#86: Hook, Line, and Sinker, with Chelsea Burton Dunn

We welcome author Chelsea Burton Dunn aboard the pod this week to discuss the hold our characters have over us as writers. Check out her Instagram and TikTok for spooky romps through modern tales! Stories begin around the 16 minute mark and include a tale of a dragon; a group of people who have fallen for something; a Spud-style meet cute; and a lonely boy stumbling upon a shop that promises to take care of his needs. From Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable:  Hook, line and sinker. To swallow a tale hook, line and sinker is to be extremely gullible, like the hungry fish that swallows not only the baited hook, but the sinker (lead weight) and some of the line as well. Like this weeks episode and wish you could read as well as listen? Subscribe to our Substack for a summary of our opening discussion, a story from the episode, and a writing prompt!  Be sure to follow us on Instagram (if that's your sort of thing). Please do send us an email with your story if you write along, which we hope you will do. Episodes of Radio FreeWrite are protected by a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0) license. All Stories remain the property of their respective authors.