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Hello and welcome to Romance Writer’s Therapy! Some people write therapeutically, authors need therapy after writing. We aren’t therapists, but we feel like we need one. This podcast is like our group therapy, just a couple of budding romance authors discussing writing, storytelling, reading and publishing--with many detours along the way.
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Enjoy this repost! Kate and Marty are feeling the pressure of time and they weren't able to record this week. BUT next week will be the season finale, where they share writing and give criticism. So this episode seemed appropriate. Come on a journey with Kate and Marty, through the ups and downs of giving and receiving criticism.The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.Sign up for Mar...
Kate wrote a prompt for this episode about what it is to dissect the meaning of love over an over again as a romance author, Marty interprets it as a craft question, Kate interprets it as an introspective question. Neither feel like they full answered the prompt.
Apologies for Sounds of Opening Mail in the first few minutes of the episode.Kate and Marty discuss:Progress by Wordcounts and NanowrimoShelving Projects and Coming Back to themHow was Your Halloween?Not Impressed with Past SelvesIt Takes 200 Hrs for Marty to Write A Whole BookRest Is Productive24 Hr Plays and Being Too Tired to SleepUnderstanding Where Your Genre's Market Is AtMarty Outlines Her 2024 Writing PlansNiche TroublesKate Can't Conceptualize Time Further Out Than A MonthSummary of ...
This was an idea for an episode we had a while back. Think of it as a demonstration of soundboarding, something we end up mentioning really late in the show.
The girls are both a little sick in this episode so the pacing is slower, but this week Kate tells Marty things she realized she did wrong with her most recent book release only after the fact. They both compare things that they're currently doing with their books and strategize how to work around those obstacles for next time.
This week Marty and Kate dissect the Second Chance Romance trope, since they realized they're both writing books with it at the same time. We cover:Why Are They Werewolves?Giving Second Chances Another TryMarty Verbally Wedgies Kate from 1000 Miles AwayHolding Suspense Throughout Plotting A SCR is Extremely WeirdGetting Rid of the Mindset that All Chapters Need the Same PacingDifferences Between First-Time and Second Chance Romance BeatsThe Right Level of Emotionally WoundedRequired Reading: ...
This episode is mainly about building your author business without giving in to hustle culture, but we also go off on a number of tangents, such as:Marty Is Eating Her Library BooksIf You Don't Enjoy Reading A Genre, Why Would You Write In It?There Are No Bears in MichiganThe Lunar Cycle Brain CurseKate Describes Writing Process Very Similar to ADHD SymptomsYour Manuscript's Honeymoon StageBacklists Over MarketingFOMO Never Goes AwayGet Out of My House, Off My To-Do ListKate Wants to See Chat...
This episode, Marty and Kate talk about:The Outside Is Attacking Us (Allergies)Marty Isn't DNFing Out of SpiteMarty F's Around with Prequels and Finds Out She Should Write More Sideboob LogisticsKate and Marty Are Really Having An Easy Time Writing Books for Once and Are Really Confused About ItMarty Sets Some Really Wild Challenges for HerselfSurprising No One, Marty is an Extrovert, Kate is an IntrovertMaking Friends Or Writing BooksReflecting On Ways Our Lives Have Changed Over The La...
This episode, we talk about:When the ADHD Hyperfixation Wears Off / BurnoutIs Self Publishing Actually Democratizing the Industry? Or Are we Creating Micro-Class BarriersYou Should Strong Arm Your Way Into Situations16 Minutes In And Kate Still Hasn't Explained Episode's ConceitWhen It's Ok To Not Accept CriticismTikToks Take FOREVER to MakeQuizilla and LinkedIn are the Only Valid Social MediasKate Realizes In Real Time The Thing She Wanted To Talk About Is Possibly Not That RelatableThis Epi...
The podcast starts off talking about Shoshana's new book, The Desert Heiress, when the conversation immediately takes a turn into video games. We talk about the ways this book differed from her first series, romantasy books vs fantasy books with romance arcs, balancing worldbuilding/plot vs relationships in romance/fantasy, the importance of building a backlist, the spectrum of writing to market vs the book of your heart.
Today's episode is at least partly about writing while life is happening, but also:BEEFY chapters and Amazing Critique Group DynamicsThe Glorification of Overwriting and Writing SpeedsBook Launches During Family Events (TW: death mention, funerals)Emailing You From My SickbedWashing the Dishes But It's a Character MomentWhat It Means to Learn Your Writing ProcessBooks/Authors We're Currently ReadingGood Books with Bad Summaries It's Ok To Be A Little JudgeyMarty's Nutrition of Analysing Don't...
Kate and Marty chat about writing rules; and why there are no laws while using loosely accurate examples and saying the wrong term. Enjoy their new use for the semi-colon; and the revival of an olden-times dialogue tag. (IYKYK)The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You and Me in Quarantine" for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykat...
If the girls sound a little low energy, it's because we're talking about Burnout. We talk about:The Sims and Melting ComputersTaking Time Away from A ProjectFeeling Off Balance After A ProjectForgetting Your Characters' NamesA Milkshake as the Ultimate Romantic GestureMarty's Love of Emily HenryActionable Items for Your BitchingGaslighting Your Readers Is Always An OptionSequels Are Hard Part 2Peaking Young Is BadManually Lowering The Bar for YourselfThe Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's la...
We Discuss:Checking the Pulse of Your BookTitling your Book AND your Fictional TownsKate Struggles against the Idea of Fictional National Parks Bone Town and its Many Mile MarkersReading Only the First and Last Sentences of ParagraphsOne-Sentence EmailsIt's Weird to Have an Epilogue, It's Also Weird When You Don'tKate Rambles about Tessa Dare Books IntermittentlyBeing Expirianced In Reading EndingsThe Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-pri...
Marty talks about twists with Darcy Monroe. As well as being the nerdiest little nerds in their hometown, their love of cinnamon roll heroes, and reading "steamy" romance at a young age.Find Darcy at https://darcymonroewriter.wordpress.com/ or her book The Hall of Art and PleasureGet Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You and Me in Quarantine" for free!You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior, and Instagram @bykateprior, and Tiktok @b...
Hey listeners, this week, Kate dug this episode from the back of the fridge, under the bed, behind the dishwasher, and some forgotten corner of her hard drive to bring you this mystery meet of an episode from JANUARY. Hopefully this year. Have fun, who knows what this one is about.The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You and Me in Q...
This episode, Marty and Kate tell you they're on a time crunch. Don't believe their lies-- buckle in for an hour and a half of them talking about the nitty gritty of Things You Could Theoretically Spend Money on, as An Author, mostly in terms of planning your release. Real technical stuff, y'know. The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get...
This week, Marty and Kate dive into the best strategies for playing Stardew Valley, the much lauded timesuck, and do math on just how many hours they've played it for. They play hot potato with the only brain cell left on the show for a while, discussing how they write the endings of their books, what it means to have more stamina for a book, and the unexpected emotional consequences of writing sad scenes (making yourself cry).The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check o...
This episodes starts out being about editing while you're writing, things that slow you down, and somehow becomes about saying "meh, fuck it" about things that have become hurdles in your mind. Half of the podcast is also about roombas, and it's only sort of a tangent.The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You and Me in Quarantine" fo...
This week, Marty and Kate talk about Kate's recent forray into the world of audiobooks and the process with Tantor Audio. They also go over Marty's plans to make her own audiobooks, the indie pub DIY way, and all the things that factor into either path. The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married.Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You and Me in Quarantine" for free!You can ...
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I love this show! great, judgement free writing advice from two very charming romance writers!