August 16, 2007
Show Notes: 020 - Writer Improv: Creating a Hero
| Description: This week on Will Write For Wine... it's Writing Improv: Creating a Hero! And this podcast is one you don't want to miss because it's just that bad. We screw up every block, not just the D. We insult ferret people, Trekkies, Buffy fans and the military. We try to build a romantic suspense and fight about it. But damnit, we had fun. And hopefully, so will you! If not, don't complain. We're cranky and we've been drinking. |
|
Click here to receive e-mail notification when a new episode of Will Write for Wine is available!
What are we drinking?
Lani had a 2004 Stoneleigh Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand.
Wine notes: This wine is a ripe, full-bodied Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc that displays intense passionfruit and stone fruit aromas, with background mineral notes. The passionfruit and flinty characters are indicative of ripe Sauvignon Blanc, which the winemaker maximises with skin contact and yeast selection. The palate displays tropical fruit and passionfruit with a touch of dry grass. It is full and rounded with a succulent mouth-feel and viscosity, balanced with crisp acidity.
13.5% alcohol, and it's $12 a bottle.
Sam had a 2004 Sierra Cantabria Rioja from Spain.
Wine notes: Medium ruby-colored, it offers pleasant aromas of Asian spice, cranberry, and red currants.
13.5% alcohol. $11.
Shout-out to:
Catherine Wade for doing our improv again! The socks are coming!Cherry Forums BookClub for having Sam this week!
Listener question:
From Catherine Wade. Thank you, Cate!I'm re-reading a manuscript I've had to put down for a while. And now I think it sucks like an absolute Hoover. So how do you get past that I Stink on Ice feeling that makes you want to toss your manuscript in the cyber trash can?We Recommend!
Lani recommends: The Pursuit of Excellence: Ferrets (DVD)
Sam recommends: Printing for Less (website)
Use promotion code RP17BLQ8X and get up to $25 off your first order!
This episode’s theme:
Writer Improv: Creating the Hero
Random Etcetera: Hero Quotes
Write In: The week’s progress
Lani: 2600 words...woohoo!Sam: Research. Really, it counts!
Last Call:
Don't forget to vote for us on Podcast Alley and review us on iTunes! Get them to notice us!|
And be sure to check out our Cafe Press store where you can find awesome items like this cool cap. Imagine walking around this this on. People will buy you wine! |
 |
This is Lani & Sam saying if you can’t write for money, write for wine.
See you next week!
Lani & Sam
Apologies to:
Ferret owners everywhere--we totally understand
Buffy fans & Josh Whedon fans & Trekkies--we totally understand
the military--we know you don't want kill all the ferrets
writers everywhere--forget being nice, write your damn book
bad wine--not that we won't drink you
Pantzers--no, Lani has not abandoned you
the stretch
the fight
and everyone who dreads the 50 ways as much as we do!
Music:
Stress – Jim’s Big Ego (open; close)
What? – Zipolite Rag – Justin Gordon (PSA)
Lost and Found – Adrienne Pierce (TFQ)
Raven’s Theme – Tom Dishaw (Sight Unseen)
Go Fish – Big Money Grip (Websites Promo)
Our voice:
The Amaaazing Wanda Woodard
Posted by Samantha at 6:53 PM | Comments (0)
August 12, 2007
Attention all Wiffers!
It's Writer Improv night and we need you!
|
The next Improv night at WWfW is on August 16th and we need your help to Create the Perfect Hero!
We are looking for: Email your suggestions to our Improv Diva, and maybe you will be part of our Writer Improv night. How cool is that? PS - Don't tell Sam or Lani your suggestions. This is supposed to be a surprise. hehehe |
Posted by Samantha at 11:42 AM | Comments (0)
June 14, 2007
Show Notes: 014 - The Long Finish
| Description: This week on Will Write For Wine...Lani and Sam try to drink non-alcoholic wine... and fail utterly! Also, stony, earthy, leathery wine... and that description is straight from the winery! We create The Best Story Ever, and we’ll probably still think so even when we sober up. Plus we take you to Vegas, write butt e-mails, and almost get arrested! Okay... maybe just those first two. |
|
Click here to receive e-mail notification when a new episode of Will Write for Wine is available!
What are we drinking?
Lani had a 2006 Osprey Glen Sauvignon Blanc.
Wine notes: The Osprey Glen is a rarity, striking a balance by bringing bits of all three personalities together. Notes of mango, lemon, and peach? Sure. The zing of passionfruit? Yep. A more subtle touch of stoniness to round it out? That, too. It’s medium-bodied and soft, with a clean finish.
13.4% alcohol, and it's $13 a bottle through MyWinesDirect.com.
Sam had a 2004 Wrongo Dongo Jumilla Red wine from Spain.
Wine notes: Deep ruby/violet. Medium nose of blackberry, meat, german chocolate cake and earth. Round, rich mouth of berries, spice, leather and brown sugar.
14% alcohol. $8.
Shout-out to:
Catherine Wade for helping us with the improv!Doris in Munich for The Red Wine Diet book recommendation and for adding that we didn't really need a diet. We love you!
Listener question:
From Eileen Rendahl. Thank you, Eileen!Could you talk a little about how to build sexual tension in a story? I don't want my heroine to seem like a prude, but I don't want her to be too slutty either.We Recommend!
Lani recommends: Bubble Shooter (internet game)
Sam recommends: KitchenAid Stand Mixers (kitchen gadgets)
This episode’s theme:
Writer Improv: Creating the Heroine
Random Etcetera: Killer Words
Lani: lagniappeSam: soubrette
Write In: The week’s progress
Lani: Thinking…pondering the meaning of life…and thinking…and playing Bubble Shooter...Sam: Wrote a bunch of pages and finished the book! Yay, Sam!
Last Call:
Don't forget to vote for us on Podcast Alley and review us on iTunes! It'll boost your karma!This is Lani & Sam saying if you can’t write for money, write for wine.
See you next week!
Lani & Sam
Apologies to: iTunes for any butt emails; non-alcoholic wines—it’s not you, it’s us; anyone who did not know the word lagnippe—you aren’t alone; stony-earthen-leathery wines—you guys need better writers. Hire us! We Will Write for Wine!
Music:
Stress – Jim’s Big Ego (open; close)
What? – Zipolite Rag – Justin Gordon (PSA)
Lost and Found – Adrienne Pierce (TFQ)
Raven’s Theme – Tom Dishaw (Sight Unseen)
Go Fish – Big Money Grip (Websites Promo)
Our voice:
The Amaaazing Wanda Woodard
Posted by Samantha at 8:34 PM | Comments (5)
June 10, 2007
Improv Night: Wiffers, We Need You!
Okay, Wiffers - we need you! Next Thursday, we're recording another writing improv at popular request! All right... so two people requested it, and one of them was me, but still. It's so much fun. Anyway, this week, we're building a heroine, so we need your help! Please e-mail suggestions for the following to improv at willwriteforwine dot com:
Genre (Romantic Suspense? Romantic Comedy? What kind of story world are we creating for our girl?)
Name (Elrod has already been used. Come up with something new. And, if possible, feminine.)
Location (Where does she live? It's a big deal. Trust us.)
Send your suggestions to improv at willwriteforwine dot com and be entered to win our fabulous prizes for June:
We need the suggestions no later than Thursday, June 14th, but the earlier the better. We don't want poor Catie scrambling at the last minute! If not for us, if not for the prizes, do it for Catie!
Posted by Lani at 10:18 AM | Comments (0)
April 26, 2007
Show Notes: 008 Gypsies, Tramps & Cheese
| Description: This week on Will Write for Wine, Sam and Lani try their hand at improvising a story from scratch. On the air. While drinking. Also, nude podcasts, moonshine wine, and a little advice: Don't let anyone hit you in your schadenfreude. |
|
Click here to receive e-mail notification when a new episode of Will Write for Wine is available!
What are we drinking?
Lani had 2005 Three Thieves Circle K Ranch Pinot Noir.
Wine notes: "Three Thieves Circle K Ranch Pinot Noir is brilliant red with classic varietal aromas of cherries, red berries, and violets. In the mouth, the wine has spicy, sweet red cherries with creamy vanilla notes." $10.
Sam had 2004 Malbec from Finca El Retiro Vineyards in Argentina. From wonderful Laura Fitzgerald.
Wine notes: The wine has a deep color and ripe, blackcurranty (their writer, not us) fruit on the nose. On the palate, it is full-bodied, soft and accessible with ripe tannins.
Shout-out to: Sam’s Sears delivery guys for coming to her laundry rescue.
Catherine Wade for help with the improv!
Voters on Podcast Alley, reviewers on iTunes (thank you!!)
Our Myspacers.
Listener question was from Suemarie from Central New York:
So many writers tell me that I need an agent because she/he will get me a better deal and a bigger first bookrun. Ok. I admit I'm clueless about run size. How about a little information on book runs. Say I sold to story to Brava. Would having an agent mean I'll have a bigger book run?We Recommend!
Lani recommends: Television Without Pity (website) For more on the Glittery Hoo-Ha, go to Argh Ink.Sam recommends: Aeclectic Tarot (website)
This episode’s theme:
Movie Night at WWfW: Writing Improv: Gypsies, Tramps & CheeseHodge Podge (for $500, Alex!):
Killer Words: schadenfreude & mephitis (you had to be there )
Write In: The week’s progress
Lani – Refilled her creative well. That's her story; she's sticking to it.Sam – 26 pages
Last Call:
Don't forget to vote for us on Podcast Alley during the month of May! If you do, Lani will drink booze in a box. And we'll take any good reviews on iTunes, too! A few minutes of our time will make our whole day!This is Lani & Sam saying if you can’t write for money, write for wine.
See you next week!
Lani & Sam
Apologies to: Wichita, KS and tuna factory workers everywhere, the country of Argentine, W. Blake Gray and his soy sauce, and our agents if anyone calls and asks for the rights to Gypsies, Tramps & Cheese!
Music:
Stress – Jim’s Big Ego (open; close)
What? – Marty Buttwinick (PSA)
Lost and Found – Adrienne Pierce (TFQ)
Raven’s Theme – Tom Dishaw (Sight Unseen)
Go Fish – Big Money Grip (Websites Promo)
Our voice:
The Amaaazing Wanda Woodard
Posted by Samantha at 8:47 PM | Comments (4)
