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Episodes

Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Kelli and Zara sit down to discuss the all-important part of being an author that comes after the writing—revision! Again. Our first revision episode: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/all-about-revision Imposter syndrome: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/welcome-to-write-ish How Zara revises in Scrivener: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqmszg2FkHA Quote about perfection: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/19905-perfection-is-achieved-not-when-there-is-nothing-more-to https://ko-fi.com/writeish

Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Kelli and Zara sit down to discuss 2 other categories writers can use in addition to (or instead of) those of Pantser, Plantser, and Plotter. Post-editing Zara here to say that I totally missed the opportunity to rename Kelli's "archener" to "archer" because you're aiming for something and make preparations but things can go wild between you launching your arrow and it hitting (or not hitting) your target. All About Outlining: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/all-about-outlining Know Your Characters: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/know-your-characters All About World-Building: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/all-about-worldbuilding Kate's video about George RR Martin: https://youtu.be/b2iYdc6udk Trailer for Neil Gaiman's masterclass: https://youtu.be/vy9b-L7uKqk - https://ko-fi.com/writeish

Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Kelli and Zara interview longtime supporter and prolific USA Today-bestselling romance author Regina Duke. https://reginaduke.com https://ko-fi.com/reginaduke Jane Friedman: https://www.janefriedman.com/ - https://ko-fi.com/writeish

Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Kelli and Zara interview fellow AuthorTuber RP Winters. He’s Kelli’s coauthor on a fantasy series and though his main genre is horror, he also dabbles in erotica. TRIGGER WARNING: discussion of childhood abuse https://ko-fi.com/writeish

Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Kelli and Zara sit down to talk about the spicier (and often controversial) cousin of romance—erotica! TRIGGER WARNING: mention of books that feature sexual assault https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna36835812 https://fictionedit.com/marketing-your-romance-novel-sex-sells-but/ Bree Buonomo's video about A COURT OF SILVER FLAMES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7HiVAcnZ2I I Give You My Body: https://amzn.to/3MfMnZP On Writing Romance: https://amzn.to/3CaTUoo - https://ko-fi.com/writeish

Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Zara’s turning 25 in 5 days! To celebrate here at Write-Ish, we’re giving our audience a chance to get to know her better with this Q&A episode! https://ko-fi.com/zara/shop (get signed copies of her books) Welcome to Write-Ish: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/welcome-to-write-ish/ AuthorTubers React: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UpsfeHra2c - https://ko-fi.com/writeish

Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Kelli and Zara interview fellow AuthorTuber Sarah Sutton, indie romance author of the Love in Fenton County series, Christmas As We Know It, and many more stories to come. https://linktr.ee/sarahmaesutton Sarah explains her choice to self-publish: https://youtu.be/Wo1W3hAAjb0 Clean and wholesome diagram: https://thewritinggals.com/michelles-clean-and-wholesome-category-content-diagram/ - https://ko-fi.com/writeish * This episode was recorded months prior to the incident between Lance Tsotie & Chelsea Hart *

Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Kelli’s turning 25 tomorrow! To celebrate here at Write-Ish, we’re giving our audience a chance to get to know her better with this Q&A episode! Real-life inspiration for The Colorful Legacy of Elara Everwolf: https://youtu.be/GlfCEYdHrvw House transformation (Logan is talented!) https://youtu.be/ctnZ0msWb3k https://authorkelliwright.wixsite.com/home https://ko-fi.com/kelliwright https://instagram.com/author_kelliwright - https://ko-fi.com/writeish

Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
Kelli and Zara interview fellow AuthorTuber Jessi Elliott, an indie romance author of NA and YA paranormal romance and urban fantasy plus some reverse harem stuff under a pen name. She is the creator of the Wander Writers Retreat and was Zara’s first introduction to AuthorTube back in 2017, even though they first came in contact in 2014 when Zara was beta reading for the then-YA The Devil’s Waltz. https://jessielliott.com Buy her books: https://amzn.to/3HH9kCw - https://ko-fi.com/writeish

Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Kelli and Zara sit down to talk about the cash cow of publishing: the romance genre! Romance has grown 50% in 2021: https://www.instagram.com/p/CXPAACpvHjD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link (3rd slide) Cinema Therapy on the Twilight Saga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgpY9nCo43k&list=PLRO9q005b62XxX2DCfE-KnOUMrt9hg3Hw Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes: - https://ko-fi.com/writeish

Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Kelli and Zara interview Zara’s advanced social media marketing professor from the NYU MS in Publishing Program, Lauren Hesse, who is the Social Media Director for Little Brown Books to talk about what authors should—and shouldn’t—do online. https://www.instagram.com/lauren.hesse/ https://twitter.com/laurenlhesse - https://ko-fi.com/writeish

Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Zara interviews cardiologist, thriller writer, and medical TV consultant D.P. Lyle about his career and asked audience questions on how to best maim and kill your characters. *Kelli isn’t in this episode due to the recording time but her questions are in there! - D.P. Lyle, MD (#dplyle) is the award-winning Author of the Jake Longly and Cain/Harper Thriller Series Website: http://www.dplylemd.com Criminal Mischief Podcasts: http://www.dplylemd.com/criminal-mischief.html https://twitter.com/dplyle https://instagram.com/dplylemd - https://ko-fi.com/writeish

Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022
Kelli and Zara sit down to discuss the differences, benefits, and challenges of being an under-writer vs an over-writer. Which one are you? https://ko-fi.com/writeish

Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Kelli and Zara sit down to discuss the stereotype that writers (and all creators) are tortured souls who put their pain into their work. Is it true? Is it healthy? Listen to find out what they have to say. TRIGGER WARNING: discussion of traumatic experiences - You can find out more about Kelli’s WIPs at https://authorkelliwright.wixsite.com/projects Link to Zara’s (forthcoming) video about trigger warnings Kelli explains her DID & its connection to Project Cursebreaker: https://youtu.be/GlfCEYdHrvw Know Your Characters (S1E3): https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/know-your-characters/ Link to NerdCon: Nerdfighteria Mental Health panel: https://youtu.be/WCgP_SD4Fy0 Welcome to Write-Ish (discussion about imposter syndrome): https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/welcome-to-write-ish - https://ko-fi.com/writeish

Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Kelli and Zara sit down to discuss age categories in publishing: from children’s books to MG, to YA, to the murky New Adult category, up through Adult. TRIGGER WARNING: discussion of childhood trauma - US & Canada can buy signed paperbacks. International people can buy name plates or join her VIP Club Tier to get a signed paperback in their 4th month. Her books are also always available as eBooks. Kelli explains her DID: https://youtu.be/GlfCEYdHrvw You can find out more about Kelli’s WIPs at https://authorkelliwright.wixsite.com/projects AuthorTubers React where Zara took part in a conversation about the YA/NA division (on Vixen of Fiction’s YouTube channel): https://youtu.be/lFrTXkTyKiM?t=2776 The YA rating scandal: https://www.themarysue.com/yabooksratings-emails-authors/ Two Kinds of Us by Sarah Sutton Article written by Writer’s Relief that encapsulates the themes of NA vs YA (scroll down to find it—it’s not the first part of the post). - https://ko-fi.com/writeish

Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Tuesday Jan 04, 2022
Kelli & Zara sit down to discuss healthy goal setting for the new year. Best Writing Advice: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-best-writing-advice-we-ve-heard/ Worst Writing Advice: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-worst-writing-advice-we-ve-heard/ Kelli described her first NaNo in the NaNoWriMo 2021 episode: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/nanowrimo-2021/ Kate’s Milwordy announcement: https://youtu.be/H_DBH37U-K4 Zara’s Milwordy video: https://youtu.be/hdZv5f8MmZ8 The Milwordy Kick-Off livestream where Zara was Kate’s cohost (she still can’t believe she was asked): https://youtu.be/gN_3gcikwQA Zara will make you a customized writing tracker for a full 12 months: https://ko-fi.com/zara/commissions Bullet Journaling for Writers: https://thewriteishpodcast.podbean.com/e/bullet-journaling-for-writers/ - Support us at https://ko-fi.com/writeish Monthly supporters (for as little as $1) get access to the first 5 minutes of new episodes early each Sunday before they drop on Tuesday!
About the Creators
Kelli Wright
Pisces-born, aspiring-Virgo, Kelli has a deep imagination and a sail filled with ambition for the sea of opportunity ahead. As a teen, Kelli loved consuming all media about far-off magical worlds. As an adult, she enjoys using her own spellbinding creativity to spin whimsical worlds and charming characters from thin air.
She calls the foothills of Appalachia home. When she isn't crafting a story, she enjoys kitchen witchery, reading to her young daughters, and playing video games with her spouse.
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Zara Hoffman
A graduate student in the NYU Masters in Publishing Program and has been writing since she was eight years old. She spends most of her time doing homework and writing new stories because if she didn't, her head would likely explode. Her books are for young adults or the young at heart. After all, growing up is overrated.
Her YouTube and Twitch have productivity sprints once a week per platform and her videos are vlogs, about writing, mental health, and musical theater.
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