Words About Stuff

Does it need a board? A winner? More than one person? (The answers may surprise you!)

Guest: Micah Fuller, 🎲 game more boards here:

Designer Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/29785/micah-fuller

User Page: https://boardgamegeek.com/profile/Artful%20Nudger

In this episode we explore:

Whether or not to put away shopping carts. How many senses there are. And you get to see my Halloween costume.

🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳

A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out!

💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: [email protected]

💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: [email protected]

Follow along on:

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✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb

🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/

⏩ Chapters ⏩

00:00 Intro

00:30 Welcome Micah

02:20 Washington DC Class Trip

06:00 Awesome Today

07:45 Standing vs Sitting (Retail Trauma)

11:00 Speed Round

11:28 1. Shopping Cart & Bag Dilemma

16:46 2. Favorite Smell

18:26 More Senses

19:48 3. Childhood Favorite TV Show or Movie

26:11 4. Best Holiday

27:29 Math Contest: Man vs Machine

27:55 Air Conditioning

28:45 Sponsor: Happy Halloween

29:01 Halloween Rules

32:47 5. Monopoly Piece

36:47 A Game About Games

37:15 Do You Need a Winner?

38:44 What Isn't a Board Game?

41:49 More Than One Person?

43:42 Game Pieces?

45:39 Spin-Off Games

47:46 Link to More Micah

48:22 Stolen Outro: Gaming Character

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬

Tim Hortons (Coffee Shop Chain): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Hortons

Petrichor (the smell after rain): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrichor

TMNT (TV Series 1987-1996): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0131613/

The Flintstones (TV Series 1960-1966): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053502/

The Price is Right (TV Series 1972-current): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068120/

Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV Series 1969-1974): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063929/

Care Bears (TV Series 1985): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12333466/

No Heart (Villain of Care Bears): https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/No_Heart_(Care_Bears)

Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (TV Series 1969-1970): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063950/

Spinning TV Color Wheel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRSoxOFuvY0

The Neverending Story (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088323/

Labyrinth (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091369/

Shadow and Bone (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2403776/

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (Book Series): https://www.leighbardugo.com/book/shadow-and-bone-trilogy/

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (Book Series): https://www.goodreads.com/series/131836-six-of-crows

Dinotrux (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1396212/

PAW Patrol (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3121722/

Monopoly Pieces: https://www.ebay.com/itm/383802973561

Le Havre (Board Game): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35677/le-havre

Agricola (Board Game): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31260/agricola

Wingspan (Board Game): https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan

#AmyTheCopywriter #WordsAboutStuffPodcast #MicahFuller #BoardGameDesign

What’s your favorite cryptid? Is something lurking in your social media feed? And who do we find at the end of our adventure?

Missed part 1? Go here:

🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/_7gaCOMzhsE

🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5S0W7zDBjyptkINU6mszTs?si=WSE9jv_AR96aRHR6Lt1wcg

Guest: Laci ✨ who totally does some things sometimes:

🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.com/@lalalaaaci

📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lalalaaaci/

🟣 Streaming on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/lvonboo

🟥 YouTube: Chills at https://www.youtube.com/@chills

In this episode we explore:

Frightening Threads comments. Millennial LOL. What UFOs are called now.

🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳

Marketing puzzle? Need words?

💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: [email protected]

Follow along on:

✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter  

✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb

🏡 All things: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/

⏩ Chapters ⏩

00:00 Intro

00:22 Welcome Back Laci (SCP Game)

01:20 Ghost Hunting Equipment

06:13 Ghostwriter

08:07 Sponsor: HPV Vaccine

10:56 Ghosty Equipment

14:22 A Come to Jesus Interlude (Terrifying)

15:38 UFO UAP Jesus?

16:52 Mahna Mahna

18:15 Equipment: D.O.T.S

19:31 Early Access

20:42 Clue 1: The Hunt Begins

21:29 Favorite Cryptid

24:04 Are Ghosts Real?

25:00 Crossing Over with John Edward

25:55 Ed & Lorraine Warren

26:41 The Real Monsters

27:39 Scary Prediction + Mash Ranking

31:46 Celsius v Fahrenheit

32:40 Cancelled Plans

37:41 Millennial "lol"

40:14 Facebook "Likes" & Threads Telling On You

45:54 Are We Over 'Murica?

48:42 AI?

55:11 Links to Chills & Laci

58:20 Stolen Outro: Jimothy Watcher

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬

Ghostwriter (TV Series 1991-1995): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108787/

Ghostwriter (TV Series 2019-2022): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11004134/

Wishbone (TV Series (1995-1998): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112225/

HPV Vaccine References

An Australian success story: the HPV vaccine (Cancer Council): https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/news/australian-success-story-hpv-vaccine/

HPV Vaccine Safety and Effectiveness Data (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/hpv/hcp/vaccination-considerations/safety-and-effectiveness-data.html

Australia on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035 (Health.gov Australia): https://www.health.gov.au/ministers/the-hon-rebecca-white-mp/media/australia-on-track-to-eliminate-cervical-cancer-by-2035

The Power of a Single Dose: Evidence for a Single-Dose HPV Vaccine Schedule (Johns Hopkins Public Health): https://publichealth.jhu.edu/ivac/the-power-of-a-single-dose-evidence-for-a-single-dose-hpv-vaccine-schedule

HPV vaccination eliminated cervical cancer deaths in young UK women in recent years, study suggests (CIDRAP.edu): https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papillomavirus-hpv/hpv-vaccination-eliminated-cervical-cancer-deaths-young-uk-women-recent

Cervical cancer death rate drops in women under 25: 8 notes (Becker's Oncology): https://www.beckersoncology.com/oncology/cervical-cancer-death-rate-drops-in-women-under-25-8-notes/

Slender: The Arrival (Game): https://store.steampowered.com/app/252330/Slender_The_Arrival/

Black Light Scorpions: https://www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit/comments/vcsrzg/so_my_boss_used_and_uv_light_on_the_scorpions/

Mahna Mahna (Muppet Song): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb47CstE7R4

Diet Dr. Pepper Mahna Mahna (Commercial Archived by Mike Bise): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX1iNfOYOUw

Plesiosaur (Animal): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plesiosaur

Ghost Hunters (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426697/

Crossing Over with John Edward (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292776/

Ed and Lorraine Warren (People): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_and_Lorraine_Warren

M*A*S*H (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068098/

What am I looking at? Meet Jimothy: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BA2VEGXrmVE

#AmyTheCopywriter #WordsAboutStuffPodcast #Laci #Halloween

Our favorite games, the scary amount of time we've spent in them, and how to make Black Mirror less depressing.

Guest: Laci ✨ who totally does some things:

🧵 https://www.threads.com/@lalalaaaci

📷 https://www.instagram.com/lalalaaaci/

🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳

[email protected]

Follow along on:

 / amythecopywriter  

  / amythecopywriterfb

⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/

⏩ Chapters ⏩

00:00 Intro

00:20 Welcome Laci02:58 Awesome Today (Plus Snack Review)06:01 1. Childhood TV Show or Movie11:18 Points & Arcade Rewards12:54 2. Hyperfocuses? Hyperfoci?20:10 3. Food Delivery26:10 Sponsor: Halloween Etiquette27:42 4. Witch Spells29:21 5. Most Played Game33:34 Ghost Hunters Phasmophobia Edition34:25 Lightning36:34 Phasmo Changes & Brightness Issues38:31 Setting Selection39:07 Backrooms?40:16 FNAF?41:34 VR Motion Sickness44:09 Cliffhanger44:18 Links to More Laci44:51 Stolen Outro: The Cryptkeeper

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬

Gargoyles: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108783/

Beetlejuice: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096543/

The Jerry Springer Show: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120974/

Maury: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120986/

The Montel Williams Show: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120992/

Sylvia Brown: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Browne

The Steve Wilkos Show: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1084587/

Gummi Bears: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088528/

Beetlejuice: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094721/

RoboCop: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093870/

Godzilla: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120685/

Fallout: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12637874/

The Last of Us: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3581920/

Lasertron: https://laser-tron.com/

Futurama: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0149460/

Common People episode of Black Mirror: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_People_%28Black_Mirror%29

Drag Queens Trixie & Katya React to Black Mirror Season 7 | I Like to Watch | Netflix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5PYUTVfOhw

I Like to Watch | Netflix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIxSmXUclcM&list=PLs9aWCCF6Oy6CnOuLsq3GuDsb-9lZFrEf

UNHhhh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM7xYLsNZZI&list=PLhgFEi9aNUb2BNrIEecCGXApgeX7Yjwz8

The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie and Katya: https://www.youtube.com/@katyaandtrixie

Grocery Store Simulator: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2961880/Grocery_Store_Simulator/

Gas Station Simulator: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1149620/Gas_Station_Simulator/

Humblebundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/

PowerWash Simulator: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1290000/PowerWash_Simulator/

Road Diner Simulator: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1747470/Road_Diner_Simulator/

PAYDAY 2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/218620/PAYDAY_2/

Diablo: https://us.shop.battle.net/en-us/product/diablo

Phasmophobia: https://store.steampowered.com/app/739630/Phasmophobia/

Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms: https://store.steampowered.com/app/627690/Idle_Champions_of_the_Forgotten_Realms/

Frostpunk: https://store.steampowered.com/app/323190/Frostpunk/

Tabletop Simulator: https://store.steampowered.com/app/286160/Tabletop_Simulator/

Portal: https://store.steampowered.com/app/400/Portal/

Ghost Hunters: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426697/

Ball Lightning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_lightning

Streamer Hit by Lightning Clip: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/K5p2Q619wws

Chrispymate (Twitch Streamer Hit by Lightning): https://www.twitch.tv/chrispymate

SCP — Containment Breach: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2178380/SCP__Containment_Breach/

Five Nights at Freddy's: https://store.steampowered.com/app/319510/Five_Nights_at_Freddys/

The Backrooms: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1825160/The_Backrooms/

Backrooms: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26657236/

Tales From the Crypt: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096708/

#AmyTheCopywriter #WordsAboutStuffPodcast #Lalalaaci #Halloween

How random acts of kindness change the world. And answering: Who is coming to save us?

The written, drawn and more eloquent version: Be "Someone" — A Guide to Your Eulogy: https://wordsaboutstuff.net/be-someone-a-guide-to-your-eulogy/

In this episode we explore:

Your neighbors are not the enemy. How to signal to everyone (and yourself) that people are more good than anything else. Understanding we're all animals on a rock.

🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳

A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out!

💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: [email protected]

💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: [email protected]

Follow along on:

✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter  

✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb

🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/

⏩ Chapters ⏩

0:00 Intro

00:26 Awesome Today: Seeking Joy

02:01 Grumps, Lies & Critics (Social Media)

04:23 Helpers

06:14 Brains & Bait

06:49 Anger vs Joy

08:08 Unearned Kindness as Rebellion (Tim Horton's)

10:16 Capitalism Brain

12:53 "Someone"

14:40 For Clout

15:30 A Moment

17:05 Your Neighbors (Who is Coming to Save You)

18:48 Underdog Flying V

21:19 You Are Not Alone (Act)

22:19 Signal in the Dark

23:14 Buy Nothing (Non-App Community)

24:42 Little Free Library

27:48 Anonymous Good

31:32 Famous vs Important

32:04 A Link to More

32:40 What's Working

33:19 Stolen Outro: Percy Shelley

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬

The Mighty Ducks (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104868/

Little Free Library: https://littlefreelibrary.org/

#WordsAboutStuffPodcast #AmyTheCopywriter #RandomActsOfKindness #LittleFreeLibrary #Community

And why being the most perfect person in the room ISN'T the goal.

If you missed part 1, watch or listen here:

🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/g2ILrCrKGlg

🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Lh0JyESrsMfOryHKvt5tT?si=nRSPsSofTcGEMfUNYfS_kQ

Guest Meryl Klemow | Comedian & Writer, 😆 laugh more here:

📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/merylklemow/

In this episode we explore:

How often should you answer your phone? What show are you binging next? (We've got recommendations.)

🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳

A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out!

💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: [email protected]

💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: [email protected]

Follow along on:

✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter  

✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb

🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/

⏩ Chapters ⏩

00:00 Start

00:48 Welcome Back Meryl Klemow

01:48 What Makes a Good Audience?

08:18 Love About Stand-Up

14:59 Writing or Performing?

17:52 Exceptional TV Scripts

22:55 Heckler Story

25:54 Sponsor: Gratitude

26:52 Audience Management

28:56 Inspired By (Music and Comedy)

31:48 Favorite Coworkers

34:54 Dream Gig

39:48 What Makes You Laugh?

44:49 Winner Winner

45:40 What's Working

50:32 Links to More Meryl

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬

This Murder Was Staged (Play): https://stageagent.com/shows/play/33122/this-murder-was-staged

The Comedy Store (Stand-Up Venue): https://thecomedystore.com/

The Improve (Stand-Up Venue): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Improv

The West Wing (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200276/mediaviewer/rm2673566976/

Better Call Saul (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3032476/mediaviewer/rm2693725696/

Dexter (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0773262/

Succession (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7660850/

Severance (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11280740/

Veep (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1759761/

Alanis Morissette (Singer-Songwriter): https://alanis.com/

Tori Amos (Singer-Songwriter): https://toriamos.com/

Lilith Fair: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith_Fair

Natalie Merchant (Singer-Songwriter): https://www.nataliemerchant.com/

Ellen DeGeneres (Comedian): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_DeGeneres

Chelsea Peretti (Comedian): https://www.chelseaperetti.com/

Sarah Silverman (Comedian): https://www.sarahsilverman.com/

Laurie Kilmartin (Comedian & Writer): https://lauriekilmartin.com/

Debra DiGiovanni (Comedian): https://www.debradigiovanni.com/

Maggie Hyde (Comedian, Author, Documentary Producer): https://www.instagram.com/thatmaggiehyde/

Maggie's Mashup (Stand Up Events): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maggies-mashup-tickets-1260545949869

Dawn Brodey (Comedian): https://www.dawnbrodey.com/ or https://www.instagram.com/dawn_brodey/

HILF: History I'd Like to F**k (Podcast): https://open.spotify.com/show/2PNgNlDJcDYw3Pf2YyHeag

Samantha Hale (Actor): https://www.instagram.com/thesamanthahale/

Samantha Hale: Horror Nerd (TV Special): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28753242/

Dropout (Comedy Network with Hilarious Commenters): https://www.dropout.tv/

Dropout on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/collegehumor

#AmyTheCopywriter #WordsAboutStuffPodcast #MerylKlemow #Comedy

Learn about stand-up while you sit down (or do chores or drive or procrastinate doing work). 🥳

Guest Meryl Klemow | Comedian & Writer, 😆 laugh more here:

📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/merylklemow/

Special Mention:

Pretty Funny Women (Comedy Class): ⁠https://www.prettyfunnywomen.com/⁠

In this episode we explore:

How to get over flight anxiety. The rise and fall of Ellen. Canadian music.

🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳

A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out!

💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: [email protected]

💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: [email protected]

Follow along on:

✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter  

✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb

🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/

⏩ Chapters ⏩

00:00 Intro

00:39 Welcome Meryl Klemow

01:12 A Canadian Music Moment

03:35 Awesome Today: Leo Season & Cheese

09:00 1. Favorite Childhood TV Show

10:46 2. 8th Day of the Week

14:07 3. Favorite Smell

16:21 4. The Million Dollar Question

17:56 5. LA Animal Services

19:31 Inspiration, TV Pilots & Process

21:56 Focus Groups

24:17 Sponsor: Animal Rescues

28:49 Not Deal or No Deal

30:18 Meryl's First Stand-Up Show

34:27 First Comedy Memory

36:32 Favorite Venue

38:20 Not Your Cup of Tea

39:34 Link to More Comedy

40:17 More Meryl

41:05 Stolen Outro: Groucho Marx

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬

Musicians & Bands

Nickelback: https://nickelback.com/

Avril Lavigne: https://avrillavigne.com/

Alanis Morissette: https://alanis.com/

Barenaked Ladies: https://www.barenakedladies.com/

Steven Page: https://www.stevenpage.com/

The Tragically Hip: https://thetragicallyhip.forwardmerch.com/

The Psychedelic Furs : https://thepsychedelicfurs.com/

Guided by Voices: https://www.guidedbyvoices.com/

Mark's episode (Tragically Hip reference): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRfSyGEhrXQ

The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Talk Show): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379623/

Ellen (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108761/

Joely Fisher (Actor): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004921/

Catch Me If You Can (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264464/

A Star is Born (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1517451/

Pacific Rim (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1663662/

The Devil Wears Prada (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0458352/

Shining Sea Bikeway: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shining_Sea_Bikeway

LA Animals Services: https://www.laanimalservices.com/

The Office (TV Series): imdb.com/title/tt0386676/

Deadline: https://deadline.com/

CSIs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSI_(franchise)

NCIS: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364845/

Mary Beth Barone (Actor): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7885108/

Meghan Markle on Deal or No Deal: https://www.today.com/popculture/royals/meghan-markle-recalls-objectified-deal-no-deal-briefcase-model-rcna52693

Flappers Comedy Club and Restaurant: https://flapperscomedy.com/

The Ice House (Comedy Club): https://icehousecomedy.com/

#AmyTheCopywriter #WordsAboutStuffPodcast #MerylKlemow #StandUpComedy #Comedian

Do you really have to “write what you know”? And what do you get when you cross Batman with Buffy the Vampire Slayer? 🔥🧺

If you missed part 1, watch or listen here:

🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/NLD8DCSvBv8

🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2EeRwGk5u3j18Y0tRZL5el?si=ipoG9hkqRfy2yTSD-FpWcQ

Guest: Randall Allen Dunn | ThrillerWriter 📚 for fast-paced stories:

YouTube Music Soundtrack to books: https://music.youtube.com/@randallallendunn8121

Den by Randall Allen Dunn (Book): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LYPA5TR?

The Red Rider Saga (Books 1-5): https://www.amazon.com/The-Red-Rider-Saga/dp/B09VXF87M4

Beyond Imagination: Alien Life and Death (eBook): https://www.amazon.com/BEYOND-IMAGINATION-ALIEN-LIFE-DEATH-ebook/dp/B0FYCQV37R/ref=sr_1_1

High Adventure: The Solomon Ring of Kilimanjaro (Book & eBook): https://www.amazon.com/High-Adventure-Solomon-Ring-Kilimanjaro-ebook/dp/B06WGXBWVC

Guest: Randall Allen Dunn | ThrillerWriter ✍️ for writing tips:

📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dunnrandallallen/

🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.com/@dunnrandallalle

🟦 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RandallAllenDunn/

🕒 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@randallallendunn

🟥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZGeMw_uI69dXkF6mBYTHMw

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randall-allen-dunn-44689769/

📧 Email: [email protected]

(Formerly known as DA Randall.)

In this episode we explore:

Music to write to. Ideas that got away. Disappearing characters.

🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳

A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out!

💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: [email protected]

💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: [email protected]

Follow along on:

✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter  

✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb

🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/

⏩ Chapters ⏩

00:00 Intro Clip

00:52 Welcome Randall Allen Dunn

01:05 Storyboards & World Maps

03:26 Marketing Hat for Self-Publishers

04:16 How Do You Start a Thriller (+Soundtracks)

08:08 The Best Forgotten Dialogue

10:00 Music While Writing

11:25 Common Mistakes

13:19 Write What You Know?

20:25 Inspired By: Ian Fleming

21:47 Building a Character

29:54 Writing Action Scenes

32:39 Key Story Ingredients

35:31 Sponsor: Imagination

37:16 Solving Sitcoms

39:29 What's Working?

41:27 Latest Project: Interceptor 7

44:51 Links for Self-Publishing, Writing & Randall

47:15 Stolen Outro: Willy Wonka

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬

Roll20 (D&D Online Platform): https://roll20.net/

World Anvil: https://www.worldanvil.com/

Steven James (Author, Thriller): https://stevenjames.net/

Back to the Future (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088763/

Ian Fleming (Author, Suspense): https://ianfleming.com/

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118276/

Batman (Comic, Movie, TV Series): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman

Die Hard (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/

Fantasia (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032455/

Mad About You (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103484/

Raiders of the Lost Ark (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082971/

The Best of Richard Matheson (Book): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/546682/the-best-of-richard-matheson-by-richard-matheson/

The Black Hole (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078869/

NCIS (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364845/

#WordsAboutStuffPodcast #AmyTheCopywriter #RandallAllenDunn #ThrillerWriter #RedRiderSaga

And other self-publishing adventures.

Guest: Randall Allen Dunn | ThrillerWriter 📚 for fast-paced stories:

Beyond Imagination: Alien Life and Death (eBook): https://www.amazon.com/BEYOND-IMAGINATION-ALIEN-LIFE-DEATH-ebook/dp/B0FYCQV37R/ref=sr_1_1

High Adventure: The Solomon Ring of Kilimanjaro (Book & eBook): https://www.amazon.com/High-Adventure-Solomon-Ring-Kilimanjaro-ebook/dp/B06WGXBWVC

The Red Rider Saga (Books 1-5): https://www.amazon.com/The-Red-Rider-Saga/dp/B09VXF87M4

Guest: Randall Allen Dunn | ThrillerWriter ✍️ for writing tips:

📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dunnrandallallen/

🧵 Threads: https://www.threads.com/@dunnrandallalle

🟦 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RandallAllenDunn/

🕒 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@randallallendunn

🟥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZGeMw_uI69dXkF6mBYTHMw

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randall-allen-dunn-44689769/

📧 Email: [email protected]

(Formerly known as DA Randall.)

In this episode we explore:

How Harry Potter changed the way adults read books and what it has in common with Star Wars.

🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳

A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out!

💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: [email protected]

💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: [email protected]

Follow along on:

✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter  

✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb

🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/

⏩ Chapters ⏩

00:00 Intro

00:30 Welcome Randall Allen Dunn | ThrillerWriter

02:24 Awesome Progress During Adversity

04:06 Why Self-Publishing

11:38 Awesome Treadmilling

13:03 Favorite Action Movie

14:14 Speed Round: 1 Favorite School Subject

14:45 Weekly Creativity

16:36 2. Book that Made an Impact

18:47 Spoiler Alert: Harry Potter

20:21 Cultural Media Moments

23:04 The Magic Concern

24:46 3. Best Part of the Day

25:42 Sponsor: Gratitude

29:33 5. Writing or Editing?

31:51 Renaming (& Fixing) Writer's Block

35:29 Links to More Randall

36:26 Stolen Outro: Mignon McLaughlin

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬

Captain Nuance (Art by RADStudio): https://www.instagram.com/p/DbqQyOhj78f/

Mark Dawson (Author): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Dawson_(writer)

Derek Murphy (Creativ Covers): https://www.creativindiecovers.com/more-about-me/

Raiders of the Lost Ark (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082971/

System of a Down (Music): https://www.systemofadown.com/

Harry Potter Series (Books): https://www.ebay.com/b/Harry-Potter-Books/261186/bn_7023324379

Divergent Series (Books): https://veronicarothbooks.com/

The Chronicles of Narnia (Books): https://www.amazon.com/Chronicles-Narnia-Box-Set-Lewis/dp/0061992887

Beauty and the Beast (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101414/

It's a Wonderful Life (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038650/

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Movie): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084726/

#AmyTheCopywriter #WordsAboutStuffPodcast #RandallAllenDunn #ThrillerWriter

Get what you want for dinner. Maybe.

✨ Read instead of listening: https://wordsaboutstuff.net/good-human-pitches/

🥳 Amy the Copywriter 🥳

A marketing strategist and copywriter — here to help. If you've got a marketing puzzle, or need words written about stuff, reach out!

💼 Business 🤝 Brands 📢 Press: [email protected]

💌 Fan mail 💖 Suggestions ❓ Questions: [email protected]

Follow along on:

✨ Instagram:   / amythecopywriter  

✨ Facebook:   / amythecopywriterfb

🏡 Home base for all things Words About Stuff: ⁠https://wordsaboutstuff.com/

⏩ Chapters ⏩

00:00 Start

00:05 Welcome & Topic Tease

01:19 Awesome Today: Notepads

02:48 Pitches You Make Every Day

03:49 About the Reader

06:20 True

07:46 Valuable

10:37 Entertain, Educate

11:24 Validate (I See You)

12:26 Tone

16:09 Structure: Short

18:49 Summary

19:52 Your Audience

24:23 Why People Do Things

27:47 Timing

28:51 Abandoned Cart Deals

31:18 You Up?

32:20 Follow-Ups

34:23 A Real-World Example

43:22 The Pitch-ee Perspective

44:48 What's Working

45:51 Learn More Links

47:42 Stolen Outro: Informercials

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬

Lorem Ipsum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorem_ipsum

Wingdings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingdings

Mark Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRfSyGEhrXQ

Mark Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaEgL7m6PIY

Unblog: https://wordsaboutstuff.net/unblog/

#AmyTheCopywriter #WordsAboutStuffPodcast #PersuasiveWriting #PitchLikeAHuman

What song does Mike want at his funeral? What played at his wedding? And what's on while he's fighting zombies in Resident Evil?

If you missed part 1:

🟥 YouTube: https://youtu.be/PRzZeTD8l-c

🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0hs0EtrvCmTCv9DSfpouIp?si=cPUwLZJCQd2zf2Mlt4SF4Q

Guest: Mike, DJ without a Planet ✨ gaming & music collide here:

🎮 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dog_online_

Music Internet:

🎵 Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/

Bandcamp: https://bandcamp.com/

Zia: https://www.ziarecords.com/

Amoeba: https://www.amoeba.com/

Collector's Choice Music: https://www.ccmusic.com/

My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult (21+) is an industrial dance group that was only meant to be a film project. Our most prominent leaders are Buzz McCoy (producer and live DJ/keys), Groovie Mann (lyrics and art direction), with Queen of The Bomb Gang Girlz, Jacky Blaque (may she rest in power).

1992 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN1_Fxzsx0s 1:35

Madrugada is a Norwegian rock band built around vocalist Sivert Høyem, bassist Frode Jacobsen, and guitarist Robert Burås (who passed away in 2007). The remaining band members reformed the act in 2019 for more shows and an eventual album release in 2022. 

1999 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DOyfjRtz9A 2:37 

2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb08G-ynx1I 2:46 or 3:03

2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0luBzkOsPWk 1:33 

2005 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_1AIimneG4 1:30 (sampled in episode 1)

2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydL_cC7usRg 5:49 

⏩ Chapters ⏩

0:00 Intro

00:37 Welcome to Part 2

01:22 Playing Instruments

06:52 Live Music

09:40 Archspire Interlude

09:59 Back to Concerts

11:40 Discogs (What is it?)

15:28 Physical Media

23:35 Sponsor: Support Musicians

24:24 Favorite Band or Song

24:57 My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult

30:12 Music Taste Over Time

32:45 Can Music be Bad?

35:39 Listening Volume

36:59 Music for Occasions: Being Dead (Long White Cadillac)

39:21 Wedding Songs (You've Got Ghosts)

40:50 Video Game Music

42:49 Guess The Game I'm Thinking Of

46:52 What's Working

48:26 Links to Music

49:08 Links to Mike

51:35 Stolen Outro: Keith Moon

🎬 Credits 🎬

Hosted, Produced & Edited by Amy the Copywriter

Music by DELOSound

💬 Also Mentioned in this Episode 💬

Penny whistles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_whistle

The Tin Whistle: https://centerforworldmusic.org/2016/02/world-music-instrument-the-tin-whistle/

Best Tool Albums Ranked (by Nick Youssef): https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/g29009219/best-tool-albums-ranked/

Archspire: https://www.youtube.com/Archspiremetal

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_Theory

iPod — a Thousand Songs in Your Pocket (Article by Vejay Anand): https://medium.com/@onlykutts/ipod-a-thousand-songs-in-your-pocket-c307931d626a

My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult Live in Houston (Archived by DingleberryClock): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhBMSdDbzp0

Nervous Xians (Live 1996) by My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQDFm84XB3A

And This Is What The Devil Does by My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgaZwOHjTwI

My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult - A Daisy Chain 4 Satan ('Cuz It's Hot Single) (Archived by KillrMusicPlaylist): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDSGZu0VYM8

Eli's Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxM5J2RSWco&t=1s

Safe Listening Decibels: https://hearinghealthfoundation.org/keeplistening/decibels

long white cadillac by The Blasters (archived by Ghent Rootz): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zDkMfhSteE

If You Have Ghosts by Ghost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfZkqG_gfIc

Halo Main Theme | Soundtrack | The Bands of HM Royal Marines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ8FZDm8pso

Castlevania: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HQ9rQ8Slx4

Final Fantasy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8IBoFIFE-E

Cowboy Beebop (TV Series): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213338/

#AmyTheCopywriter #WordsAboutStuff #Music #TwitchStreamer #Dog_Online_