Do The Write Thing

This week we read and wrote stories using three of the words: Noble, Center, Apology, Mosque. Our theme was Regret! Next week we will be our 100th episode of DTWT!!!!!! So we're going back to the basics. Pick the oldest story you wrote for DTWT and give it an Edit! Let's see how much we've improved over the last two years! And don't forget to use the words: Muggy, Discovery, Promote, & Channel. If you want to write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/dothewritething to post your story, or send it in an email at writethingcast@gmail.com. You can also be alerted when new words come out on the weekend by following @writethingcast on Twitter. Our intro and Outro music is Antidepresseur by [friendzoned]

This week our casters combined two weeks of stories, read and wrote stories using three of the words: Lock, Warn, Peace, and Student. Our theme was Disaster! Next week we will be writing about Regret with three of the words Noble, Center, Apology, and Mosque. If you want to write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/dothewritething to post your story, or send it in an email at writethingcast@gmail.com. You can also be alerted when new words come out on the weekend by following @writethingcast on Twitter. Our intro and Outro music is Antidepresseur by [friendzoned]

This week our casters combined two weeks of stories and read and wrote stories using three of the words: Temple, Patrol, Slip, & Asset— and three of the words: Force, Judgment, Dilemma, & Allow Next week we will be writing about 'Disasters' with 3 of the words Lock, Warn, Peace, & Student If you want to write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/dothewritething to post your story, or send it in an email at writethingcast@gmail.com. You can also be alerted when new words come out on the weekend by following @writethingcast on Twitter. Our intro and Outro music is Antidepresseur by [friendzoned]

This week our casters read and wrote stories using three of the words: Punish, Pair, Pure, & Funny Next week we will be writing Mysteries with the words with 3 of the words Temple, Patrol, Slip, and Asset If you want to write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/dothewritething to post your story, or send it in an email at writethingcast@gmail.com. You can also be alerted when new words come out on the weekend by following @writethingcast on Twitter. Our intro and Outro music is Antidepresseur by [friendzoned]

This week our casters read and wrote stories using three of the words: Brand, Merit, Evoke, & Offensive. Our challenge this week was to do the Edit thing! Take an old story, DTWT or not, and give it a good ol' edit. Ideally, start with a blank page and rewrite your entire story. This forces you to really evaluate each sentence and make sure everything sounds exactly how it should. Next week We will be writing stories that involve DEEP description of an object, person, place, or thing, using the words: Punish, Pair, Pure, & Funny! If you want to write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/dothewritething to post your story, or send it in an email at writethingcast@gmail.com. You can also be alerted when new words come out on the weekend by following @writethingcast on Twitter. Our intro and Outro music is Antidepresseur by [friendzoned]    

This week our casters read and wrote stories using three of the words Brick, Herb, Penny, and Equip. Our challenge this week is to do the Edit thing! Take an old story, DTWT or not, and give it a good ol edit. Ideally, start with a blank page and rewrite your entire story. This forces you to really evaluate each sentence and make sure everything sounds exactly how it should. Next week Jarvis will be editing one of his stories! Next week's words are Brand, Merit, Evoke, Offensive. If you want to write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/dothewritething to post your story, or send it in an email at writethingcast@gmail.com. You can also be alerted when new words come out on the weekend by following @writethingcast on Twitter. Our intro and Outro music is Antidepresseur by [friendzoned]      

This week we read and discussed stories that focused on Personification and also used 3 of the words Athlete, Fountain, Attention, Eavesdrop. This week we read and talked about the winners of the Doof the Write Thing Contest!!! In first place - The Reaper and the Dancer by Calinero985 In second place - The Chess Machine by Mattsaidwords Sharing third place - Clean Thoughts by CaptainRhino Disconnect by HauntOfTheHeron Next week's words are Brick, Herb, Penny, Equip. Our extra challenge is to practice Tracing. The idea here is to "trace" the prose of an author you admire so that you can learn from or even replicate that author's style. Find a particular section of prose you particularly enjoy from an author you want to learn from, and copy that section down, word for word. Doing so by hand is ideal, but typing it can be useful as well. Aim to at least copy down a page or two, but more is better. - After doing so, try to replicate that writing style! Write a story as close to that author's voic

This week we read and discussed stories that focused on Behind the Natural and also had at least three of the four words: Pigeon, Hunting, String, & Patient. Next week we'll be reading some of the winners of the Doof the Write Thing contest! In first place - The Reaper and the Dancer by Calinero985 In second place - The Chess Machine by Mattsaidwords Sharing third place - Clean Thoughts by CaptainRhino Disconnect by HauntOfTheHeron   Next week's words are Athlete, Fountain, Attention, Eavesdrop. If you want to write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/dothewritething to post your story, or send it in an email at writethingcast@gmail.com. You can also be alerted when new words come out on the weekend by following @writethingcast on Twitter.   Our intro and Outro music is Antidepresseur by [friendzoned]

This week we read and discussed stories that focused on Home and also had at least three of the four words: Threat, Rate, Indulge, & Entitlement   We read "The Terrible Old Man" by H.P. Lovecraft. to lead into next weeks topic, Supernatural Undertones, basically take any mundane day to day trope (Visiting Grandparents, Losing Socks, Filing Taxes, etc.) and add a supernatural layer to the story that focuses on telling a story beyond its supernatural elements.    Next week's words are Pigeon, Hunting, String, & Patient.   If you want to write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/dothewritething to post your story, or send it in an email at writethingcast@gmail.com. You can also be alerted when new words come out on the weekend by following @writethingcast on Twitter.   Our intro and Outro music is Antidepresseur by [friendzoned]

This week we read and discussed stories that focused on Satire and also had at least three of the four words: Clue, Dose, Lead, and Flesh.   We read "An Actor's End" by Anton Chekhov that leads into next week's topic: Home.    Next week's words are Threat, Rate, Indulge, & Entitlement.   If you want to write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/dothewritething to post your story, or send it in an email at writethingcast@gmail.com. You can also be alerted when new words come out on the weekend by following @writethingcast on Twitter.   Our intro and Outro music is Antidepresseur by [friendzoned]

*** The audio for this episode was a bit weird! We fixed what we can but please excuse any shifts in pitch! ***   This week we read and discussed stories that focused on the Rhythm and Flow in their prose and also had at least three of the four words: Tribe, Subway, Outlook, Entertain.   We read 'A Modest Proposal' by Jonathan Swift which leads into next week's topic, Satire!    Next week's words are Clue, Dose, Lead, and Flesh.   If you want to write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/dothewritething to post your story, or send it in an email at writethingcast@gmail.com. You can also be alerted when new words come out on the weekend by following @writethingcast on Twitter.   Our intro and Outro music is Antidepresseur by [friendzoned]

This week we read and discussed stories themed with Death and also had at least three of the four words: Proclaim, Impact, Archive, Resist. We read Langston Hughes's "Weary Blues" as a lead into next week's topic, Rhythm and Flow!  Next week's words are Tribe, Subway, Outlook, Entertain. If you want to write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/dothewritething to post your story, or send it in an email at writethingcast@gmail.com. You can also be alerted when new words come out on the weekend by following @writethingcast on Twitter. Our intro and Outro music is Antidepresseur by [friendzoned]

This week we read and discussed stories that focused on Reveals and also had at least three of the four words: Forestry, Bee, Slow, Terminal.   We read "Death and the Soldier" as a lead into next week's topic, Death!    Next week's words are Proclaim, Impact, Archive, and Resist.   If you want to write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/dothewritething to post your story, or send it in an email at writethingcast@gmail.com. You can also be alerted when new words come out on Fridays by following @writethingcast on Twitter.   Our intro and Outro music is Antidepresseur by [friendzoned]

This week we read and discussed stories that focused on Reveals and also had at least three of the four words: Pawn, Secular, Bronze, and Trustee!    We read  "The Cask of Amontillado" as a lead into next week's topic, REVENGE!    Next week's words are Forestry, Bee, Slow, and Terminal.    If you want to write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/dothewritething to post your story, or send it in an email at writethingcast@gmail.com. You can also be alerted when new words come out on Fridays by following @writethingcast on Twitter.   Our intro and Outro music is Antidepresseur by [friendzoned]  

This week we read and discussed stories that focused on Nested Narrative that also had at least three of the four words: Skate, Pluck, Abundant, Cathedral.  We read "The House of Asterion" by Jorge Luis Borges. as an intro into next week's topic, Reveals!  Next week's words are Pawn, Secular, Bronze, Trustee.  If you want to write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/dothewritething to post your story, or send it in an email at writethingcast@gmail.com. You can also be alerted when new words come out on Fridays by following @writethingcast on Twitter. Our intro and Outro music is Antidepresseur by [friendzoned]

This week we read and discussed stories that focused on Nested Narrative that also had at least three of the four words: Flatware, Spin, Thumb, and Tie.  We read "Four Beasts in One" by Edgar Allen Poe. as an intro into next week's topic, Spectacle!  Next week's words are Skate, Pluck, Abundant, Cathedral.  If you want to write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/dothewritething to post your story, or send it in an email at writethingcast@gmail.com. You can also be alerted when new words come out on Fridays by following @writethingcast on Twitter. Our intro and Outro music is Antidepresseur by [friendzoned]

This week we read and discussed stories that focused on Horror and included at least three of the words Button, Band, Era, Short. We read "The Endless Tale" by James Baldwin to showcase an example of Nested Narratives, our challenge for this week, Next week's words are Flatware, Spin, Thumb, and Tie.  If you want to write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/dothewritething to post your story, or send it in an email at writethingcast@gmail.com. You can also be alerted when new words come out on Fridays by following @writethingcast on Twitter. Our intro and Outro music is Antidepresseur by [friendzoned]

This week we read and discussed stories that focused on Horror and included at least three of the words Worth, Trait, Yearn, and Cage.   This week Jarvis brought a story that portrays next week's writing topic—  3rd Person Omniscient! Next week's words are Button, Band, Era, and Short.    If you want to write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/dothewritething to post your story, or send it in an email at writethingcast@gmail.com. You can also be alerted when new words come out on Fridays by following @writethingcast on Twitter.   Our intro and Outro music is Antidepresseur by [friendzoned]

This week we read and discussed stories that focused on Dramatic Irony and included at least three of the words Sting, Folklore, Policy, and Legislature. We read "Dagon" by H.P. Lovecraft in order to talk about Horror. Next week's challenge is to write a horror story, one that inspires fear or other uncomfortable feelings in the reader. Next week's words are Worth, Trait, Yearn, and Cage. The deadline is Halloween! If you want to write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/dothewritething to post your story, or send it in an email at writethingcast@gmail.com. You can also be alerted when new words come out on Fridays by following @writethingcast on Twitter. Our intro and Outro music is Antidepresseur by [friendzoned]

This week we read and discussed stories that focused on First Person Minor Character and included at least three of the words Update, Set, Forest, Square. We read "The Lottery" by Anton Chekhov to talk about Dramatic Irony, which is the challenge for this week. Next week's words are Sting, Folklore, Policy, Legislature. If you want to write along with us, go to reddit.com/r/dothewritething to post your story, or send it in an email at writethingcast@gmail.com. You can also be alerted when new words come out on Fridays by following @writethingcast on Twitter. Our intro and Outro music is Antidepresseur by [friendzoned]