Tell The Damn Story

By Alex Simmons & Chris Ryan

This is where we interview and discuss the challenges and successes of writing books, comics, films, and other creative arts and pop culture topics.... more

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The podcast currently has 444 episodes available.

Tell The Damn Story episodes:

June 28, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged #24: What's The Point Of Doing Family Friendly Entertainment?
Your hosts Alex and Chris explore whether or not family friendly comis, TV shows and films are scares due to the industry, or is there really little market for them now.
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44min
June 24, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged #23: Can Creators Successfully Promote and Navigate The Snipers of Social Media?
Alex and Chris wrestle with a professional and emotional challenge. Within this intense and sensitive time can creatives promote, blog and share their thoughts in the wild wild west of social media?
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41min
June 21, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged #22: Can Comics Inspire and Save Lives?
Chris interviews Alex on his invite to speak to young artists at the international Balkans Festival of Young Comics Creators, in Serbia. It's purpose is to bring together a war torn area of Balkans. and give support to young creators. The festival began in 1998 and is the oldest in the region. Since they didn't have one in 1999, because of bombings, this is their 20th anniversary.
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29min
June 10, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged #21: What To Do When Writers Fail, pt 1
No matter how hard you try, sometimes the writing just doesn't go the way you want. In this episode Chris and Alex discuss some of their most difficult and disappointing writing experiences and how they dealt with them.
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37min
June 05, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged #20: Are Superhero Movies Bringing the Billion Dollar Summer Heat?
Alex and Chris explore the storytelling power of the the superhero movies current and coming soon. And how the Disney empire (Marvel and Star Wars films) has managed to weave a multi-billion dollar year.
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40min
May 29, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged #19: How To Write Solid Dialog for Various Characters
Over the years Chris and Alex have written many different characters, from plays to comics, to novels, and from men to women, to monsters.
In this episode they discuss some challenges and methods for writing engaging and genuine dialog. *
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32min
May 24, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged #18: How Do Artists "Feed the Muse?"
Chris and Alex explore how they, and other artists, feed theirinner creative energy source. Where do we find inspiration and determination?
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27min
May 21, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged #17: What Kind of Characters Intrigue You?
Chris and Alex discuss what type (and archetype) of characters in life and fiction intrigue them the most, and how that influences their work.

We also touch on how the internal fiber of an author affects how we create and handle the characters in our stories. In other words, what we are affects what we're attracted to creatively.
Do you agree or disagree?

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30min
May 13, 2018 Tell The Damn Story Unplugged #16: Finding Ways To Write Despite ...
Chris and Alex talk about a few methods for dealing with writing distractions and excuses.
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21min
May 03, 2018 Tell The Damn Story #15: Judging For the Eisner Awards
Chris talks to Alex Simmons, who is in San Diego, as a judge for the comic book industry's prestigious EISNER AWARDS.
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18min

FAQs about Tell The Damn Story:

How many episodes does Tell The Damn Story have?

The podcast currently has 444 episodes available.