40 episodes
Dark Side of the Word Kait and CJ
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With weekly episodes on most Thursdays, we’re a podcast for all the dark story lovers. We break each month into four categories — writing updates from the trenches, content recaps, current events in the writing world, and a monthly book club. All topics are dissected and discussed from a writer’s perspective.
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The Stroke of Winter, People We Meet on Vacation, and Fallout Content Recap.
Wondering what to watch and/or read next? In this episode, we sit down to discuss what content we’ve consumed over the past month. We’ll weed out the bad from the good so that you don’t have to. CJ talks about one of her favorite cozy horror authors, her new obsession with Fallout, and the podcasts she’s fallen into. Kait gives her final thoughts on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and which romance books she’s been binging lately. We’ll also be discussing The Stroke of Winter, Stranger Things Season 4, Damsel, and Argylle.
Make sure to follow us on Instagram @darksideoftheword and FaceBook to stay up to date.
You can also find us as a podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and iHeart.
A Well Read Tart: https://www.wellreadtart.com/
Developmental Editing: https://darksideoftheword.com/developemental-editing
CJ:
Blog - https://www.wellreadtart.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/awellreadtart/
Bookshop Affiliate: https://bookshop.org/shop/awellreadtart
Kait:
Blog - https://darksideoftheword.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kaitarmada/
Bookshop Affiliate: https://bookshop.org/shop/darksideoftheword -
Morning pages and shifting to Stage 2.
It’s time to catch everyone up on what we’ve been doing for the past month. CJ discusses her latest query responses and updates everyone on her progress with Ghost Children. Kait announces her plans for Praeses, discusses her “morning pages”, and announces her new book reviews. All of this comes with a good side tangent about some hilarious book-buying stories. We hope you can either relate to our psychotic babble or gain some wisdom for your creative journey.
Make sure to follow us on Instagram @darksideoftheword to stay up to date.
You can also find us as a podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and iHeart.
CJ:
Blog - https://www.wellreadtart.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/awellreadtart/
Bookshop Affiliate: https://bookshop.org/shop/awellreadtart
Kait:
Blog - https://darksideoftheword.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kaitarmada/
Bookshop Affiliate: https://bookshop.org/shop/darksideoftheword -
Book Club | Murder Road
Join us in discussing this month’s book club pick Murder Road by Simone St. James.
Off on their honeymoon, April and Eddie take a wrong turn onto the infamous Atticus Line though they don’t know it yet. They drive past a girl walking along the side of the road with a jacket pulled tight around her. But why would someone be walking alone in the middle of the night? Being the good samaritans that they are, they offer to help not realizing that she’s hurt until she’s already climbed into the back of the car. Soon after, headlights flare up behind them and they speed to the nearest little town. Little are they prepared for the detectives to be calling them the killers. Did they kill the girl on the side of the road or has something more sinister been happening for the past 20 years?
Kait and CJ discuss true crime in the horror genre, why this book had no meat, and the latest trend in the book world.
For our next book, we’ll be reading The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo.
Make sure to follow us on Instagram @darksideoftheword and FaceBook to stay up to date.
You can also find us as a podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and iHeart.
A Well Read Tart: https://www.wellreadtart.com/
Developmental Editing: https://darksideoftheword.com/developemental-editing
CJ:
Blog - https://www.wellreadtart.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/awellreadtart/
Bookshop Affiliate: https://bookshop.org/shop/awellreadtart
Kait:
Blog - https://darksideoftheword.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kaitarmada/
Bookshop Affiliate: https://bookshop.org/shop/darksideoftheword -
Why are we talking about Women’s Fiction?
CJ leads this week’s discussion on Women’s Fiction. What is it and why is it such a big conversation? Kait and CJ discuss the current climate of the genre, the title, and how much of it is slipping over into Horror. But the main question on this episode is… Are we too afraid to say that we write Women’s fiction? Kait discusses her thoughts on writing in Science Fiction and Horror and clearly shows how she can’t do math.
Make sure to follow us on Instagram @darksideoftheword and FaceBook to stay up to date.
You can also find us as a podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and iHeart.
A Well Read Tart: https://www.wellreadtart.com/
Developmental Editing: https://darksideoftheword.com/developemental-editing
CJ:
Blog - https://www.wellreadtart.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/awellreadtart/
Bookshop Affiliate: https://bookshop.org/shop/awellreadtart
Kait:
Blog - https://darksideoftheword.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kaitarmada/
Bookshop Affiliate: https://bookshop.org/shop/darksideoftheword -
Poor Things, Dune Part 2, and Salt Grows Heavy Content Recap
Wondering what to watch and/or read next? We sit down to discuss what content we’ve consumed over the past month. We’ll weed out the bad from the good so that you don’t have to. CJ talks about the differences between Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Ghostbusters: The Frozen Empire. Kait gives all the reasons that she loved Dune Part 2, while also talking about the feminism in Poor Things. And if you’re looking for your next book, Kait recaps The Salt Grows Heavy. We’ll also be discussing Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, The Exorcists, Punk 57, Girls 5Ever, Dickinson, Stranger Things 3, and Defiant.
Make sure to follow us on Instagram @darksideoftheword and FaceBook to stay up to date.
You can also find us as a podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and iHeart.
A Well Read Tart: https://www.wellreadtart.com/
Developmental Editing: https://darksideoftheword.com/developemental-editing
CJ:
Blog - https://www.wellreadtart.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/awellreadtart/
Bookshop Affiliate: https://bookshop.org/shop/awellreadtart
Kait:
Blog - https://darksideoftheword.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kaitarmada/
Bookshop Affiliate: https://bookshop.org/shop/darksideoftheword -
The creative well and wanting the right agent.
It’s time to catch everyone up on what we’ve been doing for the past month. CJ formally announces that she hasn’t given up writing yet as she provides insights into her current revisions and queries. Kait announces that she’s going to be working through the Artist’s Way and tells a hilarious story about the driftwood that gave her whiplash. All of this comes with a good side tangent about the right agent for you. We hope you can either relate to our psychotic babble or gain some wisdom for your creative journey.
Make sure to follow us on Instagram @darksideoftheword to stay up to date.
You can also find us as a podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and iHeart.
CJ:
Blog - https://www.wellreadtart.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/awellreadtart/
Bookshop Affiliate: https://bookshop.org/shop/awellreadtart
Kait:
Blog - https://darksideoftheword.com/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kaitarmada/
Bookshop Affiliate: https://bookshop.org/shop/darksideoftheword