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Many of our episodes focus on ways to tighten and trim your writing, but what if you underwrite? In this episode, D.C. and Avery discuss how to tell if your book is underwritten, and ways to flesh it out more.

D.C. and Avery celebrate some great news as we look at how to revive an excerpt with stilted, repetitive sentence structure. Things get a bit silly as we jazz up some old writing by adding a few, uh, creative flourishes. And a brief digression to discuss monster romance.

In this mini-episode, D.C. and Avery discuss how to decide when you're ready to start querying literary agents, if you're seeking traditional publication.

In which a discussion about how you can't copyright tropes leads to Avery telling D.C. about the Omegaverse lawsuit. We also chat about retellings, how "copying" your own work can actually be a part of building your brand, and the decision whether to read books that are similar to a current project.

In this mini-episode, we discuss the old adage "Kill Your Darlings", what it means to us, and tips for how to ruthlessly (or regretfully) murder your own darlings.

We're back to editing! In this episode, D.C. and Avery take a look at one of Avery's old email roleplaying game posts and polish up some very clunky, cringey prose using some of the craft topics we've discussed so far.

Get to know podcast hosts Avery and D.C. a little better as we answer a second round of silly randomness in another Ask Me Anything!

What are the key differences between these three prose styles, and when might you want to use each? Is there actually a time when you'd want to use the much-hated purple prose? D.C. and Avery discuss, using published examples of each.