Episode 6 – Scarab
from Let The Cat In Hosted by Kaaron Warren, Aaron Dries, J. Ashley-Smith and John Langan
In which we get the snake vibe with special guest – our first from overseas, and the recent past – the unparallelable John Langan. In this week's show, Aaron compares his writing process to a movie about Sarah Palin, Kaaron focuses on the details, while Joseph imagines everyone naked – with disastrous results for his powers of public speaking. John tries his damnedest not to overuse 'that' and gets cloned from a mosquito in amber. We learn about finding your voice, the value of play, the importance of rewarding your imagination, and a treasury of meaningful remedies for burnout. We learn about con men and the faked life, John's metaphor for consciousness, and the profound morality of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Everyone makes a binding pact to never again eat sausages at Kaaron's. Some bits and bobs mentioned in this week's show: Kate Wilhelm's Storyteller Emmanuel Carrère's The Adversary: A True Story of Monstrous Deception Chuck Wendig on the Talking Scared Podcast The idea of the Golden Thread comes from the introduction to William Stafford's The Darkness Around Us Is Deep: Selected Poems, edited by Robert Bly. (But there's also a great video extract of Stafford and Bly discussing the idea.) Check out the episode page for pics and bits.
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