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This week we welcome back our friend and past SPRT host David W. Wright.
Together with writing partner Sean Platt, David has co-authored many acclaimed titles including Yesterday’s Gone and Crash. A propensity for the dark side of humanity, David pens stories that make you question if there is a reason to live, and his writing strangles readers by the throat before they know what grabbed them.
David is also the third leg of the Sterling and Stone writing studio and co-host of the groundbreaking Self-Publishing Podcast. What he lacks in enthusiasm he makes up in genuine candor about his writing journey and current trends in the industry.
David agreed to come on the show to discuss writing dark characters, why people like being scared, and how to connect with your audience. We will also discuss his latest project, “12” and where his writing ideas spew from.
Make sure you join us Thursday at 7 PST/ 10 EST and David might answer your questions live on air.
David who? 😉
RolandDenzel David F’in Wright, that’s who! LOL
David! David! Dave! Decoy Dave! He hates us all!
I must admit, I’m looking forward to hearing Dave talk without being interrupted constantly. Of course, it’ll probably be a steady stream of scatological invective, but still…
RobertChazzChute THIS ^^
Actually made on time today. YAY!!
Howdy folks
CateMorgan hello Cate
David Anson Hey David
writerwade David Anson Hi ya Wade
Alright, you guys have my attention until the Zona game starts…
writerwade Yo. How goes the wild world of teenager-y academia? Want to retire yet?
CateMorgan writerwade Yes, yes I do!
Aaaand we’re live!
xgranville YAY! I’m sad Michelle couldn’t make it, tho.
CateMorgan xgranville Stupid tornados!
Sorry I’m late, I don’t really like Dave that much.
Did Dave have something to do with me not being here tonight?
CateMorgan xgranville Hi Cate 🙂 I’m here in spirit.
michelleread MICHELLE! You’re not trapped in David’s basement are you? I WILL RESCUE YOU.
Carl Sinclair Was is the cricket comment?
CateMorgan michelleread Shhhhhh….not many people know, it’s cozy in here. He feeds me grapes and there’s free wifi.
David Anson Carl Sinclair New Zealand will play Australia in the final on Sunday.
Keep the erotica tame? CENSORSHIP… BURN CANADA….
michelleread Well, as long as you have internetz. But let me know if you run out of tea.
OMG Dave your hair! So good.
David Anson Sadly, the USA is currently ranked behind such countries as Afghanistan and Hong Kong…
CateMorgan michelleread I NEVER RUN OUT OF TEA
michelleread I heard it was from a lawn mower accident
matmorrisauthor I’m a prude, maybe Wade would be more for the kinkier stuff haha.
Carl Sinclair David Anson We have a cricket team? Who knew?
David Anson michelleread Well it looks great. I’m sorry I’m not there to dote on it, personally.
xgranville matmorrisauthor Let Michelle judge the erotica.
Michelle has really let herself go… oh that’s Dave.
Carl Sinclair Dave is so much better looking than me. THOSE EYES!
Yo
RolandDenzel Fucking. Awesome.
michelleread David Anson It was either that or Johnny lost a bet and Dave now has his month supply of hair gel
David Anson michelleread Nobody uses more gel than Johnny B Truant.
David Anson michelleread this made me lol
matmorrisauthor xgranville O.o Um no.
RolandDenzel Hi Roland : )!
I thought we hid bodies in the Everglades? Have I been doing it wrong all this time?! Well, shoot.
Wait – Dave buries the bodies? I’m not getting out of this basement am I.
Is Dave planning on writing more uplifting/positive fiction like Crash in the future?
michelleread Not until you do your time in the Sterling and Stone word mines. Probably explains how they REALLY write so fast.
CateMorgan michelleread Long as there’s a paycheck.
michelleread tell him you have a tracker implanted and if he doesn’t let you go it will publish his address all over the internet.
Hey my screen is black, I can’t see anybody.
reneenbjames try refresh
reneenbjames Are your eyes closed..?
reneenbjames Eek! Refresh!
Carl Sinclair reneenbjames lol
David Anson michelleread haha! He’d probably ask me if I was lying, then I’d giggle or eye-twitch, and he’d know.
Hahaha…No my eyes are open.
I can only hear the voices but nooooo faces!
Carl Sinclair reneenbjames be nice!
reneenbjames Have you considered that you may have gone blind… it happens…
Dave loves to experiment. I figured.
reneenbjames Strange, you can always listen now with us, and then watch it again later………?
Carl Sinclair reneenbjames Hahaa, No Carl I’m not blind but I do wear glasses.
Carl Sinclair What i was thinking, too. And he fills in all the holes as well.
reneenbjames Carl Sinclair Hmmm are they on…?
michelleread Carl Sinclair Bow chika wow wow
Carl Sinclair reneenbjames You’re crazy, yes they are on…I’m sure of that.
michelleread reneenbjames Maybe watch here? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kbl3ULaZHfY
reneenbjames Carl Sinclair Then I am out of ideas. Try refreshing?
xgranville michelleread reneenbjames Xavier solving problems and making the world a better place 🙂
Can you explain how you feel a short story needs to be structured? What makes a good one?
I tried refreshing but nothing. I guess I’ll have to listen to the voices. Hey, its better than nothing.
reneenbjames I can see all 3 of their faces. I assure you, you are not missing anything.
michelleread reneenbjames Yep that’s what I’m doing.
reneenbjames Might need to update your flash player? I dunnar.
The stuff Dave is saying right now is golden. I just really love hearing this.
Zona game starting… take it easy, folks.
Have you ever considered writing a story about John and Seanny? Like revenge for Redacted?
michelleread Yeah refreshing the sales page was super fun. Until you realise you aren’t doing anything else. I don’t look anymore.
matmorrisauthor I don’t know what this is, but bye!!!!!!
michelleread You’re well missed over on this end!
RolandDenzel I think Redacted was revenge for Redacted. #burnsmyeyes
Hey, I can see you guys on my Iphone. I’m going to Chromcast it to my Tv.
michelleread matmorrisauthor It’s March. Sportsball is happening.
My boobies are my marketing
Dem sweaty yams.
Apparently Xavier is ignoring our questions. #booxavier
matmorrisauthor michelleread Ohhhhhhhhh………you’re talking about basketball! Blech. BUT but but, I hope you enjoy 🙂
Carl Sinclair You can’t trust Canadians
JJ OZZY (AKA JAY) Boobies are good for that. I’m quite fond of mine, fer instance,
CateMorgan JJ OZZY (AKA JAY) Bewbs
He’s shy? Every time I get on a hangout with him he gets naked… Imagine if he was an extrovert?
JJ OZZY (AKA JAY) Carl Sinclair Pffft.
I’ve heard Dave talk a lot about his love for Clive Barker. How has Clive influenced him the most in his own writing? Also, when’s Dave’s Imajika inspired epic coming out? 😉
Carl Sinclair He’d just open his buttonhole right up
Does Sean do any drafting at this point? Or is he primarily pre- and post-development?
How do you think Zayn’s departure from One Direction will effect Wattpad?
I have a few questions from a friend for Dave:
I want to hear him talk at some point about the whole “Why people like to be scared” thing, and
How to translate that onto the page well.
RolandDenzel A million voices cried out and were silenced…
RolandDenzel I nearly spit out my snickers!
RolandDenzel Yeesssshhh…..
When is Dave going to write with my favourite author, Carl Sinclair?
Oh, and is he excited about the new Peanuts movie coming out?!
RolandDenzel I just *gigglesnorted* perfectly good vodka. Ow ow ow.
CateMorgan RolandDenzel hahahahahaha awwwwwww! *hands Cate a tissue *hopes she doesn’t notice I spit Snickers in her drink on accident
michelleread RolandDenzel My monitor will never be the same.
michelleread Took me three times to realise you wrote Peanuts….
I have it on good authority that someone here named his son after Harry Styles
RolandDenzel My name is called Harrison. After Harrison Ford.
I like to imagine Dave’s basement as his butthole
Michelle is eating cold chicken nuggets off of the damp mouldy basement floor.
Overhead, a bare lightbulb swings…
Carl Sinclair That’s not chicken…
David Anson Carl Sinclair She felt the tail at the end of a bite….
JJ OZZY (AKA JAY) David Anson Carl Sinclair There is an old man rocking in the corner singing “I’ve got the whole world in my hands” He wears torn rags, part of which still shows a Target logo.
Of course…
Carl Sinclair JJ OZZY (AKA JAY) David Anson Smoking an imaginary cigarette…
xgranville Carl Sinclair JJ OZZY (AKA JAY) David Anson He smells of urine and dead birds.
JJ OZZY (AKA JAY) xgranville Carl Sinclair David Anson While a woman from Olive Garden sings in duet with him, but “Clementine”
Oh my darlin’ oh my darlin’….
Any more questions for David?
There is a VAST difference between true horror and torture porn.
JJ OZZY (AKA JAY) xgranville Carl Sinclair David Anson The light flickers. A deep bellowing laugh rumbles off of the concrete walls.
“I’m here,” Dave taunted.
Dave reads the Unicorn Western wedding whenever he wants to goto his dark place.
Carl Sinclair JJ OZZY (AKA JAY) xgranville David Anson the ‘Oh my’ gave me 50 shades flashbacks. You are a bad man Carl
xgranville How does Dave feel about the self publishing horror market right now?
David Anson Carl Sinclair JJ OZZY (AKA JAY) xgranville Oh my darlin’ clementine… you were lost and gone forever… dreadful sorry…. Clementine…
Carl Sinclair Would that be the Rainbow Wedding?
Cuddle With Dave Podcast
No one loves Carl
JJ OZZY (AKA JAY) Dave loves Carl long time
I’m waiting for Unicorn Reception
David Anson JJ OZZY (AKA JAY) He was paid to say that
I love Dave.
Carl Sinclair Get a dungeon!
JJ OZZY (AKA JAY) David Anson You’re just jealous because nobody will pay you for anything you say or do. #Bazinga
JJ OZZY (AKA JAY) David Anson fifty dollar make Carl holler
David Anson JJ OZZY (AKA JAY) For fifty dollar, Carl would swalla
Can I just say how pleased I am there’s a water bottle on Dave’s desk instead of an army of empty soda cans?
xgranville Carl Sinclair Stick around for the “Winning At Life” podcast with Carl and Dave after SPRT.
Carl Sinclair David Anson JJ OZZY (AKA JAY) lfmao
CateMorgan No.
Carl Sinclair Well, I’m saying it anyway. So there.
CateMorgan Carl Sinclair It’s the new ‘clear’ pepsicola
Are you going to talk about “12” at all? You’re doing something interesting with that book, and it’s release.
Michelle disappeared. Did Dave turn off the dungeon internet?
Personally, I tuned in for the Totally Spontaneous Ad Read for 99 Designs, featuring things like Ninja Assassins.
With the success of the Beyonce project, will you follow up something based on Kanye’s kissing himself promotion?
CateMorgan JJ OZZY (AKA JAY) Oh really
Events occur in real time.
RolandDenzel Will you be doing a Bill Cosby launch?
Is Dave still doing covers?
If Dave is really my friend… I think he should eat the Baked Beans live on camera right now…
Carl Sinclair You know it won’t happen haha
Carl Sinclair Does that come with biscuits? Non soggy that is.
They never mention books in The Beam. Just sayin’
RolandDenzel They have a wedding though.
RolandDenzel Dave mentions Space shuttle all the time
David Anson RolandDenzel So good.
David Anson Carl Sinclair No. you have Baked Beans on toast.
A.G Riddle is the biggest indie going now. Not Mr Howey.
Great show!
AFTER PARTAY
Am I allowed to submit to the comp?
xgranville Invite.
After party, please.
Night everyone
After party too, please… I hope 😀
Mgon sent
xgranville michelleread I hope all is well with you Michelle. We missed you.
David Anson michelleread No, he fed me so many grapes I fell asleep – sorry!