Behind the Books

In our first guest episode, we invite editor, formatter, and author Ariana Tosado! Doc users, listen with caution. LJ and Larissa are here to discuss the politics of Word versus Docs, and how each platform can work at various stages of a writer's journey. Larissa gets to be a Pages hater, LJ defends Excel and Outlook, and Ariana cries over putting images on chapter headers. One thing we can all agree on? Formatting sucks.

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Content warning for explicit language.

Hosted by: Larissa Gault and LJ Elizabeth

Guest: Ariana Tosado

Edited by: LJ Elizabeth

Music by: Larissa Gault

Logo by: Susan Markloff

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This week, we go back to the beginning and talk about our origin stories: where, when, and how we started writing! Crediting Marvel, fanfic, and more for starting our writing journey, Larissa comes to a shocking realization that LJ is slacking on reading classic literature. Listen in as we attempt to remember when we first met, and how we're still kicking years later! There's a beginning to every story, come listen to the beginning of ours!

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Content warning for explicit language.

Hosted by: Larissa Gault and LJ Elizabeth

Edited by: LJ Elizabeth

Music by: Larissa Gault

Logo by: Susan Markloff

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This week, Larissa and LJ try to convert everyone into plotters (just kidding - we love you pantsers). Talking about plotters, pantsers, and plantsers, they talk about the importance of outlining, no matter what category of writer you fall into! Speaking from their own experience and seeing their friends in their writing journeys, listen in to the latest episode and try not to be motivated to have your own outline by the end of this.

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Content warning for explicit language, trigger warning for mild and brief mentions of character death.

Hosted by: Larissa Gault and LJ Elizabeth

Edited by: LJ Elizabeth

Music by: Larissa Gault

Logo by: Susan Markloff

Please bear with us for any audio/interferences/glitches

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This week Larissa and LJ play god by talking about character deaths--the good, the bad, and the ones that leave you sobbing. Going over the different tropes and referencing their own wips, they manage to spoil almost every major character death in media! Grab your tissues, hold your characters close, and give a listen to the latest episode of Behind the Books!

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Trigger warning for fictional death. Spoiler warnings for Avengers: Endgame, Divergent, and Hamlet.

Hosted by: Larissa Gault and LJ Elizabeth

Edited by: LJ Elizabeth

Music by: Larissa Gault

Logo by: Susan Markloff

Please bear with us for any audio/interferences/glitches

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In this debut episode of Behind the Books, join Larissa and LJ as they embrace the "chaotic" in their tagline, where they talk about goals and plans for the new year while managing to get off-topic just about every other minute. Give it a listen for some advice on planning/plotting, plus lemons & cheese?

Follow us on Instagram @larissagault.author and @lj_writess.

Hosted by: Larissa Gault and LJ Elizabeth

Edited by: LJ Elizabeth

Music by: Larissa Gault

Logo by: Susan Markloff

Please bear with us for any audio interferences/glitches

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this simple trailer, get a sneak peek of our outro as we prepare to drop the first episode this Friday, 1/6/23!

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Hosted by: Larissa Gault and LJ Elizabeth

Edited by: LJ Elizabeth

Music by: Larissa Gault

Logo by: Susan Markloff

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.