Needs More Words

We discuss the ins and outs of editing both your own work and that of other people.

LINKS:

Renaissance Press: https://pressesrenaissancepress.ca/

Chocolate River Publishing: https://www.chocolateriver.ca/

Canadian English: https://public.oed.com/blog/canadian-english/

Grammarly: https://www.grammarly.com/

We take a look at our formative years to discuss the books and authors who influenced our writing up until today. LINKS: Paul Barton: https://www.youtube.com/user/PaulBartonPiano/featured

A deep dive into our experiences writing and reading fan fiction. Also exciting news from Margaret! Links: Brave New Girls anthology: http://bravenewgirls.weebly.com/ Archive of Our Own: https://archiveofourown.org/

A discussion about titles: what makes a good one and why is coming up with one so hard?

We discuss all the strange things that we've had to research over the course of writing. LINKS: Quackery: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33572516-quackery?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=tnU6X0C4OT&rank=1 Penguin knees: https://www.neaq.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/X-RAYS-KNEES-737x900.jpg?fbclid=IwAR0psQ0oKFE_fg4P7hMytIka-7vVc2A4HQmb22T1u-SF4mJJcHo8IiN94gs

We discuss our favourite fiction, non-fiction and graphic novels that we read in 2019. LINKS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJoeGEEu5L4

Today we're talking about different strategies you can use when you're stuck on something and need more words. LINKS: Go Left by Kari Maaren: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiqWn_DwYEM

It's November and we're both attempting National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)! In this episode, we discuss the different approaches we're taking to the challenge and the projects that we're writing for it. LINKS: NaNoWriMo: https://nanowrimo.org/ Maple Cake Recipe: https://bluenosebaker.wordpress.com/2016/04/17/omas-maple-cake/

After attending CAN-CON 2019, we took advantage of the fact that we were together to record an episode about the conference and the Aurora Awards. With special, unplanned appearances by our guest host, Imriel the Great Dane. Links: CAN-CON: https://can-con.org/ The Aurora Awards: https://prixaurorawards.ca/ CanLit by Kari Maaren: https://youtu.be/IhjO-sAvLm8 Queen's Wish: The Conqueror: http://spidweb.com/queenswish/index.html Orphan Black: The Next Chapter: https://www.serialbox.com/serials/orphan-black

We both recently took part in the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Challenge. In this episode we discuss our history with the contest and our process for the most recent challenge. Links: The NYC Midnight Challenge: http://www.nycmidnight.com/ Vicki's story (Three Hour Tour): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IqrjwA_Cp_iAoPEPfX21n34VAzmVbss-UZ_AqWXdPX4/edit?fbclid=IwAR2VSVW6soJnxJALWjM0gNXFKBvX1iGB4Q7oDQSk2I9fUBFCrJT0SSCTDx4 Margaret's Story (Nostalgia): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sRI5RyBFH8TEucmweJmaGT_YzkmmxzSvqATcfR_qgZI/edit?usp=sharing