in which Laila and Lorrie discuss their year of writing seriously, for publication and more than they could ever have imagined. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP21.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? What have you learned last year? Credits: Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive: GeeNerve - […]

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Episode 21: Looking back on a Year of Writing

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss the writing maxim of Show Don’t Tell and where we agree with it and where we feel it’s a little too generalizing. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP20.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? What do you feel about Show Don’t Tell? Credits: Our intro music […]

Episode 20: The Show vs. Tell Paradigm

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss Nanowrimo, both taking part in it and the broader implications on taking part as an author. How can you make the most of nano without falling prey to some of it’s less positive aspects? [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP18.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? […]

Episode 18: Nanowrimo – the good and the bad

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss hooks, book beginnings and the complicated issue of trying to give writing any rules at all. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP15.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? What kind of beginnings make you excited to read on? Credits: Our intro music was taken from the […]

Episode 15: Book Beginnings

in which Laila and Lorrie wrap up their reading month September and chat about Janet Fitch, Haruki Murakami and Alice Sebold and the strange experience of reading disappointing books by authors you love. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP14.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? Have you read any of these, what […]

Episode 14: September Reading Wrap-Up

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss the term Writer’s Block, why it’s so destructive and how to deal with it in ways that helps to keep writing anyway. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP13.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? How do you get rid of Writer’s Block? Have you found any […]

Episode 13: Writer’s Block – Myth vs. Reality

in which Laila and Lorrie talk about writing nice and sensitive men in fiction and what to look out for and why it’s nothing to be afraid of. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP12.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? How do you write male characters? Do you have a favourite male […]

Episode 12: Writing sensitive male characters

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss the term “strong heroines”, where it comes from and why it has become somewhat problematic. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP11.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? What are your favourite female heroines and why? Credits: The books mentioned and discussed in this episode were: The […]

Episode 11: The Issue with “strong” Heroines

in which Laila and Lorrie wrap up their reading month August and chat about Jane Eyre, The Great Gatsby and The Hunger Games. (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP10.mp3] What about you? Have you read any of these, what did you think? And what did you read last month? […]

Episode 10: August Reading Wrap-Up

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss the ins and outs of writing short stories for submission calls. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP9.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? What are your experiences with submission calls? Do you have any good links to help people? Credits: Resource sites mentioned in this post: Newpages Erotica Readers […]

Episode 9: Calls for Submissions

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss writing novels together, the advantages, the joys and the setbacks of creating something with a friend. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP8.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) And now it’s over to you – are you collaborating with someone and how? Could you imagine doing it and under which circumstances? Let […]

Episode 8: Collaborative Writing

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss  their methods of planning novels vs. not planning them. (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP7.mp3] What about you? Do you plan novels or not? Also, next week, we’ll discuss co-writing so please leave us any questions or comments you might have! Let us know in the comments, tweet […]

Episode 7: Planning vs. Pantsing

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss their physical writing set up and writing habits. (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP6.mp3] What about you? Do you have any habits or set-ups you need to write? Or do you have any questions or comments on planning a novel? Credits: Programs mentioned in this podcast: […]

Episode 6: Writing Habits and Set-ups

in which Laila and Lorrie in which Laila and Lorrie wrap up their reading month July and chat about The Catcher in the Rye, 1984, To Kill a Mockingbird and Slaughterhouse Five. (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP5.mp3] What about you? Have you read any of these, what did you […]

Episode 5: July Reading Wrap-Up

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss beta readers and beta reading – what to expect, how to facilitate the process and how to read the results. (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP4.mp3] What about you? Have you had any good experiences beta-reading? Or would you like to try and don’t quite know […]

Episode 4: Beta-Reading

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