Advice often given to writers, the Beacons talk about what "writing what you know" means to them as writers who mostly write in genre. 

Kat and Leah talk about the different ways they are blocked in their writing and how they move through that age old nemesis of writers.

Kat and Leah talk about the resilience you need as a writer to keep going at any point in your writing life. 

A writing technique used by both Kat and Leah, they talk about their history with writing marathons and why they've relied on them for the last several years to up their word counts.

Short spurts are a writing technique used by Kat and Leah. They'll talk about what they are, how they do them, and why you should practice short spurts, too. 

Last episode, the Beacons covered submissions, so this week the topic is the dreaded rejection: how to handle them, how to move on from them, and why writers keep going (spoiler alert: because everyone gets rejected, so soldier on!). 

The next step after completing a project is submissions, which can be a scary step for most, if not all, writers. Kat and Leah talk about their experience with submissions and some tips and tricks that help them get through the submission process.

Kat and Leah talk about one of their favorite parts of the writing process, which is how side-writing works and why it's important to keep track of as you write.

Pre-writing for the Beacons looks a little different. Kat and Leah talk about how pre-writing does and doesn't fit into their processes.

Time management is a sticky subject for many writers, so Kat and Leah discuss how time management helps their writing lives.