Season 1, Episode 7
Brandon Sanderson Mansplaining, The Next Big Story, The Bonnie Blue of Agents
Juicy updates after a week off
We’re back! We took a week off and a new episode is out NOW!
Kayla and Rachel share juicy updates on their newest writing projects—Rachel’s twisty, spicy dinner party murder mystery (with a murder mystery game inside!) and Kayla’s speculative dystopian novel idea, recently submitted to The Novelry’s “Next Big Story” contest. They discuss the thrill and terror of writing fast, sending before revising, and navigating feedback while staying creatively uninhibited.
A breakdown of @brandsanderson best story structure tips (and how Kayla used them to analyze Rachel’s character motivations)
A tangent about writing sex scenes while your kids are awake (oops)
A deep dive into “thisness” (aka haecceity) with examples from Margaret Atwood and Annie Dillard
Whether your writing should sparkle enough for an agent to remember you—and what Kayla plans to do about that one agent
Manifestation, muses, and Rachel’s evolving shrine cupboard
And an honest conversation about feedback, friendship, and not wasting each other’s time
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