Taking a break from the hard work of writing from scratch, this week's episode is the second part of our 'retrospective' series. Yale digs deep into his memories and tries to break down all the major moments in his young but (self-proclaimed) intense writing career. We get a glimpse into how the more manic of our co-hosts ticks, and a strange habit that they share.

This episode, Yale and Justin continue discussing why writing rules are wrong. They discuss the loneliness of writing and Yale complains about the double standard of what publishers expect from the first page of your manuscript. Justin helps readjust his expectations.

And for our Story from Scratch segment, we now have a title! STRANDED will be the title for the adventures of Captain Manny, Gabby the cyborg, and their crew. Join in this week as they assemble the rest of their team.

This episode, we continue with our story about a Journey (yet untitled - sorry about that folks). Our captain is not so capable. His cyborg friend is not so happy. And we nail down some details about our world as we discuss chapter one.

We also have a new segment: where we debunk the merits of some common writing rules.

We're kicking off Season Two of the podcast with a new segment where we talk about commonly prescribed writing rules. Specifically, we give our take on how we feel those rules could or even should be broken.

Then, we begin an all-new Story from Scratch segment with a story about a journey. And this time, we'll be continuing this story all the way until completion - no matter how long it takes. So stay tuned: next week, we'll be continuing our story about a journey (yet untitled) and see what details about the story we can nail down.

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Welcome to Season Two of Story from Scratch!

We will be embarking on a journey to write an entire fantasy/sci-fi novel to completion (or at least the first draft).

From the next episode onwards, we will be continuing with the same story each week. The goal is to complete the scenes necessary for about a chapter per episode. Of course, we won't neglect our usual segments.

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A second episode this week as promised! We're nearing the end of season one, and we're super excited to be working on a special new segment for season two!

This episode, Yale and Justin discuss what's necessary to make a magic system satisfying and how they personally approach creating a magic system for novel-writing. Justin gives Yale some solid advice, and they come to some satisfying rules in the end.

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A second episode will be released this week. Season two is coming soon!

This episode, Yale and Justin talk about instinct. Specifically, when should you listen to your gut when you're writing? Things get heated and our hosts get real deep when they confront whether their methods are truly effective. Justin gets a little sensationalist (his words). Yale discovers what 'plot' is.

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Breaking from our usual format, we take a look at Justin's journey towards becoming a writer. This episode touches on everything from Justin's earliest writing efforts to the roles the critiquing and querying processes played in shaping his writing habits. And, shockingly, Star Wars fan fiction.

The 3rd episode as promised for this week!

This episode, Yale and Justin discuss the struggles that they've encountered in their own writing. Topics include: motivation, authenticity, and publishability.

Next week, we will have two special episodes, where Yale and Justin reveal a little more about themselves, both as people but more importantly, as writers. Stay tuned!

2nd episode of 3 this week! Once again, we are starting an exciting new project for Season 2. Stay tuned!

This episode, Yale and Justin continue on their journey to creating a story based on Sherlock and Watson, Justin explains his 'Lens' theory for world-building, they get lost in time-travel, and much more.

To finish the episode, our hosts discuss what superpower they would want to have in order to become the best writer.