Best Kevin Joffré Podcasts (2024)

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Is fanfiction annoying? 18:28

3+ y ago18:28

18:28

Dissecting the fanfic discourse and determining whether fanfiction or writers on twitter are annoying--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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"Every villain is the hero of their own story" is annoying 17:22

3+ y ago17:22

17:22

Join K.Joffré for a candid talk on the popular phrase meant to make villains more complicated but that has a tendency to explain away the last 4 years of American politics--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Plotters vs pantser is stupid 18:50

4y ago18:50

18:50

K.Joffré discovers plotters, pantsers, and plantsers. Listen as I have a conniption fit--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Hating your own writing is toxic and annoying 14:54

4y ago14:54

14:54

Yo we talk about how "hating your own writing" is a toxic mess, especially for marginalized writers. Also includes funny Toni Morrison slander. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Comp titles are evil 18:04

4y ago18:04

18:04

New episode talking about how comp titles in queries are evil and how exercise is annoying--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Being a good literary citizen is annoying and possibly racist 18:35

4y ago18:35

18:35

Join the return of K. Joffre as he takes on the concept of being a "good literary citizen" and how it can be used against writers by gatekeepers.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Outlining your book is annoying 20:35

4+ y ago20:35

20:35

On this special quarantined episode of Writing Is Annoying we will discuss outlining your very own King Lear. We talk chapter lengths, word counts, and I do my best in defaming writers who don't plan--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Writing query letters is annoying 23:16

4+ y ago23:16

23:16

You think writing a book is annoying? Try spending weeks writing two paragraphs that condense the book that will only be ignored. Let's talk query letters and Oprah's Book Club. ALSO check out my newly republished story in OPOSSUM http://opossumlit.com/the-power-of-letting-everything-go/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…

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JK Rowling's Transphobia is Annoying 16:04

4+ y ago16:04

16:04

Starting the year off right talking about TERFs and why writers (even highly successful ones) are idiots. Also check out the recently published short story by your host K. Joffré https://thespectacle.wustl.edu/?p=1346--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Writing the Other is Annoying 16:18

4+ y ago16:18

16:18

Let's talk about writing the other, THAT Vulture article, Mexicans in Indiana, and how you can write other races without getting cancelled. (J/k) New essay - http://breadcrumbsmag.com/blog/539--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Getting feedback is SCARY 17:07

5y ago17:07

17:07

What do you do when someone offers feedback to a story you wrote beyond telling the person to stuff it? K. Joffré covers a recent real life example of accepting feedback from a publication and how to deal with it.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Writing good dialogue is annoying 23:29

5y ago23:29

23:29

Ever had two characters in your story have a staring contest because you have no idea how they should talk? Join K. Joffré for a little story on how he learned to stop worrying about dialogue and loving it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Finding time to write is annoying 23:34

5y ago23:34

23:34

Do you think you don't have time to write? You're probably right. Let's figure out how you can cheat your way into finding time to out of your busy schedule to stare at a blank screen.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Editors who are sexual predators are AGGRAVATING 16:00

5y ago16:00

16:00

We're going to talk about Editors of publications who turn out to be sexual predators and we're naming names. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Join me this 6/10 at Cinderblock people, 7 PM, and I'll read you a short story 1:31

5y ago1:31

1:31

Smoking hot breaking news. Writer K. Joffré will be reading this 6/10 at Cinderblock People in New York city at around 7PM. Come say hi and get messy. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Writing a good ending is annoying 20:31

5+ y ago20:31

20:31

Avengers Endgame's ending was amazing! Game of Thrones? Not so much. So what makes a good ending? Who knows! I just work here. Maybe we can find out together.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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"Show, Don't Tell" is annoying 15:22

5+ y ago15:22

15:22

Have you ever raged against the machine that is Writing Rules? If you've had it with people telling you to "show don't tell" then join me as I attempt to demystify what that rule actually means.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Finding beta readers is annoying 18:24

5+ y ago18:24

18:24

If you're a writer you need readers! So how do you sucker in your friends and family into reading your novel? Find out in this episode of Writing Is Annoying--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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YA harassment campaigns are annoying 19:37

5+ y ago19:37

19:37

I want to talk about Amelie Wen Zhao and this new wave of YA influencers who go out of their way to shame fellow marginalized debut authors. I develop a massive headache in the process, and learn that my uncle accepts me for who I am! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support…

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Writing scammers are annoying 19:31

5+ y ago19:31

19:31

On the new episode I spend some time talking about writer scams and I definitely mention THAT Dan Mallory article. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Rejections are annoying 16:52

5+ y ago16:52

16:52

Get over your rejection blues and start making them work for you. Also my cats attempt to co-host.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support

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Publications are weird 16:27

5+ y ago16:27

16:27

Want a publication to publish some of your work? Get ready to be annoyed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kjoffre/support