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If you could sit on a bench and talk with anyone from your past, who would it be? Well, the old ways, unfiltered and with no agenda, are NOT gone!! Come sit with Papaw and here about life from the front porch .... or rocking chair .....or wherever you used to sit and hear the old folks talk. Bring the youngins', or just be a youngin' again, let's do this.Hang on, though, this is unfiltered. No judgement, but sometimes uncomfortable.
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START WRITING

J Washburn, Joseph Bendoski

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Start Writing is a craft-focused podcast dealing with the art of telling stories. We look at the structure of plots, characters, worlds, scenes, word choice, and every other detail that goes into writing great novels.
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Join best-selling author (and fellow struggler), Joanna Weaver in the Living Room – a podcast for Christian women featuring inspiring interviews with Christian leaders and solo shows shaped to a woman’s heart. All designed to give you practical tools for living, loving, and leading like Jesus. Learn more at bit.ly/tlrpodcast Join the Living Room Facebook Community @JoannaWeaverLivingRoom
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Bad Hotel

Will Joseph Cook

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A podcast by indie artist Will Joseph Cook. With a new creative guest in every episode, the Bad Hotel podcast explores the worlds of music, art, live performance and what it's like to live in these worlds. It's a relatable hang that hopefully sheds some light on the often mysterious and weird journeys creatives go through to reach where they're at. That said, it does frequently ride off the rails.
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Between the expectations and demands of ministry… It’s easy to lose yourself in trying to be everything people need you to be. But that isn’t what God intended. When He called you to serve His people, He called you to be YOU! In this episode of The Living Room, I dive deep with the amazing women behind a popular ministry podcast as we talk about th…
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What do you do when everything falls apart? In this episode of The Living Room podcast, Courtney Joseph Fallick shares the painful yet profound journey she experienced when her seemingly perfect life was dismantled by her husband’s unfaithfulness. Her book, Still Standing: How to Live in God’s Light While Wrestling with the Dark, offers hope and en…
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It’s easy to miss the Good News if we don’t understand God’s heart toward us. Even as Christians, we can spend so much time trying to please God, we miss the joy of simply being His child. In this episode of The Living Room, Caroline Saunders and I have a delightful discussion about the God and His heart toward us. We talk about our own spiritual j…
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In a busy, noisy world…it can be hard to hear God. Surrounded by distractions, it can be difficult to find the stillness needed to renew and restore our soul. In this episode of The Living Room with Joanna Weaver, Sarah Clarkson talk about her book, Reclaiming Quiet: Cultivating a Life of Holy Attention (coming November 2024). She gives practical t…
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If you were to take the pulse of your life, what would you find? Does it feel like you’re in “a-fib” – ping-ponging off one responsibility to another? Or have you flat-lined and feel a little dead? Dr. Saundra Dalton Smith has been where you’ve been and in this episode of The Living Room Podcast, she’s shares lessons from her book, Sacred Rest: Rec…
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Life offers lots of reasons to be anxious… But God invites us to calm our hearts and still our soul by learning to rest in Him. No matter what we face. In this episode of The Living Room with Joanna Weaver, best-selling author Linda Dillow shares how God has taught her to trust Him more – and the beautiful ministry He’s opened to her in war-torn co…
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Let’s be honest…building friendships with other women can be difficult! Even as Christians, fear of rejection, insecurity and the snare of compare often make us hold each other at a distance. In this episode, Jenn Schultz and I talk about her new study, She’s Not Your Enemy: Conquering Our Insecurities So We Can Build God’s Kingdom Together. Satan …
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Is God calling you to take a leap of faith? It’s risky stepping out when God calls…but its even riskier not to obey. In this episode of The Living Room, Rachel G. Scott shares from her book, Taking the 5 Leaps of Faith: Experiencing God’s Faithfulness as You Respond to His Call. She shares from her own journey and shows us how to prepare, plan and …
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START WRITING Podcast: “Writing Her Story: A heartfelt conversation with Gail Carson Levine” “DAMN FINE SPACE OPERA!” — James Wolfhampton Get your copy of STARCHILD today! http://starchild1.jwashburn.com * * * This episode is dedicated to my daughter. It’s an interview with Gail Carson Levine. I am sure you are familiar with her book Ella Enchanted…
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Change can be exciting, but it can also be hard. But God promises to be with us every step of the way. In today’s episode of The Living Room, Andi Andrew shares from her book, Braving Change: Release the Past, Welcome Growth, and Trust Where God is Leading You. Andi and I talk about the massive transitions the Lord has taken us through – and how we…
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As Christians, we know that Jesus is with us… But sometimes we live as though He’s far away. A destination we have to reach rather than a Friend who lives within us. In this episode of The Living Room, Joni Eareckson Tada and I talk Brother Lawrences’ classic book and how he practiced the presence of God in such a way it changed his life. Joni talk…
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Is your spiritual hunger where you want it to be? In a world filled with distractions, our appetite for God can be sedated with lesser things. But God is stirring a hunger in the heart of His people. Can you feel it? A holy dissatisfaction that’s awakening a desire to pursue God in a deeper way than ever before. But how to do it? That is the questi…
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His words have impacted millions of Christians… But Oswald Chambers’ classic devotional might not have ever been written had it not been for his wife. What a loss that would have been! For through the sermons she compiled, Oswald Chambers has been my spiritual mentor for nearly forty years. In this episode of The Living Room, biographer Michelle Ul…
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We’re surrounded by messages from culture… Messages that tell us that beauty is the highest goal. That if we’d only wear the right clothes, but the right beauty products, then we’d feel fulfilled. But the world’s definition of beauty is not only skewed…it can be downright dangerous. Not only to our mental health and physical bodies, but to our spir…
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End-of-year planning often focuses on what went wrong… But what if we focused on what went right? That’s what I did last month, and what I discovered was amazing! Though I haven’t experienced freedom in every area, the Lord has certainly taught me a lot this past year – and He’s given me several victories. And I want to share them with you: Obedien…
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Tis the season of goal-setting and making plans for the new year… But we often miss the most important part! In this episode of The Living Room with Joanna Weaver, I share four powerful questions to help us look back so we can move forward with confidence into 2024, knowing that God is with us every step of the way. To help you reflect on where you…
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Do you have a formula Christianity? The approach that, if I do a and I do b, then God has to do c? The problem with formula Christianity is that it doesn’t work. Life tends to mess with it and God isn’t bound by it. But worst of all, it tends to push us away from God rather than draw us near. In this episode of The Living Room with Joanna Weaver, M…
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If you’ve been a Christian very long, you’ve probably experienced some hurt… That hurt can come from the most unexpected place of all – the church. If we don’t give that pain to Jesus, the enemy loves to twist that hurt into a weapon that turns our hearts away from ministry, from the Body of Christ and even God Himself. In this episode of The Livin…
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Sharing your faith doesn’t come easy to most of us… We love Jesus with all of our heart, but we don’t always know how to give words to our faith. Especially in a way that people around us can understand. In this episode of The Living Room podcast, author Shauna Pilgreen shares from her book, Translating Jesus: How to Share Your Faith in Language To…
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It’s one of the best-selling devotionals of all time… There’s a good chance you’ve probably not heard of the author, but Lettie B. Cowman’s compilations and writings have challenged and shaped millions of people over the years – including me! I remember picking up a special edition of Streams in the Desert and Springs in the Valley in my early 30s.…
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You don’t have to be fatherless to have a father wound… In this episode of The Living Room Podcast, author Kia Stephens shares her journey to healing and powerful tips from her book, Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God’s Perfect Love. Whether your father was absent when you were growing up, or emotionally unavailable, God wants t…
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Where are you, God? When you’re walking through difficult times, it can be hard to feel God’s presence. It can feel like your prayers are bouncing off the ceiling and that you’re all alone. Popular radio show host and author, Susie Larson, knows what that feels like. In this episode of The Living Room podcast, she shares the powerful truths she’s l…
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SW 136 INT “WHAT IS LitRPG?” Interview with KEVIN SINCLAIR, author of the Creation’s Bane novels! “DAMN FINE SPACE OPERA!” — James Wolfhampton Get your copy of STARCHILD today! http://starchild1.jwashburn.com * * *Today I’m excited to introduce Kevin Sinclair! He writes LitRPG, which I had heard about, but before I read his book, I’d never read the…
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When we come to know ourselves better, we come to know God better. More than any other spiritual practice, journaling has helped me connect with God and get honest with myself. To really look below the surface of my life and see what I’m thinking…what I’m feeling…what I’m actually believing. But we don’t always know how to do that. In this episode,…
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START WRITING Podcast: “How to write in someone else’s world,” an interview with William C. Dietz, author of Star Wars, Halo, StarCraft, Hitman, and Mass Effect novels! “DAMN FINE SPACE OPERA!” — James Wolfhampton Get your copy of STARCHILD today! http://starchild1.jwashburn.com * * *I’m a fan of the StarCraft videogames, and I recently read a spin…
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Do you want a stronger, sweeter marriage? We’ve all heard that a good marriage takes work – and it certainly does. But I’ve found that great marriages are forged through the power of prayer. In this episode of The Living Room Podcast, author Jodie Berndt shares tips for Praying the Scriptures for Your Marriage: Trusting God with Your Most Important…
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Subscribe to THE INFORMANT to get a free copy of STEALING INDIANA JONES! http://theinformant.jwashburn.com Buy Stealing Indiana Jones on Kindle: http://stealingindy.jwashburn.com Buy Stealing Indiana Jones on Audible: http://stealingindyaudio.jwashburn.com * * * WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://www.youtube.com/@JWashburnau…
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I think we’d all prefer a perfect life that’s never messy… If given a choice, we’d choose a life that’s never marred by our mistakes. But God isn’t threatened by our junk. Instead, when we place it in His hands, He not only heals and restores us, He turns our mess into a message that brings hope to the world. In this episode of The Living Room podc…
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Subscribe to THE INFORMANT to get a free copy of STEALING INDIANA JONES! http://theinformant.jwashburn.com Buy Stealing Indiana Jones on Kindle: http://stealingindy.jwashburn.com Buy Stealing Indiana Jones on Audible: http://stealingindyaudio.jwashburn.com * * * WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://www.youtube.com/@JWashburnau…
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Have you ever felt God calling you to step out for Him, but have been too afraid? Lori Wilhite knows exactly how you feel. Though married to Jud Wilhite, pastor of one of the leading churches in America, for years Lori was paralyzed by fear that she might destroy their ministry. But out of that struggle came a powerful ministry to pastor wives and …
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AUDIBLE: http://stealingindyaudio.jwashburn.com/ KINDLE: http://stealingindy.jwashburn.com/ NEWSLETTER: http://theinformant.jwashburn.com/ EMAIL: me@jwashburn.com SW SPECIAL STEALING INDIANA JONES: An essay on inspiration and death and how George Lucas hijacked the greatest stories of our time.†“[Stealing Indy] will pique your intellect and break y…
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Subscribe to THE INFORMANT to get a free copy of STEALING INDIANA JONES! http://theinformant.jwashburn.com Buy Stealing Indiana Jones on Kindle: http://stealingindy.jwashburn.com Buy Stealing Indiana Jones on Audible: http://stealingindyaudio.jwashburn.com * * *WATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/vY3Q0CpGEWw * * * Rob MacGregor w…
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In this episode of the Bad Hotel podcast I (Will Joseph Cook) talk with fellow independent singer songwriter Tom Rosenthal. Alongside a successful solo artist career, Tom has recently deepened his noncomformist approach to the musician life through starting his own label - tinpot records. It's endearing title doesn't come close to explaining just h…
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Start Writing interview with author Max McCoy: CAN INDIANA JONES TIME TRAVEL? Subscribe to THE INFORMANT to get a free copy of STEALING INDIANA JONES! http://theinformant.jwashburn.com Buy Stealing Indiana Jones on Kindle: http://stealingindy.jwashburn.com Buy Stealing Indiana Jones on Audible: http://stealingindyaudio.jwashburn.com * * * WATCH ON …
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SW INT 130 Rennie Saunders talks SHUT UP & WRITEIn this episode, we talk to Rennue Saunders, founder of Shut Up & Write, and organization designed to give writers camaraderie and motivation to complete their writing goals. Watch the interview video here: https://youtu.be/RGKwlIEBmpM * * * LET’S BE FRIENDS:If you have questions, EMAIL US: pleasestar…
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 10) EDITING TOGETHERWATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/wsDodceAOqg Episode 10 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teach about getting feedback from peers and readers. First, Raiders of the Lost Ark is an excellent example of how to cut all but the best stuff. The Legend of Zelda Ocarina…
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 9) EDITING ALONE WATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/dcrIFhpq6HY Episode 9 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teaches you how to be a damn fine editor. We talk about when you should NOT be editing. The different levels of editing are CONTENT, CHAPTER, and COPY editing, and we review exa…
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Wassup, how you been? Welcome back to Will Joseph Cook's (me lol) label podcast - Bad Hotel. In this episode my brother Charlie and I are joined by the musical artist Dodie.. Our conversation unpacks Dodie's unorthodox rise through the music industry, building the unwavering fanbase and unique creative world in which she exists today. Other themes …
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 8) SUBPLOTS (Joe’s favorite episode) WATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/HOYNat1l03Y Episode 8 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teaches you how to do subplots. First, we review PLOT CLOCKS. Then we look at a model called SUBPLOT RAINBOWS. We follow along with how J.K. Rowling outlined…
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 7) PLOT CLOCK WATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/zR-IPvGfAbg Episode 7 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teaches you how J Washburn structures a story using a PLOT CLOCK! The main points of this clock are (1) HOOK, (2) PLEDGE, (3) TURN, (4) PRESTIGE, (5) FINALE. We take an in-depth lo…
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SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 6) PLOT FROM SCRATCH WATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/_dWnYmQ83M8 Episode 6 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel is the easiest way to write a plot! We start with a letter from a listener, and we address questions like these: - Should I write my story from the finale and work backward?…
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