The Writ Wit

In this episode, the two Matts have a skit that's out there even for this show, talk about the logistics of jigsaw puzzles and how their pieces align, relish in how nice it is for our friends from different social circles to be friends with each other as well, and talk about writing incompatible crossovers in the next of our set about terrible story ideas. What stories inherently don't work together? Can you make any two stories work with enough effort? Is it harder or easier to cross over three or more stories versus two? How impressed was Matt David with Matt Donald thinking of a slightly out-there crossover between Batman and a lesser known superhero? We discuss it all, with the very compatible crossover of us two twits, and talk about Kingdom Hearts, Cowboys and Aliens, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Batman like I said earlier.

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In this episode, the two Matts sell a foil as in aluminum that makes foils as in contrasting characters, have some painful half-rhymes in the preceding skit, compare each other's experiences with the two different Avatars, and talk about the problems with writing in someone else's universe in the first of our set about terrible story ideas. How can you avoid taking someone's idea for inspiration when it's too close? What are some ways you can get more inspiration? Can you publish it eventually without being sued? Was Donald right about which episode he said he'd rip off of Sim Theme Park? (spoiler alert: he wasn't) We discuss it all, while keeping to our own universe of ideas like good writers, and talk about Power Rangers, Die Hard, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and James Cameron's Avatar.

Have any feedback or questions for our hosts? Email us at [email protected]. If you want to further support the show, subscribe to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/matthewdonald. Also you can purchase Matt Donald's book "Megazoic" on Amazon by clicking here, its sequel "Megazoic: The Primeval Power" by clicking here, its third installment "Megazoic: The Hunted Ones" by clicking here, or its final installment "Megazoic: An Era's End" by clicking here. If you'd like, of course.

In this episode, the two Matts don a pare of cool shades that make everything seem cooler and help build writing to MAXIMUM COOL, list a bunch of Z-grade supervillains, discuss going weekly versus monthly versus weekly episodes per sets with breaks, and talk about writing out your characters through their deaths in the last of our set about how to write your characters out from the story. How can a character have a fulfilling death? Must there always be a body? How often can you have them come back from the dead, if at all? Why in the world did Matt David bring up that orgy point when it had NOTHING to do with ANYTHING?! Seriously, why, David?! We discuss it all, while trying not to die in this pandemic world, and talk about Star Wars, Winter Soldier, Ratchet and Clank, and Dudley Do-Right for some reason.

Have any feedback or questions for our hosts? Email us at [email protected]. Also you can purchase Matt Donald's book "Megazoic" on Amazon by clicking here, its sequel "Megazoic: The Primeval Power" by clicking here, its third installment "Megazoic: The Hunted Ones" by clicking here, or its final installment "Megazoic: An Era's End" by clicking here. If you'd like, of course.

In this episode, the two Matts lament how uncreative movie executives are when another remake/rebootquel is announced, talk about long made-up words as well as long real words, relish in the success of one of the hosts finishing the first draft of their next big book, and talk about writing out your characters through retirement in the next of our set about how to write out your characters from the story. Why would a character who's fought for so long retire? What are the benefits and detriments to this way of writing out your characters? Can your characters return still after this without cheapening their earlier departure? Will Matt Donald's new book Teslanauts do just as GREAT *cough* as his Megazoic series? We discuss it all, while never planning to retire ourselves because the economy's ruined, and talk about Avengers Endgame, StarCraft 2, The Matrix, and Michael Jackson for some reason.

Have any feedback or questions for our hosts? Email us at [email protected]. Also you can purchase Matt Donald's book "Megazoic" on Amazon by clicking here, its sequel "Megazoic: The Primeval Power" by clicking here, its third installment "Megazoic: The Hunted Ones" by clicking here, or its final installment "Megazoic: An Era's End" by clicking here. If you'd like, of course.

In this episode, the two Matts tell a tale of two writers at vastly different scales, have a record number of swears in the introduction that get beeped out, come up with a new name for the famous coffee shop that shall not be named for legal reasons, and talk about writing out your characters by NOT completing their arcs in the next of our set about how to write out your characters from your story. Why in the world would a writer want to leave a character's arc unfinished? How much of an explanation do you need for a character's sudden absence? Are there instances with the writer just forgot about the character? Will Matt David ever learn to not shout "I TOLD YOU SO!" while holding up a bright neon sign saying that he told you so? We discuss it all, while hoping the arc of this podcast's existence doesn't go unfinished, and talk about Ice Age, A Goofy Movie, Friends, and Clan of the Cave Bear. What an odd collection of pop culture works this week...

Have any feedback or questions for our hosts? Email us at [email protected]. Also you can purchase Matt Donald's book "Megazoic" on Amazon by clicking here, its sequel "Megazoic: The Primeval Power" by clicking here, its third installment "Megazoic: The Hunted Ones" by clicking here, or its final installment "Megazoic: An Era's End" by clicking here. If you'd like, of course.

Also, the music tracks at the beginning are Pumpkin Woods by Derek and Brandon Fiechter and Crawling by Karl Casey.

In this episode, the two Matts come back from a one week break in addition to the usual one week break between sets because we're dependable podcasters, sell a computer virus protection software that might be an allusion to something in the real world but it's too subtle to tell, lament about being an English major versus something more reliable like a business major, and talk about writing out your characters by completing their arcs in the first of our set about how to write out your characters from your story. What is the best way to ensure your characters' arc is completed? What's the difference between completing their arc versus just another day in the plot for them? How can you make it in a way that's satisfying? Why does Matt David constantly tell Matt Donald to slow down even though Matt Donald always speaks so carefully and with great intention? We discuss it all, while hoping to complete the arc of this podcast sometime before the heat death of the universe, and talk about Back to the Future, Frozen, and She's the Man for some reason.

Have any feedback or questions for our hosts? Email us at [email protected]. Also you can purchase Matt Donald's book "Megazoic" on Amazon by clicking here, its sequel "Megazoic: The Primeval Power" by clicking here, its third installment "Megazoic: The Hunted Ones" by clicking here, or its final installment "Megazoic: An Era's End" by clicking here. If you'd like, of course.

In this episode, the two Matts listen to the quarterly Captain Writ serial where this time he deals with a villain who steals writers' gumption, have a lengthy-ish physics talk about muons and moles, deal with pearl-clutching puritans in our fan mail segment, and talk about planning your inciting incident in the last of our set about pre-planning before your draft. What do you need in mind before planning your inciting incident? How long into the story can the incident take place? Can it happen far before your story begins as well? Do Matt Donald and Matt David ever reconcile when they realize they meant the inciting incident as two separate things in the story's plot? We discuss it all, while never acknowledging the inciting incident that led to this garbage podcast, and talk about Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Finding Dory and the songs of Fleetwood Mac for some reason.

Have any feedback or questions for our hosts? Email us at [email protected]. Also you can purchase Matt Donald's book "Megazoic" on Amazon by clicking here, its sequel "Megazoic: The Primeval Power" by clicking here, its third installment "Megazoic: The Hunted Ones" by clicking here, or its final installment "Megazoic: An Era's End" by clicking here. If you'd like, of course.

In this episode, the two Matts deal with Matt Donald's fierce and bizarre craving for a certain Middle Eastern food, don't quite meet our writing goals for our drafts but are really, really close, come up with a decisive answer for a classic riddle, and talk about planning your plot and genre in the next of our set about pre-planning before your draft? Which comes first, the plot or the genre? How do you know the vibe of your story before you write it? Is the plot tied directly to the genre, or can you have the same plot with wildly different genres? Why is Matt David obsessed with the breasts of birds, as opposed to the breasts of other, more worthy targets? We discuss it all, having already figured out the vibe and genre of this dumb show years ago, and talk about Edge of Tomorrow, Inception, Avatar, and Age of Mythology for some reason.

Have any feedback or questions for our hosts? Email us at [email protected]. Also you can purchase Matt Donald's book "Megazoic" on Amazon by clicking here, its sequel "Megazoic: The Primeval Power" by clicking here, its third installment "Megazoic: The Hunted Ones" by clicking here, or its final installment "Megazoic: An Era's End" by clicking here. If you'd like, of course.

Also, the music as the beginning is Sandstone Cliffs by Derek and Brandon Fiechter.

In this episode, the two Matts don't do an ad about a product that lets you recover lost ideas, look up facts on-air about classic authors and their works, deliberate about works in one comic book media universe versus another, and talk about planning your lead characters in the next of our set about pre-planning before your draft. What are some aspects to keep in mind? How much of yourself can you put into your character? How does planning your characters work for new writers versus experienced ones? We discuss it all, with two wonderful lead characters with actual Hollywood-worthy bods, and talk about Harry Potter, The Man Who Invented Christmas, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the Arrowverse. 

Have any feedback or questions for our hosts? Email us at [email protected]. Also you can purchase Matt Donald's book "Megazoic" on Amazon by clicking here, its sequel "Megazoic: The Primeval Power" by clicking here, its third installment "Megazoic: The Hunted Ones" by clicking here, or its final installment "Megazoic: An Era's End" by clicking here. If you'd like, of course.

In this episode, the two Matts begin the tradition of having a week break between segments for our sanity's sake, lament the passing of time as our years on this Earth grow longer, discuss who prescribes medication versus who gives it out, and talk about planning your concept and hook in the first of our set about pre-planning before your draft. How do you know whether you have a good idea? Is your concept better for a single installment or a huge series? How can you describe your hook? How will Matt Donald survive turning thirty freaking years old as he just did? We discuss it all, having previously planned the concept of this show years ago, and talk about Phantom of the Opera, Iron Harvest, The Secret Country, and Boy Meets World for some reason.

Have any feedback or questions for our hosts? Email us at [email protected]. Also you can purchase Matt Donald's book "Megazoic" on Amazon by clicking here, its sequel "Megazoic: The Primeval Power" by clicking here, its third installment "Megazoic: The Hunted Ones" by clicking here, or its final installment "Megazoic: An Era's End" by clicking here. If you'd like, of course.