Here on The Fiction and Copy Decoded Podcast, you'll discover how fiction and copywriting borrow from each other, and how you can use one (or both) to grow in your writing skill. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 304: What Running a Blog Has Taught Me About Change
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All of that stuff about the only constant being change is great for creatives, it turns out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 303: Triple F Crossword Clues 13, New Short Project, Start of an Edit
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Another crossword clue blast from the past this week... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 302: I'm Glad He Couldn't See How Red I Was...
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So yeah, this is about a mix-up that I had had, or put another way, the biggest lapse in attention I ever had. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 301: Triple F: Crossword Clues 12, And How My Blog Plans Sunk Like A Doomed Ship At Sea…
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So I didn't get done what I thought I would, at least that week... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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I thought I would do something unexpected, a bit, for this episode. Here it is. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 299: The More R&R I Take, The More Life Stays the Same
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I've taken time away from work before, of course, but this time I thought a bit about what it meant to me, and to the rest of my life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 298: Triple F Crossword Clues #11, and a Surprise Job...
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This prompt I did change, since I pretty much had to, to be safe. But I hope you still enjoy it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 297 My Brother Got Me Thinking About My Life
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He's cool like that, and this also works in fiction and business too. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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This one's another in the crossword clue series for fiction prompts--this time about a curious computer program (partially). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 295: A Second Cool Book and Why I Read and Listen So Much
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In a creative field you get training every day, if you're open to it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Not a lot to go on here, but that's what makes it fun sometimes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 293: How to Mess Up a Potential Copywriting Gig in 3 Steps
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So I could have handled this a bit better, or should have if I wanted to help them out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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This one's about a script... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 291 Because I Said I Might, and This Is a Special Opportunity
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This was a hard piece of advice to take, but it doesn't make it less true. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Another fiction prompt gem that I hope will give you a laugh. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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One time I got stuck on implementation--has this ever happened to you? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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A lot of pasta in this one... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 287: I Did One of the Most Dangerous Things a Writer Can...Here's Why
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Much of the creator's inspiration and other turns of events come from this one thing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Another prompt based on a couple crossword clues (and birds!) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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It's less direct than "don't call us, we'll call you," but I did learn quite a bit from it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Here's another one about crossword clues, one is a mode of transportation for small life forms. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 283: Copywriting Codex: Familiarity Breeds...
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Not always contempt, at least, not at the beginning... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 282: I Never Considered a Book in This Light Before
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The episode about one of the times I bought an editing book... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Some more riffing with crossword clues. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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More comments on my departure from the Dark Ages (at least as far as internet was concerned). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 279: What a Chunk of Downed Tree And Four Tree Removal Guys Can Teach You About Life And Writing…
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So they worked fast, and I certainly needed the help. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 278 Triple F and a Special (Past) Announcment
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I didn't know if I'd ever reach this milestone, but I did, and I'm happy you're a part of it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 277: Green Penguins, the Fuss, and My Cousin...
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So a bit of a momentous occasion here, but I wouldn't figure out the full extent until later on. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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This still happens to me today, but to a lesser extent. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 275 Last Two Weeks Were Pretty Weird (in 2015)
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It was a little more than nose to the grindstone, but not much... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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A bit of a recap of my February 2024 and some fun about fireworks, a little or a lot early. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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That time I bought something I likely shouldn't have. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 272: The Flooding's Over: What Mud Can Teach You about Writing
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Mud in the basement, just soil and water, added up to big problems. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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A lot of things we can come up with, using such a small start. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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How motivation, discipline, and consistency work together to help you achieve things in life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Thank you! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 268: Here's Something I'd Hoped Never to Experience Again, but Did
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It wasn't lightning, but it did strike twice in a short while... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 267: My Wild Last Week (in 2015) That Only Started with Wet Socks
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That time I went down to the basement, only to find something I didn't expect... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 266 The Triple F Strategy I've Been Preaching For (Almost) Years
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So I decided to do it, but if I mention this again, I'll have to do it differently, for reasons I explain here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 265: Writing (and Walking) Through Water and Life
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What if our initial reaction is the right one? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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So yeah, I had to go into a store and got my shoes and socks super wet... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 263: Triple F and What Could Have Been, But Is Anyway
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Ever witnessed an awkward scene in a restaurant? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 262 What a Shocker, But Then Again, Not Really
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So, power outages happen, and sometimes they don't. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 261: Another Post Made Me Think of Cats, Which Led To...
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This is what happens when I think about cats... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 260 My Week's Almost Done and I Have to Catch Up Recap
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This is one of those points I realized I was pushing too hard, but also realized whose fault it really was. This was in the past, so it's mostly fixed now. Mostly. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 259 One Not-So-Obvious Difference Between Men and Women
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This difference was brought front and center for me when I coincidentally had gotten sick previously. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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So having grilled food and learning about a 100 year old guy led to this. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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I learned about an old dude way back, and talked about him today. He was pretty interesting, Pulitzer and everything. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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Ep. 256 A Smidge of My Weekend and a Memorial Day Thank-You
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A thank you I posted for Memorial Day way back when. Also, if you're over age 80 or you know someone who is, go ahead and listen to this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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With all the plumbing repairs that same week, I had to make a prompt about plumbing sometime... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-and-copy-decoded/support
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