Barry FINALLY gets to talk about his super-secret mystery project: THANOS! How on earth does he live with himself writing Marvel AND DC? Who is “Brick Charles?” Babysitting in the modern age. Morgan marvels at The Secret History of Twin Peaks. And an update on the I HUNT KILLERS prequel.

 
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• Thanos Is Getting a Book [CORRECTED]
• Flash Book Series: Amazon.com
• Access (Character) - Comic Vine
• DC vs. Marvel - Wikipedia
• Avengers Infinity Wars Eyes Record Box Office Opening With $200m Open | Deadline
• We talk about microprogress: Writing in Real Life — Episode 97: The One that’s Lucky>
• If I Had More Time, I Would Have Written a Shorter Letter | Quote Investigator
• Your Money: Perks galore rule the new economy of babysitting
• 18 Exhaustingly Funny Tweets From Parents With A LOT Of Kids
• Barry is Reading One Way by S.J. Morden  | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks

• Morgan is Reading Freshman Dorm by Linda A. Cooney  | Amazon
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A man stupidly claims we don’t need women authors because he can write women just fine. (Dude…) Where is all the good sex in YA these days and why did it go away? Plus: Luke gives your hosts one hell of a scare and Barry has read a bunch of books for a change.

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• Barry's tweet about Unedited

    
• the book that will kill me — Barry Lyga Dot Com

    
• The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party - Wikipedia

    
• Gwen Katz’s tweet about men writing women

    
• The tweet that started the flood of women writing about themselves through the eyes of male authors

    
• In Y.A., Where Has All the Good Sex Gone? - The New York Times

    
• #Yasaves: A Tale of Hashtaggery | The New Yorker

    
• Literary Review’s Bad Sex in Fiction Award | Literary Review

    
• Barry Read Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier by Mark Frost  | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound

    
• Barry Read Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore  | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound

     
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The pleasures and pains of returning to old projects. What do surfing and writing have in common? We’re gonna tell you! Plus: micro-progress is real progress, and believe it or not…Barry’s reading a book!

Barry says farewell to a wonderful librarian who left us too soon. Should publishing give huge advances to former Trump Administration officials? Why do readers feel betrayed when they learn a book is part of a series? Then we talk about our collaboration and rant about the five-star rating system.

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The literal pain of parenthood. Morgan still hates The Princess Bride. Act single for a better marriage. Barry talks on the phone — a lot. Do graphic novels deserve their own bestseller list? Barry explains his insane schedule. Plus: #metoo comes to kidlit.

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• Writing in Real Life — Episode 1: The One that Came First

    
• Fatal Attraction- "I Will Not Be Ignored" - YouTube

    
• Morgan has no soul and hates The Princess Bride: Writing in Real Life — Episode 70: The One in which Morgan Bites the Bullet

    
• For a Better Marriage, Act Like a Single Person - The New York Times

    
• Comics Industry Asks ‘NYT’ to Restore Graphic Bestseller Lists

    
• Discussing the NYT bestseller lists: Writing in Real Life episodes 27-30

    
• Children’s Publishing Reckons with Sexual Harassment in Its Ranks | School Library Journal

    
• Sexual Harassment in the Children’s Book Industry – Anne Ursu – Medium

    
• '13 Reasons Why' author Jay Asher denies harrassment claims | The Tribune


• Sexual Harrassment « Dan Wells


• Sexual Harassment in the Children's Literature Industry | Rick Riordan


• Barry’s blogs on hugging kids: Remember that They’re Kids — Barry Lyga Dot Com | Male Guilt, Hugs, and More — Barry Lyga Dot Com

     
• Rate us on iTunes

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Barry thanks the listeners for their compassion. We know you like Morgan more than Barry, but guess who likes YOU? How much baby room monitoring is too much baby room monitoring? Plus: Something is wrong with the Internet. And it’s not just us saying that.

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A lot of parenting talk, including dance class, a quiz to determine if you’re ready for parenthood, and more. Barry goes viral. Sort of. Book doulas—yeah, they’re a thing. Why your first book has to be perfect. And how do you avoid the scourge of multitasking when you need to monotask (i.e., write)?

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Dads apparently reduce childhood obesity by just…being dads? Trump is apparently killing publishing. Barry goes on a rant about spoilers and is called out for hypocrisy, then confesses a major children’s lit sin…and proceeds to diss a book you probably love. Sorry about that.

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