Tar Valon Or Bust

This season kicks off with a very strange Darkfriend Social, new questions about Tel'aran'rhiod, Egwene and Nynaeve (and Mat?!) in the Tower, Lan and Moiraine on the rocks, Perrin hunting Padan Fain, and SO MUCH ACTION Y'ALL.

Contains spoilers for book plotlines and character arcs (and therefore possibly show plotlines and character arcs).

This was recorded during the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes of 2023, but only posted once both strikes ended.

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In one very long prologue and a very short chapter, not much happens but Preeti and Jenn have so many questions, ranging from "Who are these people?" to "When is this happening?" to "Mat, what are you doing!?"

Next episode: Chapters 2-6

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Preeti and Jenn get into the absolute chaos and confusion of the end of Winter's Heart. Some things they agree on (Tired Beleaguered Dad Mat!) and disagree on (you'll have to listen to find out), but the only thing that actually matters is that Jenn was right about that dagger thing. (Why yes, Jenn did write these show notes, why do you ask?)

Next episode: Crossroads of Twilight, Prologue - Chapter 1

Patrons, keep an eye out for an update with instructions for the call-in show and for keeping your seat in the Discord!

Check out Payal Mehta’s Romance Revenge Plot on Goodreads

Check out The Riddler: Secrets in the Dark on Spotify

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Preeti and Jenn both really enjoyed this section (Rand! Elayne!! Mat!! No Seanchan POV!!!) but also have A LOT of questions about a lot of things. Like, so many questions. What the hell is anyone (other than Mat) doing?!

Next episode: Chapters 30 - end

You can now add Preeti's debut YA rom-com on Goodreads!

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Preeti and Jenn talk a lot about POV, authorial vs. editorial choices, and Jenn has a lot of ranty feelings about obfuscation. Also, Rand and Mat. Also also, there is a MAJOR disagreement about who killed this one guy. Happy listening, sorry not sorry!

Next episode: Chapters 25-29.

You can now add Preeti's debut YA rom-com on Goodreads!

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FINALLY Jenn and Preeti are back and talking about the next section! Which features the return of everyone's favorite (ALSO FINALLY!) along with some very intense and uncomfortable POVs. Thank you as always to the Discord for reminding us what happened in past books, and for this interactive Wheel of Time timeline.

Next episode: 19-24

Spider-Man's Bad Connection is out!

You can now catch Preeti on the Women of Marvel podcast!

Also, read Preeti's Love Unlimited #66: Gambit & Rogue (on Marvel Unlimited)

And Jenn is doing a giveaway for FIT FOR THE GODS over on the Lesbrary.

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While Preeti finishes up deadline hell, rather than leaving the feed quiet, Jenn and Preeti decided to do a quick "Ask Us Anything" about publishing! Thanks to all the patrons who submitted questions -- we hope you enjoy the answers.

Writing Tools:

MS Word (standard)

Novels in Scrivner, revisions in Word

Plotter for digital corkboard for plotting

Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe

SFF Yeah: Cover Talk episode

Agent Resources:

Kate McKean’s Substack: Agents + Books

EricSmithRocks.com

Jenn Laughran on Tumblr

Fit for the Gods: Greek Mythology Reimagined

Spider-Man's Bad Connection (September 5). Preorder from Brave + Kind Bookshop for signed books, or see Preeti at her launch!

Gambit & Rogue series on Marvel Unlimited

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Jenn and Preeti talk about the rollercoaster of events that exists in these chapters, including stuff that they do and do not remember from past reads, and have some additional thoughts about Mat and the Aiel.

Next Chapters: 13-18

The next episode will be delayed by Jenn's yearly camping pilgrimage, keep an eye out for it the week of August 23.

Spider-Man's Bad Connection (September 5). Preorder from Brave + Kind Bookshop, or see Preeti at her launch!

Love Unlimited #61: Gambit & Rogue Part One (on Marvel Unlimited)

Fit for the Gods is out! Come see us at events!

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In which we actually like Faile, we do not understand Berelain, and we too hope for good news along with Elayne. We also do a lot of on-the-fly explaining!

Next episode, we'll cover Chapters 9-12.

Our Books:

Spider-Man's Bad Connection (September 5)

Mermaids Never Drown (September)

Fit for the Gods (August 1) - Preorder from Malaprop's!

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They're baaaaack! Jenn and Preeti talk through the longest Prologue yet (probably), plus two Perrin chapters, and do it in record time because not very much happens. But never fear, they still manage to have a lot of feelings about it.

Next episode: Chapters 3-8

Our Books:

Spider-Man's Bad Connection (September 5)

Mermaids Never Drown (September)

Fit for the Gods (August 1) - Preorder from Malaprop's!

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