The Writers XL

Who is the one person on Wattpad who’s totally qualified to change Robocop's oil?

It's Ian R. Cooper! Prince of the dark Southern Gothic noir anti-heroes.

With his melodious accent and magical flourish of gore and torture, our next guest is the master of eliciting fear, nausea, and whimsy from his readers. He joins us for a discussion on hooks with violence, sex, in media res, death, and rock 'n’ roll. Using his background in medical studies and engineering, he thrills us with the depth of his knowledge in grisly, gross horror.

We are so excited to have him on with us. The first, second, and third time.

Welcome to the next phase in The Writers XL podcast. We're moving from "seasons" to "cycles" starting with the best part of storytelling (debatable): HOOKS! Shelly and L dive into good hooks, bad hooks, and their own use of the heavily debated device.

Welcome to the next phase in The Writers XL podcast. We're moving from "seasons" to "cycles" starting with the best part of storytelling (debatable): HOOKS! Shelly and L dive into good hooks, bad hooks, and their own use of the heavily debated device.

Join us this week for a conversation with literary agent Amy Brewer as we discuss navigating the choppy waters between Wattpad and traditional publishing. PS: This episode may require the use of headphones. Amy represents romance, so Shelly and L found the conversation to be rather... explosive.

@sapphirealena provides our listeners with tips on finding and keeping readers, monitoring reader analytics, and building your career as an author. To succeed as a professional writer, you must unlearn what you have learned, and she slices her lightsaber through many common misconceptions.

Wattpad HQ's own @Samantha drops in to chat with the Writers XL to discuss all things Wattys, Wattcon, Writers Portal, and Larry Stylinson.

Wattpad HQ's own @Samantha drops in to chat with the Writers XL to discuss all things Wattys, Wattcon, Writers Portal, and Larry Stylinson.

Thriller/horror/LGBTQ/dystopian/post-apocalyptic fiction author @LLSanders discusses her unique genre-bending stories and incredible self-publishing career.

Shelly and L have a revealing chat (while L dies in the background) about reader culture with Wattpad's own @Nick -- Content Manager and all-star author of SIGMA/STAR.

Sometimes reality is stranger than fiction. But sometimes reality is so off-the-wall bizarre, you can't help but shove it into your own fiction because damn, it makes a good plot twist. We want to take you on a journey through writer-life to show you how to make the mundane memorable, how to weave your life's experiences into your hero's journey. 

We're the Writers XL. We'd like to be your guides.