Write@YA

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The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.

Write@YA episodes:

March 01, 2019 Conflict, and How to Create It: Write@YA Episode 11
The last episode in our Goal / Motivation / Conflict series is here. It’s so hard for me to see my characters suffer; some of our other hosts don’t quite […]
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20min
February 15, 2019 Talkin’ Bout My Character’s Motivation: Write@YA Episode 10
What drives us? What drives our characters? Why do we do the things we do and want the things we want? This is not just some overthought Livejournal entry! This […]
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26min
February 01, 2019 Write@YA Episode 9: Setting Character Goals
Today we’re taking a deeper dive into character goals. Whether it’s goal posts or squad goals or something a little larger-than-life, our characters need to strive for something. We talk […]
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21min
January 18, 2019 Write@YA Episode 8: Intro to Goal, Motivation, Conflict
Today we embark on a short series diving into the “GMC” we (and Jo) are always talking about. Goal (what your character wants) Motivation (why they want it) Conflict (what’s […]
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27min
January 04, 2019 Write@YA Episode 7: Building a World Worth Reading
When it’s fully realized, a setting can feel like a character. It can draw in the reader, it can have its own dramatic arc, it can make the whole story […]
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25min
December 21, 2018 Write@YA Episode 6: Character Overview
Without characters, our stories are … a series of events. Those events are not unfortunate until they matter to someone. With that in mind, this week why dig in to […]
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30min
November 30, 2018 Write@YA Episode 5: Dive Into Plot
Plot drives our stories and causes our characters — and those of us writing them — all kinds of headaches. Today we talk about what plot is, how it shapes […]
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24min
November 16, 2018 Write@YA Episode 4: After Drafting
Today marks just beyond the halfway point of NaNoWriMo, but we’re skipping ahead a few pages and talking about what, exactly, we do after we write “THE END” on a […]
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23min
November 02, 2018 Write@YA Episode 3: First Drafts
It was the best of drafts, it was the worst of drafts. You can’t fix a blank piece of paper, but you can’t expect your first draft to be amazing, […]
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29min
October 19, 2018 Write@YA Episode 2: Outlining
Once you’ve got an idea all squared away, how do you cross that weird divide between “I have an idea” and “I have started to write a book?” With an […]
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24min

FAQs about Write@YA:

How many episodes does Write@YA have?

The podcast currently has 44 episodes available.