Posts tagged freewriting
#305 – A Night Out – Audio Book (Re-Release)

Welcome to another episode of Spun Today, where we explore the creative process and the world of storytelling through the eyes of a writer. In this episode, we dive into "A Night Out," the latest short story to come from the Spun Today vault—a thriller born from a vivid dream shared by my brother, David Ortiz.

It’s been a while since the last short story release, and I reflect on the challenges of carving out time for writing amidst life’s whirlwind of big changes—reminding all writers to defend their creative time as they would any other responsibility. We pull back the curtain on how this story was conceived, from the initial dream spark to the slow unwinding of resistance and procrastination, all the way to a finished piece that unfolds like a cinematic experience.

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#297 – Fueling Your Creative Fire: Stats, Strategies, and Celebrating Writing Wins (Free-Writing Session)

Welcome to episode 297 of the Spun Today Podcast! I’m your host, Tony Ortiz, and in this free writing session, we’re diving into the intersection of motivation, creativity, and the craft of writing. In this episode, I’ll share my own writing journey, including detailed stats on how I've been keeping up with my writing goals—even amid holidays and life’s curveballs. I'll talk about the process of revamping and self-publishing my first book, "Make Way for You," and discuss the labor—and breakthroughs—of translating it into Spanish using cutting-edge AI tools.

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#153 – Free -Writing Session

In this episode I share my March & April 2020 Writing stats, a writing tip that I picked up along the way and I tell you about the MasterClasses that I’ve been taking.  Finally, I read and reflect on a couple of my free-writing pieces, which can be found at: spuntoday.com/freewriting.

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#145 – Free -Writing Session (RIP Kobe Bryant)

In this episode I share my December 2019 writing stats, my cumulative 2019 yearly writing stats & January 2020 writing stats.  I also share a writing tip that I picked up along the way, I tell you about what I’ve been reading, I reflect on the untimely passing of Kobe Bryant and finally, I read and reflect on a couple of my free-writing pieces, dedicated to Kobe

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