BE AFRAID with Torson Kipton

BE AFRAID with Torson Kipton

Torson Kipton drags you through the foibles of a horror writer. Stories of growing bones, digging for dark things, and teetering with an unbalanced mind. Equal parts sick and caring, Torson will draw you in with a voice that promises gifts you never conceived to ask for.

Episodes

Pulverizing Silence on Poetry

January 11, 2018 • 14 mins
Poetry perches on a lofty mantle, out of reach of we plebs and unlearned fools. It refreshment of language fit only for the lips greater beings. Except it's not, and all that bluster is for the TRASH BIN. I wrote my own poetry, horror author style. The sunset is a putrid thing, is it not?
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Eating the Same Lunch 30 Years

November 2, 2017 • 34 mins
Philip sat down for a cup of coffee that tasted like Summer Goose. We tried it because it was NEW. The alternative is finding what you like and having it again and again. That'll break your knees.
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Opening the Mind of Kreepy Keelay

October 25, 2017 • 75 mins
Kyle D. Garrett is a new horror author like myself, and goes by the moniker Kreepy Keelay when narrating. That's right, two fresh horror writer/narrators opening up the world of vivid imagination.
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Writing for Friends

October 20, 2017 • 16 mins
A story for an audience of one, jokes timed for unique ears, and game night forged in the fires of diverging plots. This is when writing becomes completely unprofessional, and boy, is it a lark.
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Romancing my Muse

October 15, 2017 • 15 mins
Fickle, treacherous, and enigmatic, the infamous "inspiration," is as alluring as the blue moon. She's also just as cold, and visits as infrequently. But when I have her, she's all mine. My Precious.
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Movement of Growth

October 10, 2017 • 22 mins
A cholo wanted to throw down, and it tested the growth of my character this day. It was a story if redemption, personal growth, and the treacherous human condition. Also: growth's influence on art.
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Struggling in the Mire

October 5, 2017 • 21 mins
Highlighting the low points, today I share what it's like to grind away on the tedious aspects. At the end of the day, the bitterness is wrung out into dark ink and splattered on the page.
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Madness Bleeds on the Page

October 2, 2017 • 33 mins
Why do all of H.P. Lovecraft's characters collapse into gibbering ruins? Is it the author that is mad, or the audience for witnessing such a thing? Let's talk crazy, and how I do it.
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Striving and Rejuvenation

September 27, 2017 • 34 mins
Recharging and taking a load off is part of mastery and accomplishment. So is striving. I talk about how I separate the two so I can get things done, and not struggle against the impossible.
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Irons in the Fire

September 22, 2017 • 17 mins
From the four podcasts I'm a part of on Narrative Audio Network, to vlogging, to novels and narration, I'm keeping plates spinning. Secret: everything is supported by 100% more editing and marketing.
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Community and Co-Creation

August 16, 2017 • 29 mins
There's no "me" in teamwork, but there is "work." Through stories, interviews, and call-ins, we explore the rich rewards and formidable challenges of working with others.
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Backseat Driver: 3 Page Story

August 4, 2017 • 18 mins
To master storytelling in three acts, I wrote a story in precisely three pages. Ever felt like someone was in your back seat on a dark, starless night? Backseat Driver was inspired by exactly that.
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Flavors Beyond Imagination

August 2, 2017 • 19 mins
Ever wanted to taste the succulent meal you saw in a movie? Do George R.R. Martin's story banquets whet your appetite? Take a huge bite of the flavor episode, featuring a spicy guest, Elijah.
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Tired Enough to Write Hypnosis

August 1, 2017 • 21 mins
When you're tired, but absolutely must write, then write hypnosis. I'm no pro, but the basics and principles hypnosis fascinate me. Listen and relax with some slow prose and soft speech.
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How It Feels To Finish A Novel

July 28, 2017 • 20 mins
I forced myself to finally finish my secind novel today. 'Twas a rollercoaster of toil, inspiration, and teeth-grinding strain. Join me as I illuminate the blood and sweat that goes into book-birth.
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Sweating Creative Bullets

July 27, 2017 • 34 mins
Growth is inspired by strain, so I sweat out rhymes, tasty verses, and construct plot from music, all for your listening pleasure. Bonus segment: Mad Max style Deathrace to evade a reptilian menace.
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Motivation for Creation

July 21, 2017 • 27 mins
There are as many motivations to create new things as there are innovators, but a select few, we share. Which are noble? Does glittering gold corrupt? Did "The Bard" write for love alone?
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Leave Room for Fans to Imagine

July 20, 2017 • 63 mins
The coolest thing about art is the audience. How do YOU fill in the gaps in these two stories? A single written page can be a hundred different things once bent by the lenses of a hundred unique eyes.
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I Won't Commercial Break You

July 18, 2017 • 17 mins
The least enjoyable part of free content, can be made FUN instead of commercial BREAKING the flow of the story. How can being in your face with products be *less* intrusive than pre-made ads?
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Environment and Creativity

July 14, 2017 • 28 mins
Does the WHERE and WHEN of creative work seep into the outcome? What can you feed your mind to subconsciously enhance what you make? When do I flounder, and when do I take Environment by the horns?
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