And in “Hit Us With Your Best Shot,” Dan talks up an upcoming Halloween-time chat on scary Marvel Comics from the nineties (7 Eastern, 10/30 at bit.ly/3mVsjzd), and Mark promotes the newest audio awesome from his “Grease, Grit & Crime in COVID Time” podcast. (https://anchor.fm/greasegritandcrime)
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11min

FAQs about Street Writers:

How many episodes does Street Writers have?

The podcast currently has 111 episodes available.