Hi folks,
I’ve teamed up with fellow writer
Jack Holland and we’ve created a podcast on writing I hope you’ll tune into and
give a listen. It’s called “Les and Jack on Writing.” (Catchy title, eh?)
Here’s the setup: Jack is a student
in my online writing class, “Les Edgerton’s Bootcamp for Writers.” For the past
29 years, Jack has worked as a screenwriter and playwright in L.A. Last year he
decided to write his first novel and joined my class. While possessing a vast
knowledge in the film business, he found out quickly that writing fiction is a
much different enterprise. He moved to Ft. Wayne for two reasons. His lovely
wife Kim is from here originally and contacted some health problems that
necessitated leaving California and he had two options—his home in NYC and
Kim’s home in Ft. Wayne. The deciding factor, he told me was that he’d been
reading my craft book HOOKED for several years and discovered this was where I
lived so they decided to become Hoosiers so he could study directly with me and
Kim could be close to her own family. Very flattering! This week will be his
third session with the class and he’s come a long, long way!
We decided to come up with a
different format for the podcast. What we’re doing is chatting as friend to
friend and as student to mentor and work each week on his novel. Already, Jack
has made several dramatic breakthroughs and his novel improves by leaps and
bounds each week. We’re both very excited about the direction it’s taking. And,
we both immediately saw the value our conversations could have for other
writers, both those relatively newcomers to writing fiction as well as seasoned
professionals. Also, because of Jack’s background in the movie and theatre
business, each week I learn a lot about how that business works and others will
find his insights both entertaining and valuable.
In short, we feel we’re creating a
product that will prove valuable to both tyros and seasoned vets. We’ve already
picked up some listeners and subscribers whose names many of you will
recognize.
From time to time, we plan to have
folks from both the current class as well as former members joining in our
conversations. As more than three dozen past attendees have published their
novels written in class—in several cases, multiple novels—you’ll be treated to
some downright talented folks.
It is with great expectations we welcome you to tune in and also contribute in the comments each week. It will sometimes get raucous—our class is called a “bootcamp” for a reason. We simply tell it like it is and strive to always be honest and at times that hurts people’s feelings. Sorry… but not sorry. If a teacher isn’t honest in evaluating a writer’s work, it’s the cruelest thing he can do. We tell folks what’s wrong but we also tell them why and how to fix it. There’s a lot of pure-d bullshit floating around out there… We aim to keep the smell down…
Hope we see you!
Places to hear Jack’s and my
podcast.
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/338-les-and-jack-on-writing-un-114254064/
https://lesandjack.podbean.com/
We’ve got about half a dozen shows out there and aim
to post at least one new one per week.
Blue skies,
Les and Jack
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