LDK 37 - Writing for Radio & Other Oddities

This week on the show, we have Randy Streu, who is the producer of Beyond the Rim, a sci-fi and horror audio drama/podcast. In Episode 36 Randy discusses how he got into radio drama, with its roots coming from college. We discuss PEG...and how she ties to one of our hosts. Why writing for radio is good for lazy writers! Social commentary in writing. The gruesome research for Shoo, Fly, the first production for Beyond the Rim. Aaron & Randy Streu Listen to Episode 1 of Beyond the Rim Here! In Episode 37 Too lazy to plot. Music selections for the horror writer. Ommwriter. Writing flash fiction. Staying fully immersed and how it can be difficult. How to adapt a story for audio. Randy's unique way of dealing with writer's block. "Books I Didn't Write." The differences and similarities between marketing an audio drama versus a book. The problems of not being able to pick a favorite movie (or book). Write it anyway, even if you think no one wants to hear what you have to say.   Links! Randy Streu A Flame in the Dark Productions The Tick (TV show) Master & Commander (books  by Patrick O'Brian & movie) J-Pod (Douglass Coupland) Ted Dekker Frank Peretti Stephen Lawhead The Audio Drama Podcast Microserfs by Douglas Coupland Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries (with John Gielgud) The Thing on the Fourble Board - Episode from "Quiet, Please!"  The Death Robbery (with Boris Karloff) - Episode from "Lights Out" The Peoria Plague We're Alive by Kc Wayland Campfire Radio Theater Tales from the Museum ( DarkerProjects.com )