HeyJaredCompanion Pieces
I keep you company while we both get some creative work done. drawingfromtheinkwell.substack.com
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Skipping the Boring Bits (S02, E02) (opens the original)
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I briefly speculate on why I’ve been writing less. What if it’s that I’ve been writing too many boring bits? I spend 15 minutes looking at how to fix that, while you do your own work. Then I come back and sum up. Book mentioned: Glorious Exploits , by Ferdia Lennon. I have a feeling I said ‘she’ when talking about the author, but I think he’s a he. Sound for today’s episode: me scything the garden grass. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get ac
Back to Work (S02, E01) (opens the original)
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I talk about balancing moving forward with a novel and looking back to fix things. Then I spend 15 minutes doing the moving forward part, while you too get some creative work done (I hope), and come back and sum up. Sound for today’s 15 minutes: the burn running beside my studio. Books mentioned: none! Oh dear. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit drawingfromtheinkwell.substack.com
Season Finale (E27) (opens the original)
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Another quiet episode where I talk for five minutes while you get ready to do 15 minutes of work, and, after the 15 minutes, return to pat you on the back. Books mentioned: The Left Hand of Darkness , by Ursula K. Le Guin, and The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne , by Jonathan Stroud. Sound for the 15 minutes: rain on the woodshed, by the pied wagtail nest. This is the last episode of this season. I’ll be taking a break from recording for the summer, but still writing (I hope). If you’re listening on
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