Digest: Never Use Thought Verbs

About this episode

Miles joins Tooky's Mag to discuss Chuck Palahniuk's essay on thought verbs.

Miles joins me again to discuss ol' Chuck's essay.Material discussed:https://litreactor.com/essays/chuck-palahniuk/nuts-and-bolts-%E2%80%9Cthought%E2%80%9D-verbsSupport Miles!Prince of Saidon out now! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZVMX6KVSubstack: https://milesofwriting.substack.com/Twitter: https://x.com/MilesMac3000Timestamps:N/A

People in this episode

Host: Tooky's Mag

Guest: Miles

Topics covered

• writing advice
• thought verbs
• Chuck Palahniuk
• literary analysis
• comedy

Keywords

• thought verbs
• Chuck Palahniuk
• writing tips
• literary essays
• comedy podcast

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Organizations: Substack, Twitter

Books & works: Prince of Saidon, Nuts and Bolts: “Thought” Verbs

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