critchat: Story Critique

critchat: Story Critique

What makes a good story? Join awk (and guests) as critchat explores writing criticism and storytelling. Want a story of your own read on critchat? Subscribe so you don't miss calls for submissions. Chat with other writers on the official Discord: crit.chat/discord

Episodes

May 31, 2022 18 mins
A reading and critique of “Lost Road” by Potato.
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A reading and critique of “The Mighty Fallen, the Weapons of War Perished” by Maggie.
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A reading and critique of “Abandoned” by Trashtalk.
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In today’s episode, awk and Brady grapple with their roles as primary witnesses to the book “Mawing Rainbows.”
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April 4, 2022 3 mins
Send in your response to this prompt for a chance at having your writing read on the show!
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In today’s episode, awk and Brady dive into the raw bits and bytes of a book called “Data Mine.” They discover magic tattoos, elite hackers, and a crazed axe murderer with a fetish for explosions.
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March 21, 2022 19 mins
A reading and critique of “Blankbird” by Laura Dalton.
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A reading and critique of “Shot for Shot” by Pinkot.
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A reading and critique of “Sense of Scale” by MeatballMassacre.
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March 8, 2021 16 mins
A reading and critique of “It’s Always Sunny on Sunday(s)” by BBSpoons.
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February 15, 2021 2 mins
Send in your response to this prompt for a chance at having your writing read on the show!
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A reading of “Thunder” by kilozombie.
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A reading and critique of “Excess” by Shain.
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December 28, 2020 23 mins
Some villagers hang around in today’s episode.
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In today’s story, a man dies, a rosary is beheld, and fish guts are ruined forever.
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Today’s episode features a wholesome story about a ghost and his newfound hobby.
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December 8, 2019 47 mins
Gratuitous Latin, an incomprehensible plot, and the tragic death of a teacup feature in this first submission to “Return.”
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November 23, 2019 2 mins
Send in your response to this prompt for a chance at having your writing read on the show!
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November 17, 2019 30 mins
Story ideas get talked about a lot. But do they deserve the attention? Today we’ll chat about idea-focused writers, the obsession with “originality,” and what to do if you don’t have anything to write about.
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Some chat about perspective and monsters and the final submission to “Speechless.”
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