Write-Ish

Write-Ish

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Write-Ish episodes

  • Do Writers Need Breaks
    Kelli and Zara talk about burnout and have a big announcement
    Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR:
    Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-well
    Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well
    Preorder Samantha's debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don't forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire
    Episodes mentioned:
    The War on Perfectionism: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/3ec4ee9a/the-war-on-perfectionism
    Goal Setting for Writers: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/f97b91de/goal-setting-for-writers
    Also mentioned:
    Spoon Theory: https://www.goodrx.com/health-topic/mental-health/spoon-theory
    19 min
  • Writing the Next Story
    Kelli and Zara talk about what the next step is after you've finished writing one story—write the next one!
    Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR: Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-wellGoodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well
    Preorder Samantha's debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don't forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire
    Episodes mentioned:
    Finishing Your First Draft: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/4158c783/craft-chat-finishing-your-first-draft
    The War on Perfectionism: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/3ec4ee9a/the-war-on-perfectionism
    Also listen to:
    Critique Partners, Alpha & Beta Readers: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/3570f061/craft-chat-critique-partners-alpha-and-beta-readers
    Multiple Projects at Once: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/d20b932b/craft-chat-multiple-projects-at-once
    On Revision: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/dc630ae2/on-revision
    All About Revision: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e8ef9ecc/after-nanowrimo-all-about-revision
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    https://ko-fi.com/writeish
    19 min
  • The War on Perfectionism
    Kelli and Zara, two recovering perfectionists—you can thank your PTSD for that—discuss why perfectionism doesn't help anyone and how to stop buying into it
    Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR:
    Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-well
    Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well
    Preorder Samantha's debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don't forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire
    Eugene's video on Anti-Asian Hate in America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14WUuya94QE
    HC Union: https://linktr.ee/hcpunion
    Jessi Elliott interview: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e64e615e/genre-gossip-jessi-elliott
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    https://ko-fi.com/writeish
    21 min
  • Craft Chat: Finishing Your First Draft
    Kelli and Zara discuss the importance of finishing your first draft as a novelist. But we…maybe forgot to talk about HOW to do this. But that's what the rest of our episodes are for!
    Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR: Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-well Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well
    Preorder Samantha's debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don't forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire
    Mentioned in the episode:
    Critique Partners, Alpha and Beta Readers: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/critique-partners-alpha-beta-readers/
    Under vs Over-Writers: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e679005f/craft-chat-under-vs-over-writers
    All About Revision: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e8ef9ecc/after-nanowrimo-all-about-revision
    On Revision: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/dc630ae2/on-revision
    All About Outlining: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/d9041fec/craft-chat-all-about-outlining
    episode about imposter syndrome: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/eec11693/welcome-to-write-ish
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    https://ko-fi.com/writeish
    15 min
  • Superb Screenwriter: Seyi River
    Kelli and Zara interview Zara's family friend, Seyi River: an award-winning screenwriter, director, composer, chef—though he doesn't agree—and much more.
    Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR: Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-well Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well
    Preorder Samantha's debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don't forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire
    seyiriver.com [http://seyiriver.com/]
    handtales.life [https://handtales.life/] should be functional (assuming 2023 is your target date)
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/SeyiRiver
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seyiriver/
    Twilight without blue filter: https://twitter.com/twilightreborn/status/1503407995077726210
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    Resources recommended by Seyi for screenwriters:
    Read screenplays & watching films (Google them)
    Syd Field's book (wouldn't read it now but he did—Zara actually liked it when she read it a decade ago): https://amzn.to/3d7KgL7
    John August: https://johnaugust.com/
    Jeff Goldsmith: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-q-a-with-jeff-goldsmith/id426840843
    Bird by Bird by Ann Lamott (screenwriters should read it too): https://amzn.to/3QKSc2q
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    https://ko-fi.com/writeish
    1 hr 5 min
  • Craft Chat: Finding Your Voice
    Kelli and Zara discuss an often talked about topic that is still often too vague to be much help: your writer voice.
    Mentioned in this episode:
    Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR: Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-well Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well
    Preorder Samantha's debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don't forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire
    Kelli's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@ink_steady
    Regina Duke interview: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e670e8ff/genre-gossip-regina-duke
    Jessi Elliott interview: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e64e615e/genre-gossip-jessi-elliott
    Other things to check out:
    Critique Partners, Alpha and Beta Readers: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/critique-partners-alpha-beta-readers/
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    https://ko-fi.com/writeish
    14 min
  • Craft Chat: Pacing
    Kelli and Zara talk about the all-important skill of pacing your story well!
    Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR: Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-well Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well
    Preorder Samantha's debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don't forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire
    Episodes to also listen to:
    All About Outlining: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/d9041fec/craft-chat-all-about-outlining
    All About Revision: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e8ef9ecc/after-nanowrimo-all-about-revision
    On Revision: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/dc630ae2/on-revision
    Under- vs Over-Writers: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e679005f/craft-chat-under-vs-over-writers
    Alpha and Beta Readers, and Critique Parters: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/critique-partners-alpha-beta-readers/ (on our old Podbean site because Zencastr didn't grab this—and the penultimate S3 episode—by accident, hopefully this will be fixed soon)
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    https://ko-fi.com/writeish
    15 min
  • All That Ish: Our Hot Takes
    Kelli and Zara drop some hot takes in an "All That Ish" episode (much less emphasis on writing than usual).
    Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR:
    Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-well
    Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well
    Preorder Samantha's debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don't forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire
    Specific episodes mentioned:
    Worst Writing Advice: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/f3348cbd/the-worst-writing-advice-weve-heard
    Craft Books: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/dc5d8943/craft-chat-craft-books-are-they-necessary
    Zara's 25th birthday: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/f4cb0cc6/25-years-25-questions-for-zara
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    Our backlog: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen
    https://ko-fi.com/writeish
    25 min
  • Craft Chat: Critique Partners, Alpha & Beta Readers
    Kelli and Zara talk about the types of early readers writers may enlist in their writing and revision processes. But if you're confused what the differences are between a critique partner, alpha reader, and beta reader, have no fear!
    Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR: Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-well Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well
    Preorder Samantha's debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don't forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire
    Episodes mentioned:
    Jessi Elliott interview: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e64e615e/genre-gossip-jessi-elliott
    Welcome to Write-Ish: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/eec11693/welcome-to-write-ish
    Troublemakers YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheTroublemakersTM
    Troublemakers Discord: https://discord.gg/75xuwJCngt [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDNDOGlHLThza1c5SENqMFB3MEl2MFYwTmd4d3xBQ3Jtc0ttNkxFbVhYNTg4Ym9MMkZZS0F4ckRVaFg5MTd4NGpmTkVHUUJkbFNfdG5ETWlTel9vZVVOaG50cDNLREIzckhZTVV0OUpmdWtBbGtFVXNjeGs2ekZFMGpaQ1IyYW4yMkFfY1VKSjl5bmFocFRQOTFsTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.gg%2F75xuwJCngt]
    37 min
  • Co-Authoring: Kelli and RP Winters
    Zara hops back into the interviewer seat as she asks Kelli about her other co-authoring experience with RP Winters on their fantasy series "Project Bun."
    Add Kelli's debut DOWN THE WELL to your TBR: Bookhype - https://bookhype.com/book/show/9824bda1-0dc8-4934-a8ba-cd6a8733f3b0/down-the-wellGoodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87798019-down-the-well
    Preorder Samantha's debut THE LEGIONNAIRE: https://inimitablebooksllc.com/the-legionnaire & don't forget to register your preorder at https://inimitablebooksllc.typeform.com/LegionnairePre to receive some exclusive character artwork! Or, get an EXTRA piece of art & skip registration by ordering from https://www.riverbendbookshop.com/legionnaire
    Episodes mentioned:
    RP Winters: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e5a85cab/genre-gossip-rp-winters
    RP's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RPWinters_Author
    Tweet Zara mentioned: https://twitter.com/vasilisonka/status/1556380939613257732
    Bree and Kelli on Co-Authoring: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/e49bc8be/co-authoring-bree-buonomo-and-kd-wagner
    Welcome to Write-Ish: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/eec11693/welcome-to-write-ish
    All About Outlining: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/d9041fec/craft-chat-all-about-outlining
    All About World-Building: https://thewriteishpodcast.wixsite.com/listen/listen/episode/dcbd7f76/craft-chat-all-about-world-building
    https://ko-fi.com/writeish
    27 min

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