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the first syllable : a podcast about writing

robert e g blackwww.lemmingdrops.com
a podcast about writing a screenplay. exploring the ideas as they come, detailing the process and every little thing that connects to it. support the show at https://www.patreon.com/lemmingdrops
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Episodes

before the faller man

sorting out my notes and characters and deciding the order of deaths for death death death. getting ready to really outline this thing and get writing.

Feb 23, 202414 minSeason 2Ep. 4

as soon as i made that decision

I talk about Lee, the anthropomorphic rabbit detective from a future story, Choose Two Rabbits, because I'm not yet working on Death, Death, Death... Also, should it be Death Death Death, no commas?

Feb 16, 202411 minSeason 2Ep. 3

i'm looking forward to the next thing

there have been a few episodes i've recorded but not shared. so, here's an update on how the novel i've been writing is going, plus plans for the future.

Feb 02, 202413 minSeason 2Ep. 1

my brain is constantly harping

a little update on projects on hiatus, current projects, upcoming projects, and living inside my brain.

Oct 06, 20239 minSeason 1Ep. 21

i don't even remember now

unfinished episodes, under the snow, song of fellfaraway, future plans, cock & bull movie talk, and the groundhog day project: minute by minute.

Jun 09, 20237 minSeason 1Ep. 20

what you want to spend your time doing

#moviesbyminutes podcasting, the groundhog day project, lawrence/julie & julia, julie powell, legacies, and what matters.

Nov 04, 202212 minSeason 1Ep. 17

that's what makes me happy

creative blocks, autistic burnout, musicals, halloween ends, and circling back to creative projects.

Oct 21, 202214 minSeason 1Ep. 16

more of a worldbuilder than a storyteller

flashback to childhood and since, looking at how i build stories and worlds, and the process of piecing together a new reality before the story of it can be written

Aug 26, 202223 minSeason 1Ep. 9

i should let you know who i am

telling you a bit about myself, and laying out the backbone of the plot as i see it currently

Aug 19, 202214 minSeason 1Ep. 8

an existential kinda deal

what is the point of a time loop story? plus, how to insert political messaging.

Aug 05, 20227 minSeason 1Ep. 6

i made my system a little too complicated

rewatching time loop stories and taking notes for references, and calculating triangle numbers to know how much more loop is left

Jul 29, 202211 minSeason 1Ep. 5

it's not a bug, it's a feature

opening and closing scenes, four friends at the center of the story, order (or lack thereof) and tone.

Jul 21, 202210 minSeason 1Ep. 4

when you've got nothing to think about but being dead

the lead character's take on death, and some clips about this screenplay project from this week's 'the groundhog day project: minute by minute' (along with guest austin prior)

Jul 15, 202213 minSeason 1Ep. 3
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