Did I Ever Get Good At Writing? Groaning At My 4,400-Upvote Horror Story
Character Development: A Comedy Podcast Where Actors Perform My Cringiest Old StoriesShow Notes
After reading my worst teenage writing, it’s time for the real test: did I ever get good? This horror story about spam calls got 4,400 upvotes on r/NoSleep.
Chris and I read the story I wrote at 29 and talk about how far it’s come from the stuff I wrote as a teen, and what still needs work.
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0:00 Welcome back 2:53 Recording sick 4:54 The extended warranty calls 6:42 What is r/NoSleep? 7:54 The story begins 18:27 Chris got hit by a car 24:02 Don't press 1 25:56 The quick brown fox 32:43 The 911 call 35:38 British 911 operators 39:41 The voicemail 47:06 Baltimore police at the door 53:51 Why I write about losing kids 1:01:31 The call center 1:06:50 The ending 1:07:51 Final verdict 1:16:06 Outro
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