On this episode of The Rough Draft, Kelly and Loyd spend some time - a little too much time, actually - each talking about one of their favorite writers. Kelly chooses her favorite author Jane Austen and Loyd returns to familiar territory, George Plimpton. Also, Loyd and Kelly discuss the importance of forming relationships with sources in their journalism work, and they discuss possible reasons why the word “kibosh” was edited from one of Loyd’s recent high school football game stories. We do our best not to cause a kerfuffle, too.

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On this episode of The Rough Draft, Kelly and Loyd discuss some of their favorite books that have been adapted into movies. Kelly chooses Killers Of The Flower Moon by David Grann and the classic Harper Lee novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Loyd selects Up In The Air by Walter Kirn and perhaps the first realistic novel exposing professional football, North Dallas 40 by Peter Gent. Also, in the Word Play segment, Kelly takes issue with the word “basically” and Loyd suggests it’s time to retire to the acronym G.O.A.T.

Loyd’s Recommendation: Blood Will Out by Walter Kirn

Kelly’s Recommendation: The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin

On this episode of The Rough Draft, we actually have a guest! Kelly and Loyd spend some time with Micah Kolding, a self-published author and wearer of many hats, including ranch hand, lab assistant, cartoonist, marketing intern, and English teacher in South Korea. Here he talks about his self-publishing journey, his influences, and his writing process.

Also, Kelly springs a timed word game on the spot and Loyd fails miserably and, as usual, the hosts discuss books they're reading, and assignments they're working on, and offer their reading recommendations.

Recommendations

Kelly - A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II, by Sonia Purnell

Loyd - Greatest Boxing Stories Ever Told: Thirty-Six Incredible Tales From The Ring, edited by Jeff Silverman.

In this episode of The Rough Draft, Kelly and Loyd discuss ways our education system can improve writing instruction, Kelly sets us straight on the difference between the words “adverse” and “averse” and Loyd makes a case for reintroducing “groovy” into everyday language.

Also, Kelly, a theatre reviewer for Broadway World, talks about the WORST play she’s ever reviewed!

Kelly's Recommendation: Burn Book: A Tech Love Story, by Kara Swisher.

In the second installment of The Rough Draft, Kelly and Loyd discuss their Top 10 tips for new writers. Also, Kelly literally has a problem with the incorrect use of the word “literally,” Loyd believes it’s time to retire the phrase “the {fill in the blank} community,” and Kelly opines on why George Plimpton is Mr. Rogers for adults. Trust us, this is a humdinger of a show!

Kelly’s Book Recommendation: Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth by Natalie Haynes.

Loyd’s Book Recommendation: The Man in the Flying Lawn Chair: And Other Excursions and Observations.

In the debut episode of The Rough Draft Podcast, Kelly Rogers Flynt and Loyd McIntosh - freelance writers, old friends, and occasional adversaries - discuss why the word "just" should cease to exist, argue over the common social media phrase "read that again", and mull over the threats posed by AI writing sources such as Chat GPT and others (seriously, what as Sports Illustrated thinking?).

Also, Kelly and Loyd offer their reading suggestions.

Kelly: Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro

Loyd: The Moscow Rules: The Secret CIA Tactics That Helped America Win the Cold War, by Antonio and Jonna Mendez, and Matt Baglio.

Our writing can be found at:

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