S3E24 - StorySmashing With Nate Crowley

In this episode me and Nate Crowley lay some idea eggs live for your edification. Following his hugely-popular previous appearance on the show, writer Nate Crowley returns to help me practise the dark art of coming up with lots of ideas. I gab about creativity a lot but I thought it was about time to put my money where my mouth was. We attempt to create film pitches on the spot for an imagined wealthy but bizarrely-capricious producer, using a system of dice and random concepts. Along the way we discuss creativity, the three principles behind getting more and better ideas, and invent a tragic new street drug. This is a great episode to listen to if you want to know: - how can I come up with ideas for stories? - how can I make my ideas original? - how can I make my film pitch original? - what's the best way to combine ideas? Pre-order Nate Crowley's new book (the one he couldn't talk about on the podcast) NOTES FROM SMALL PLANETS: https://wordery.com/notes-from-small-planets-nate-crowley-9780008306861#oid=1908_1 And buy his zombie whaling adventure THE DEATH AND LIFE OF SCHNEIDER WRACK: https://wordery.com/the-death-and-life-of-schneider-wrack-nate-crowley-9781781085561#oid=1908_1 Please support me by buying my new novel THE ICE HOUSE. There are many ways you can get it. Mr B's Emporium are an indie bookstore who deliver worldwide: mrbsemporium.com/shop/books/the-ice-house/ Wordery: https://wordery.com/the-ice-house-tim-clare-9781786894816#oid=1908_1 Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ice-House-Tim-Clare/dp/1786894815/ Or ask at your local bricks and mortar bookshop. If you'd like to read a story about a 13 year old girl investigating a secret society in 1930s Norfolk, grab a copy of my novel, THE HONOURS: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1 If you'd like to sign up to my free Weekly Writing Workout, here's the sign up form: eepurl.com/gbmfcP Here's my author page on Facebook: www.facebook.com/timclarepoet/ Here's my Twitter page: twitter.com/TimClarePoet And here's my website where you can submit your first pages or just get in touch and say hello: www.timclarepoet.co.uk And if you'd like to support the podcast, here's my Ko-fi page: www.ko-fi.com/timclare