Good Writing Podcast - Hallucinating the Image with Gary J. Shipley

Jun 19, 2023

Our Wives Under the Sea: How to Establish Themes When Your Point-of-View Character is Clueless

Carmen from Julia Armfield's debut novel Our Wives Under the Sea isn't necessary for the plot, but Emily got obsessed anyway (of course). In this episode, we discuss bringing side characters to life and using them to establish themes that your point-of-view character is too clueless to pick up on. Other links: * B.R. Yeager (friend of the pod)'s new story collection Burn You the Fuck Alive * Here's a ContraPoints video about incels that we reference * Great news for the timing of this episode! Our Wives Under the Sea is now out in paperback Good Writing is a podcast where two MFA friends read like writers and lay out craft ideas for fellow writers to steal. Co-hosted by Emily Donovan and Benjamin Kerns. Twitter: @goodwritingpod Email: goodwritingpodcast@gmail.com

1 hr 1 min