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Night Vale Presents

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The creators of Welcome to Night Vale Jeffrey Cranor and Joseph Fink believe the only bad writing is not writing. Start With This is a podcast gone creativity playground designed to put your ideas in motion. Each episode centers around a writing topic. Then they give listeners two short assignments: something to consume and something to create. Make something—anything. Then make something else.

Notable Guests

Jane SmithJane Smith1×Chris HemsworthChris Hemsworth1×Ken FollettKen Follett1×Celeste NgCeleste Ng1×Elmore LeonardElmore Leonard1×John SteinbeckJohn Steinbeck1×Rob WilsonRob Wilson1×Janina MatthewsonJanina Matthewson1×Tobias WolffTobias Wolff1×Victor LavalleVictor Lavalle1×

Episodes (138)

Perceiving the Audience w/Sarah Maria Griffin

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The Burnout Cycle w/Janina Matthewson

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Minimal w/Brie Williams

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But How Does It End?

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Jun 11, 202151:01pending

Like This But Better

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Jun 11, 20216:04pending

How to Like

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Low Barrier to Entry?

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The Tease

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Apr 9, 202142:06pending

How to Dislike

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Mar 30, 20215:18pending

Five Easy Rules to Become a Great Writer!

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Mar 12, 202149:58pending

Keep It Weird

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Mar 10, 20214:22pending

Melodrama

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Feb 12, 202132:06pending

Borrow or Steal

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Feb 10, 20214:06pending

Journey Vs. Destination

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Jan 8, 202148:48pending

Imposter Syndrome

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Dec 25, 202042:11pending

As It Happens

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Dec 11, 202028:11pending

Hooptedoodle

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Nov 27, 202034:00pending

Non-Lovecraftian Horror

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Nov 13, 202041:00pending

Lovecraftian Horror

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Oct 30, 202043:23pending

Agency

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Oct 16, 202041:19pending

Exaggeration

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Oct 2, 202041:20pending

Exposition

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Sep 18, 202043:41pending

Perfection Is for Assholes

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Sep 4, 202039:06pending

Five Senses

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Aug 21, 202040:57pending

Writer's Voice

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Aug 9, 202040:10pending

Present Tense

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Jul 24, 202034:19pending

Second Person

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Jul 10, 202031:13pending

Negative Space

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Jun 26, 202030:12pending

Narrative Structure

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Jun 12, 202033:25pending

To Write in a Plague

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May 29, 202030:11pending

Satire

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May 15, 202038:13pending

Absurdity

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May 1, 202032:55pending

Stage Directions

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Apr 17, 202032:08pending

The Possibility of Failure

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Apr 3, 202030:09pending

Monologue

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Mar 20, 202033:23pending

Writer's Block

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Mar 6, 202030:24pending

Honesty

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Feb 21, 202032:18pending

Don't Forget Your Story

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Feb 7, 202032:10pending

Writing for Performance (Live from Boston)

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Jan 24, 20201:26:55pending

Outlining

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Jan 10, 202029:33pending

Slowness

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Nov 29, 201932:18pending

Repetition

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Nov 15, 201930:47pending

Word Count

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Nov 1, 201931:32pending

Speed

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Oct 18, 201930:07pending

Stereo

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Oct 4, 201926:43pending

Punching it Up

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Sep 20, 201932:50pending

Anxiety

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Sep 6, 201937:40pending

I Have an Idea for a Podcast

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Aug 23, 201940:02pending

BONUS: Q&A #2 Preview

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Aug 16, 20197:15pending

Rhythm & Rhyme

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Aug 9, 201934:37pending