Words Are Hard Podcast

Today, in the scary spirit of Halloween, we’ve got a special, bonus episode for you! We’re joined by Jalinar, from Chronicles of Tyria, to talk about one of his specialist subjects: bad fan-fiction (which, if you listened to the first episode of this season, you’ll know really is terrifying). We… Continue reading

In tonight’s episode, we return to the subject of inspiration, and where we find ideas for our fiction. Our focus this time is on music and visual art, with a little foray into anime (where else are you going to find naked wolf girls?). We talk about creating soundtracks for… Continue reading

And we’re back! After our summer break, it’s time for some re-introductions and a catch-up with everything we’ve been up to over the last couple of months. We chat about holidays, writing, books and a whole lot more. We also introduce a new segment, which we’ll be doing every few… Continue reading

In our final episode of Season 1, and following July’s Camp NaNoWriMo, we take a relaxed look at the ways writers can decompress after finishing a long project (or after an apocalypse – yes, we get distracted by talking about zombies). Sometimes, that’s as simple as playing a video game… Continue reading

In honour of July’s Camp NaNoWriMo, this episode is all about writing long projects. We cover the difficulties involved in working on a longer story, including everything from burn-out to forgetting your characters’ names, as well as the ways to combat these tricky parts. It’s important to remember, too, that… Continue reading

For our tenth episode, we dive into the subject of inspiration. This is a big topic, but we chat about some of the ways you can find ideas for your fiction when you’re feeling stuck, or just want to get a new story off the ground. Our personal examples include… Continue reading

What do you do when you want to write about a subject you don’t know anything about? In this episode, the whole crew is present to tackle this thorny issue. We cover the basics of research where technical and location knowledge are needed, but also the trickier subject of ‘writing… Continue reading

This episode, we come back to the Q&A format. There are questions, there are answers, and there are many, many tangents. Topics under discussion this week include juggling multiple writing projects, habits and rituals in our writing routines, the tools we use to write with, and genres we absolutely can’t… Continue reading

In the wake of the Orlando shootings at the Pulse nightclub on June 12th 2016, we’ve recorded a short special episode to offer our condolences to all those involved. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this tragedy, both the victims and their families and friends. We also know that… Continue reading

It’s review time! In this episode, we finally get the whole crew together, for an in-depth discussion of Mad Max: Fury Road. We talk about everything from characterisation, world-building and language use, to pacing, themes and the role of women in action movies. In case it isn’t obvious, this episode… Continue reading