ADWIT: The Audio Drama Writers' Independent Toolkit
Want there to be more good audio drama? Lindsay and Sarah do. Each episode, they'll discuss an aspect of audio drama, examples from current audio drama podcasts, and writing exercises so writers can play along. Join Sarah Golding and Lindsay Harris Friel on a voyage of discovery on the seas of audio drama podcasts.
ADWIT: The Audio Drama Writers' Independent Toolkit
Episode IX: Audio Drama, Not Audio Trauma, or Getting Unstuck
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Feeling stuck? Sarah and Lindsay are your tow truck. In this episode we go for a walk in the rain and chit chat about the things creative people do to sabotage themselves. We'll also share some strategies you can use to get out of the mud, get inspired and get writing again.
Warning and/or Bonus : Spoilers for Prodigal Son‘s Season 1, which is not an audio drama.
Resources:
Lynda Barry: Syllabus, Making Comics (affiliate links)
Neil Gaiman on libraries & daydreaming for The Guardian
Stanford study finds walking improves creativity
Write or Die, and Written? Kitten!
Leonardo Da Vinci’s Adoration of the Magi
Betrayal by Harold Pinter (affiliate link)
Ryan by Chris Landreth on YouTube (CW: mental health vs. trauma, addiction & recovery, suicide, self-harm, Lindsay loves this movie, relevant discussion at 6:22)
Image under a Creative Commons license via Wikimedia Commons, from cgpgrey.com
Sound effects from freesound.org:
Going on a forest road gravel and grass.wav by straget
Cork by sjnewton
Bottle Clink by FillSoko
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