Lit Service
By Caitlin Sangster, Kristen Evans, Cameron Harris, Aliah Eberting
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Episodes: 144
Description
A show giving dodgy writing advice and first chapter critiques for aspiring writers.
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Character Building with Holly Black
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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How to Start Writing a Second Draft
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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How to Write a Killer Ending
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Characters We’d Die For with Martha Wells
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May 31, 2023 |
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Raising the Action, Raising the Stakes with Margaret Owen
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May 10, 2023 |
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What Needs to be in the Middle
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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How to Stay Excited About Your Writing
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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What to Do with Writer’s Block
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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What Needs to Be in a Beginning?
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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How to Start Writing a First Draft
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Prewriting 101: Everything You Need to Write Before You Write
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Novel Worthy Ideas
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Making Old Stories New with Marissa Meyer
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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All the Ways Your Liver Will Betray You with Tamsyn Muir
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Spinoffs with Chloe Gong
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Romantasy 101 with Stephanie Garber
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Surrealism with Britney Lewis
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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Upping a Story’s IQ with Erin Beaty
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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Writing Different Voices with Jesse Q. Sutanto
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Concise World Building with Holly Black
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May 11, 2022 |
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Suspension of Disbelief with Emily X.R. Pan
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Building Characters with V.E. Schwab
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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The Publishing Rollercoaster with Kristen Ciccarelli
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: A Baker’s Guide to Robber Pie with Liana Tan
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Genre Bending with Tara Goedjen
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: A Deep Dive into Arcane
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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Some News!
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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5.23 Magic as an Allegory with Adrienne Tooley
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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5.22 Working with a Publicist with Morgan Rath
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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5.21 Fake Politics
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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5.20 Intro to Gothic Romance with Lyndall Clipstone
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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5.19 Nailing Character Stakes with Margaret Owen
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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5.18 How to Build a Scene with Ayana Gray
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Bonus Episode: A Special Preview
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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5.17 Historical Fiction 101 with Bethany C. Morrow and CB Lee
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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5.16 How to be a Master of Betrayal
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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5.15 Poetry: the Hows and Whys with Jeff Zentner
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Bonus Episode: Conlang with John Blackham
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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5.14 Writing Fantasy Horror with Erin A. Craig
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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5.13 Creating Near Futures with Axie Oh
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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5.12 Smaller Publishers 101 with Lori M. Lee
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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5.11 The Power of Subplots with Liselle Sambury
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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5.10 How to Write an Adaptation with Katherine Cowley
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May 26, 2021 |
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5.09 Orphaned Manuscripts (and what happens if your imprint closes!) with Erin Beaty
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May 12, 2021 |
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5.08 Anagnorisis: Characters Discovering Their True Circumstances with Erin Beaty.
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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5.07 Setting as Character with Lisa Maxwell
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Bonus Episode: Hot Seat Query Critique with Tricia Levenseller
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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5.06 The Mentor Always Dies: How to Write Mentor Figures
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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5.05 Satisfying Relationship Arcs with Eric Smith
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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5.04 Author - Editor Relationships with Sarah McCabe
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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5.03 Author - Agent Relationships with Ben Grange
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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5.02 Prewriting 101 with Namina Forna
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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5.01 How to Train Your Heroes
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Bonus Episode: Hot Seat Critique with Caitlin and Cameron
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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4.25 Getting Your Characters to Squad Up
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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4.24 Illustration as Narrative with Isaac Stewart
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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4.23 Platonic Relationships
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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4.22 Balancing Those Plots with Sara B. Larson
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode: Hot Seat Critique with Caitlin
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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4.21 Fantasy Sports with Amparo Ortiz
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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4.20 The Proper Care and Management of Plot Twists
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode: Q&A with Aminah Mae Safi
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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4.19 Romance and Comedy and Characters, Oh My! with Aminah Mae Safi
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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4.18 Where Genres Meet with Tracy Deonn
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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4.17 Tone
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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4.16 Perseverance with Darcie Little Badger
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Bonus: Hot Seat Critique with Caitlin and Cameron
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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4.15 Author-Agent Relationships with Holly Root
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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4.14 Monkey Closets with Samantha Hastings
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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4.13 Bookstagram with Bridget Howard
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode: Q&A with Marissa Meyer and DongWon Song
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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4.12 Collaboration with the Lady Janies
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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4.11 Twenty Questions with DongWon Song
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May 20, 2020 |
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4.10 Keeping it Grounded with Lauren Spieller
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May 06, 2020 |
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4.9 Juggling Multiple POVs with Marissa Meyer
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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4.8 Unlikable Characters with Kiersten White
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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4.7 Dispatches from the Closet with Ben Grange
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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4.6 It's Complicated with Misa Sugiura
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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4.5 Layers of Tension with Katherine Arden
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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4.4 Authentic Kid Voice with Tae Keller
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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4.3 Characters Are Like Onions with Rebecca Ross
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Feb 05, 2020 |
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4.2 Pitch Wars 101 with Sarah Nicolas
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode: Reactions to The Rise of Skywalker with Emily Duncan
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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4.1 I Made It All Up with Emily Duncan
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode: Behind the Scenes in Publishing with Tony Daniel
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Dec 26, 2019 |
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3.21 Getting Those Hobbits Out the Door
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Dec 11, 2019 |
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3.20 Character is Setting with Tony Daniel
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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3.19 How to Not Discover Witches
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Nov 13, 2019 |
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Bonus Episode: Kate Watson Query and FanX Q&A
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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3.18 The Emperor King's Assassin with Ben Grange
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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3.17 Save the Dragons with Jodi Meadows
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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3.16 Heebie Jeebie Research with Susan R. Matthews
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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3.15 Magic Systems 101 (and when to throw them out)
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Sep 11, 2019 |
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3.14 The Jack Skellington Effect
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Aug 28, 2019 |
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3.13 The Weeds in Frodo's Garden
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Aug 14, 2019 |
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Bonus Episode: Query Examples with Nicki Pau Preto
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Aug 07, 2019 |
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3.12 Beta Readers (and how to get them to email you back)
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Jul 25, 2019 |
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3.11 Contemporary Worldbuilding
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Jul 10, 2019 |
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3.10 The Horcrux Principle
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Jun 26, 2019 |
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3.9 Protagging 101
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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Bonus Episode: Query Examples with Charlie Holmberg
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Jun 05, 2019 |
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3.8 Brick by Brick (but only the bricks that matter) with Nicki Pau Preto
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May 29, 2019 |
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3.7 The Query Monster
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May 15, 2019 |
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3.6.5 Bonus Q&A with Charlie Holmberg and Brian Lee Durfee
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May 03, 2019 |
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3.6 Surviving your First Novel
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Apr 23, 2019 |
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3.5 Pacing your Backstory
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Apr 05, 2019 |
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3.4 Writing from your Heart with Emily R. King
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Mar 15, 2019 |
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3.3 The Anatomy of a Fight Scene with Tricia Levenseller
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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3.2 The Art of Misunderstanding with Kelly Barnhill
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Feb 17, 2019 |
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3.1 The Need for Evil
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Feb 02, 2019 |
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2.20 Horror Elements with Dan Wells
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Dec 19, 2018 |
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2.19 Crucibles with Kathryn Purdie and Ben Grange
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Nov 30, 2018 |
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2.18 Writing Original Characters
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Nov 09, 2018 |
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2.17 The Fantastic First Chapter with Ben Grange
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Oct 27, 2018 |
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2.16 YA Thrillers with Karen M. McManus
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Oct 10, 2018 |
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2.15 Brainstorming with Ben Grange
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Sep 19, 2018 |
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2.14 Subplots with the Lit Service Crew (reunited!)
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Sep 05, 2018 |
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2.13 Improving Your Craft with Rosalyn Eves
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Aug 22, 2018 |
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2.12 Hanging Lanterns with Ben Grange
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Aug 08, 2018 |
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2.11 Publishing Models with Charlie Holmberg, Jolene Perry, and Abel Keogh
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Jul 26, 2018 |
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2.10 Before You Query . . . with Literary Agent Ben Grange
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Jul 11, 2018 |
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2.9 Romantic and Sexual Tension with Caitlyn McFarland
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Jun 27, 2018 |
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2.8 Characterization
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Jun 13, 2018 |
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2.7 STEM in YA with Emily Suvada
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May 30, 2018 |
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2.6 Plot Twists with Ben Grange
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Apr 28, 2018 |
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2.5 Building Tension
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Apr 14, 2018 |
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2.4 Matching Character and Plot with Erin Summerill
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Mar 17, 2018 |
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Building Good Writing Habits
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Mar 03, 2018 |
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2.2 Villains and Antagonists with Sarah McCabe
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Feb 16, 2018 |
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2.1 YA vs MG with Summer Spence
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Feb 02, 2018 |
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1.14 Inciting Incidents
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Dec 18, 2017 |
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1.13 Romantic Subplots with Erin Beaty
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Dec 11, 2017 |
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1.12 Plot Types and Formulas with Kate Watson
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Dec 04, 2017 |
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1.11 Character Motivation and Stakes with Mckelle George
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Nov 27, 2017 |
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1.10 Tropes with Karen M. McManus and Emily R. King
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Nov 26, 2017 |
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1.9 World Building
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Nov 26, 2017 |
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1.8 Making Promises with Tracey Neithercott
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Nov 06, 2017 |
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1.7 Why and How to Use Concrete Details
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Oct 30, 2017 |
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1.6 Character Sympathy with Tricia Levenseller
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Oct 23, 2017 |
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1.5 Yes, You Really Do Need A Writing Group
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Oct 16, 2017 |
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1.4 Show, Don't Tell with Emily R. King
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Oct 09, 2017 |
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1.3 Pacing with #1 NYT Bestseller Aprilynne Pike
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Oct 02, 2017 |
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1.2 Point of View
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Sep 25, 2017 |
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1.1 Where to Start Your Novel
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Sep 17, 2017 |