Writing Naked
We’re two writers who have decided to put our writing life online to help other writers, and because we like talking about writing.
Each week we dig into our writing process, what is working and what is not, our wins and failures, and share them with you. Writing Naked is about being vulnerable, on the page and on the podcast. Writing can be scary, hard, and painful. But it can also be wonderful. Wherever you are, other writers have been there, too. And on Writing Naked, we talk about it.
Writing Naked
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Community is key for writers to develop their full potential. Whether bouncing ideas off another writer, finding people that understand the peculiar writer's mind, or just commiserating with other people that grok the word mines, we write best when we have a community. In this episode, Cody and Andrew talk about what makes good and bad community, navigating critique groups, and what to do about finding a place you fit as a writer.
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Here are the rules we use for our FourXFours:
Four writers each write one story per week for four weeks, totaling 16 stories. Every week one of the writers gives a writing prompt and all the writers write a story to that prompt for the next week. We typically turn in stories by midnight on Thursday and meet on Sunday to go over the stories. We provide only verbal feedback.
Critque 3 minute monologue per critiquing author followed by 10 minute table discussion
total of ~25 minutes/story
Critique Format
- Reflection - what did I feel in the story that resonated
- Highlights - interesting points, characterization, world, turn of phrase, etc. Best line. Alternative First Line, etc.
- Lasting impressions -what did you take home from the story.
If you do a FourXFour, let us know!
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Thanks for listening!