Dispatches with Jonny Eberle

Season finale! It's a recurring joke in my bio that I live with my family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. In today's episode, we meet three vintage manual typewriters, explore their history and quirks, and find out why I like these old-fashioned writing machines so much. Consider this a coda to our season-long theme of nostalgia. See photos of the typewriters and more information I couldn't fit into the episode on my website.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com. Find typewriter merch and support the show at www.teepublic.com/user/obscurestudios.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios with music by JuliusH and Fae Spencer via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript, photos, and episode notes: https://jweberle.com/2024/04/17/three-adorable-typewriters/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big changes are happening in my life. After years of collecting books, I've reached a point in my life when I need to get rid of some of my books. At first, I dreaded it, but as I went along, I realized that maybe now is the best time to let someone else appreciate the books that have brought me so much joy. This is how you say goodbye.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by Amaksi via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2024/03/27/parting-ways-goodbye-to-books/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Creative Colloquy, the South Sound literary nonprofit that I'm involved with is celebrating its 10th anniversary! As someone who was there almost from the beginning, I talk a bit about the organization and why I love it. If you're in Tacoma on Monday, March 18, we're having a party with live music, featuring readings, a raffle, and more. I'm one of the readers at the event and I'll be performing a brand new short story. Details here—I hope to see you there! Also, apologies for my voice. I've been sick and still sound a bit gravelly.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by Andrewkn and chillmore via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: http://jweberle.com/2024/03/11/10-years-of-creative-colloquy/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy New Year! As you make your writerly resolutions, I'd like to offer this advice—stop waiting around for inspiration and start doing the work.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by Andrewkn and chillmore via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2014/08/28/the-inspiration-trap/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's hard enough to make ethical choices at home, let alone on an international vacation. What duty do travel writers have to steer readers toward eco-friendly, culturally appropriate ways of travel? Can we move the tourism industry away from destructive practices and what do we do when we think we may have crossed a line? We'll explore all those questions and more in today's episode.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com, where you can also find more of his travel writing. Want to see photos of Patagonia and find out where to get the best wood-fired pizza in the Southern Hemisphere? Find out more here.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by William King via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2023/12/13/the-complicated-ethics-of-travel-writing/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tech giants are making billions of dollars from their A.I. chatbots, which are trained on content they scrape from websites across the internet—websites like mine. Are artificial intelligence companies violating writers' copyrights? Where do we go from here?Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com. Liked this episode? Check out Season 2, Episode 7: "Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Human Writers?" for more on the murky future of A.I.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by Koi Discovery via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2023/11/15/fuel-for-the-a-i-machine/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are themes writers are drawn to over and over again. For me, one of those themes is the idea of nostalgia. In this three-part series, I'll unpack what nostalgia means and how it shapes the stories I tell. In this episode, we discuss retrofuturism—stories of the future as told through the lens of the past.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by Gioele Fazzeri and BlenderTimer via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: http://jweberle.com/2023/11/01/blast-from-the-past-a-love-letter-to-retrofuturism/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are themes writers are drawn to over and over again. For me, one of those themes is the idea of nostalgia. In this three-part series, I'll unpack what nostalgia means and how it shapes the stories I tell. In this episode, we're going to focus on a type of nostalgia that transcends reality itself—anemoia.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by MusicLFiles via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: http://jweberle.com/2023/07/06/nostalgia-for-things-that-never-were-and-never-will-be/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are themes writers are drawn to over and over again. For me, one of those themes is the idea of nostalgia. In this three-part series, I'll unpack what nostalgia means and how it shapes the stories I tell.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by Chillmore via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"His dreams were growing more vivid all the time. It was a side effect of the strain of time travel on the human mind." To kick off season three, Jonny reads his speculative short story, Firemaker, which was originally published in 2020 by All Worlds Wayfarer.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by Dream Protocol and sound effects courtesy of Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript of Firemaker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonny interviews fantasy author Thomas D. Lee about his debut novel, which is out now. Perilous Times is a contemporary fantasy that pits the Knights of the Round Table against the existential threats of the 21st century, like political polarization and climate change. We discuss the inspiration behind the book, the lasting appeal of King Arthur, diversity in fantasy, advice for aspiring writers, and the intricacies of the publishing process.Buy Perilous Times on Bookshop.org and discover more historical fiction and Arthurian retellings recommended by Thomas: https://bookshop.org/lists/king-arthur-and-the-knights-of-the-round-table-in-the-21st-centuryJonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. This is the season finale. Be sure to subscribe to be notified when season three drops! Music by Geoff Harvey via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://obscurestudios.net/podcasts/podcast-transcripts/transcripts-dispatches-with-jonny-eberle/s2e10-transcript-perilous-times/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As a kid, the Star Trek franchise had a profound effect on me, but it wasn't until I was a teenager playing a text-based roleplay game that Star Trek began to influence my growth as a writer and storyteller. While I mostly write original sci-fi these days, I'd be happy to sit down with Alex Kurtzman and the folks at Paramount to discuss my pitch for a Lost Era show.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com. Tune in next time for a special conversation with fantasy author Thomas D. Lee!Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by Dream Protocol and kaazoom via Pixabay. Star Trek sound effects are copyright of CBS and Paramount Pictures. No infringement is intended. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2023/05/10/a-trek-through-the-stars/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are a lot of story structures out there—the Hero's Journey, Dan Harmon's Story Circle—but in this episode, Jonny introduces a far simpler alternative, a stranger rides into town, its history, and how to use it to drive your plot forward.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by Qube Sounds, PrettySleepy, brolefilmer, and Gabriel Douglas via Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2023/04/26/a-stranger-rides-into-town/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does ChatGPT have what it takes to compete with humans in the realm of creative writing? In this dispatch, Jonny investigates whether A.I. language models can write as well as he can—and comes to some startling conclusions about the future of the craft of writing.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by The Mountain from Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2023/04/12/will-artificial-intelligence-replace-human-writers/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"I want to swim in the canals on Mars," says the mysterious man in Jonny Eberle's 2014 short story, "The Observable Universe," a piece about life, death, and our place in the vast universe. The story originally appeared in Creative Colloquy Vol. 1, which you can find at creativecolloquy.com.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music from Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It this dispatch, Jonny lays out his evolving thinking on how to revise fiction with a simple framework—chainsaw edits vs. scalpel edits—and how it took him so long to finally accept that editing is an integral part of the writing process.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by Coma Media from Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: http://jweberle.com/2023/03/15/the-brutal-delicate-art-of-revision-revised/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's dispatch, Jonny explains how he went from a concept to the first draft of a novel in four months with three simple ingredients: an unpredictable sleep schedule, Google Docs for iPhone, and a whole lot of determination.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by the Andrewkn from Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2022/03/28/how-i-finished-first-draft-my-novel/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's dispatch, Jonny reads his short story "Bad Air and Bitter Herbs" published by Creative Colloquy in 2020. This piece of fiction asks us to imagine a world where the medieval plague doctor never entirely disappeared and the legacy of the Black Death lingers over a modern-day pandemic.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by the Guilherme Bernardes from Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2020/07/20/new-short-story-bad-air-and-bitter-herbs/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Early Lunar New Year! In today's dispatch, Jonny shares his first experience of participating in monkeyshines, a quirky annual tradition where glass artists hide handcrafted floats and medallions around the city of Tacoma to create a massive annual scavenger hunt. Special thanks to my father-in-law for tipping me off to the event all those years ago.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by the chillmore from Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://jweberle.com/2014/02/05/in-search-of-monkeyshine/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1998, a mouse changed U.S. copyright law forever—and nearly destroyed the public domain in the process. In today's dispatch, Jonny talks about the importance of the public domain for artists and writers, how corporations have pushed for absurd extensions to copyright terms in order to profit off long-dead creators, and what we can do to fix it.Jonny Eberle is a writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and photographer. He lives in Tacoma, WA with his family, a dog, and three adorable typewriters. His fiction has appeared in Creative Colloquy, Grit City Magazine, and All Worlds Wayfarer. You can find more of his writing and subscribe to his monthly email newsletter at jweberle.com.Dispatches with Jonny Eberle is a production of Obscure Studios. Music by Amurich from Pixabay. Find more shows at www.obscurestudios.net. Thanks for listening!Transcript: https://obscurestudios.net/podcasts/podcast-transcripts/transcripts-dispatches-with-jonny-eberle/dispatches-s2e1-transcript/Original post: https://jweberle.com/2014/01/07/how-mickey-mouse-killed-the-public-domain/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.