Critics’ Choice Episode 40 In this week’s Episode 40 (also known as XL) of The Djuna Shellam Podcast, among other things, I discuss the concept of critics’ choice. Making Choices What do I mean? I’m talking about the choices critics have on how they want to address something they don’t like. In today’s abrasive climate, […]
Happy Thanksgiving Episode 38 Happy Thanksgiving and welcome to this blog post for The Djuna Shellam Podcast episode 38! I decided to publish this week’s episode a couple of days early so I could give my listeners an option to sneak away from the festivities for a bit if they need to get some downtime. […]
I Hate Halloween & Why Details Matter — Episode 34 It’s true. I hate Halloween. This week, after a two-week hiatus, I’m coming back on Halloween Saturday. This year, Halloween falls on a Sunday as it did in 1965. In this week’s podcast, I mentioned the occurrence but wasn’t sure of the year. It was […]
Writing Is Writing & Ted Lasso Epi 33 In this week’s The Djuna Shellam Podcast Episode 33, among random stuff and the weather, I talk about the television show Ted Lasso and how writing is writing. Specifically, in creative writing, in my opinion, writing is writing. Are you creating a play? A novel, a short […]
Touched by Books If you’re a reader, particularly of fiction, you’ve been touched by books. I state that as a fact. I can because I know it’s impossible to be a reader and to not have been touched by books. If you haven’t been, you wouldn’t be a reader. It’s why readers read. This week’s […]
When Is Old? When Is Too Old To Write? When is old is a question I’ve asked myself probably a million gajillion times in my life. As a little kid, I defined old as my parents and really old as my aunts, uncles, and grandmothers. But as I’ve aged and old keeps getting closer to me, I keep […]
Talking To Strangers (Engage Listen Learn—Part Two) The Djuna Shellam Podcast Episode 26 In this week’s episode, Talking To Strangers, I revisit the topic of Episode 25 known as Engage, Listen, Learn—and I expound on it. When I say I talk to strangers, I don’t limit my friendliness to humans. No, I’m willing to exchange […]
Engage, Listen and Learn — Expand Your World Episode 25 Engage, listen, and learn is how you can greatly expand your world as a writer. This is the main topic of my latest The Djuna Shellam Podcast Episode 25. Let me explain… Writers, no matter who they are, can only live one real life. Right? […]
Recipe or Outline? Follow Or… Not? Recipe or Outline? Follow or not? Two good questions I may have answers for in this week’s The Djuna Shellam Podcast Episode 23. I wanted to do something different, while still connecting the episode topic to writing. Because, after all, the podcast IS about writing. Ah, but it’s also […]
The kicked hornet’s nest really comes into play where I talk about readers who complain on Facebook and other readers’ outlets that these days they’re expected to write reviews and share posts and all kinds of other things other than just read a book. Can’t they just read a book and go on with their lives? Why should they be made to feel guilty and somehow responsible if they don’t participate in marketing the author?
