the first syllable : a podcast about writing

Nov 08 2024 53 ep. 14 mins 1
the first syllable : a podcast about writing artwork

a podcast about writing a screenplay. exploring the ideas as they come, detailing the process and every little thing that connects to it. support the show at https://www.patreon.com/lemmingdrops

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putting into my head an idea

Jul 05 2022 4 mins  
beginning a writing project, and detailing the convoluted process here

every time you push play

Jul 08 2022 6 mins  
the shrinking time loop and the melancholy of the end

when you've got nothing to think about but being dead

Jul 15 2022 12 mins  
the lead character's take on death, and some clips about this screenplay project from this week's 'the groundhog day project: minute by minute' (along with guest austin prior)

it's not a bug, it's a feature

Jul 21 2022 10 mins  
opening and closing scenes, four friends at the center of the story, order (or lack thereof) and tone.

i made my system a little too complicated

Jul 29 2022 10 mins  
rewatching time loop stories and taking notes for references, and calculating triangle numbers to know how much more loop is left

an existential kinda deal

Aug 05 2022 6 mins  
what is the point of a time loop story? plus, how to insert political messaging.

where each piece of the mix-and-match comes from

Aug 12 2022 17 mins  
figuring out the plot, sorting pages and pages of notes and references, and naming the main characters.

i should let you know who i am

Aug 19 2022 13 mins  
telling you a bit about myself, and laying out the backbone of the plot as i see it currently

more of a worldbuilder than a storyteller

Aug 26 2022 22 mins  
flashback to childhood and since, looking at how i build stories and worlds, and the process of piecing together a new reality before the story of it can be written

it's a tragedy pretending it's an absurdist comedy

Sep 02 2022 18 mins  
having too many ideas, and exploring some old 3x5 card story ideas of mine that never got written