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Writing the Wrong Way is the perfect podcast for serious writers who want to stand out in a crowded industry by becoming more productive while taking more artistic risks. Jonathan Ball is an award-winning author of dark, experimental artworks. He holds a PhD in creative writing and uses an analytical approach to show serious writers new ways to write, edit, and work so they can create innovative art that stands taller than the crowd. https://www.strangerfication.ca/

Writing the Wrong Way with Jonathan Ball, PhD Writing the Wrong Way with Jonathan Ball, PhD

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    • 4.9 • 7 Ratings

Writing the Wrong Way is the perfect podcast for serious writers who want to stand out in a crowded industry by becoming more productive while taking more artistic risks. Jonathan Ball is an award-winning author of dark, experimental artworks. He holds a PhD in creative writing and uses an analytical approach to show serious writers new ways to write, edit, and work so they can create innovative art that stands taller than the crowd. https://www.strangerfication.ca/

    Exposing yourself to feedback with Justin Currie and Lyndon Radchenka

    Exposing yourself to feedback with Justin Currie and Lyndon Radchenka

    Jonathan welcomes Justin Currie, a.k.a. Chasing Artwork, and Lyndon "The Letterer" Radchenka to talk about the risk and reward of building yourself a reliable feedback loop in your writing.

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    Tara Cole-McCaffrey on Developing Your Style

    Tara Cole-McCaffrey on Developing Your Style

    Jonathan welcomes professional stylist Tara Cole-McCaffrey to talk about how to create your own personal writing style.

    You can see more of Tara's style at https://patronofdreams.com/

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    On shooting an independent horror movie

    On shooting an independent horror movie

    Jonathan welcomes friend and frequent collaborator GMB Chomichuk to share his thoughts on the indie filmmaking process immediately after they wrapped production on The Princess and the Dragon, a terrifying horror take coming soon to a screen near you!

    For more of GMB Chomichuk's work: https://www.gmbchomichuk.ca/



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    How to Be a Hero by Making Comics with Lyndon Radchenka and ZM Schuster

    How to Be a Hero by Making Comics with Lyndon Radchenka and ZM Schuster

    Jonathan welcomes comic co-creators Lyndon Radchenka and Zach Schuster to talk about their upcoming Hero-Man, and their recent trip to France to promote the book at an international comics festival.

    You can pre-order Hero-Man now: https://a.co/d/geG2Bs0

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    • 42 min
    Staying on track with your screenwriting

    Staying on track with your screenwriting

    Jonathan welcomes in his podcast producer Dan to talk about his "Meathouse" screenwriting project and about how to stay motivated and keep writing in the face of adversity.

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    • 43 min
    Doni on Writing an Afrofuturist Manga

    Doni on Writing an Afrofuturist Manga

    Jonathan welcomes Doni, the creative force behind The Aperios World Project, to talk about Afrofuturism and its depiction in the modern media landscape.

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    • 45 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
7 Ratings

7 Ratings

iron buddha ,

phenomenally fun and fantastically free

all these years, i’ve been attempting to produce manuscripts with the eraser end of my pencils. imagine that! now, thankfully, i’ve switched to the graphite end, and suddenly my work is legible- and i owe it all to mr. Ball. thank you for the tip, as it were! haha!

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