Story from Scratch

We're releasing three episodes this week! Once we're caught up, we'll be announcing an exciting project we're doing for season two. Stay tuned!

This week, Yale and Justin embark on a new Story from Scratch, based on the venerable Sherlock Holmes. It's messy, slow, but ultimately Justin makes some very good points.

To finish off the episode, we talk about giving feedback attuned to the writer. What a jam-packed episode.

This week, Yale and Justin actually have some good actionable advice! They discuss their troubles with writing 'in-genre' (2:18), how they decide what to write about (17:07), and give their best thoughts on how to prepare to write (29:41).

The last segment is where the real meat is. If you have any thoughts, please let us know! Twitter: @StoryFScratch IG: @storyfromscratchpodcast

This week, Yale and Justin share their worries about and give tricks that might help you get back into writing again. First drafts are hard, and sometimes you have to take a break. How do you get back into the swing of things? Tune in to find out!

This week, fantasy writers Yale and Justin take a break from the from Scratch lifestyle and answer popular writing questions in hopes to help give new writers the peace of mind to continue their novels. Their rants get to the point eventually.

This week, Yale and Justin give their opinions on epic fantasy. Then, they continue their work on creating a story based on The Picture of Dorian Gray. Yale continues to demonstrate that he is woefully uninformed about many story references.

This week, Yale and Justin discuss the importance or unimportance of criticism and word specificity. Also, with great focus and organization, they create a new story - from scratch!

This week, Yale and Justin discuss the results of the brainstorming for the last episode and discuss some problems they have in their own writing. What's required for a satisfying magic system? What makes for a great ending? Find out in this week's Story from Scratch!

Yale and Justin come up with a flash fiction story idea - from scratch! As Justin prepares to participate in a one-day writing project, our co-hosts try to come up with an idea based on the one word prompt: "sanctuary".

Yale and Justin are back with their story based on trees - the kind that serves as magical hard drives. Follow along to find out if they finish writing the first chapter because the rest of the book practically writes itself.

This week, Yale and Justin develop the first scene for their novel and lay down the 5 rules for writing a good first chapter.