When we sat down to plan our guest list for the year, Nat proposed reaching out to author Naz Kutub after taking his 4-week Speed Drafting course. If you tune into the episode (which you should!) we have no doubt you'll understand why. Writers who are committed to changing their process, who want to put out more than one project per year will benefit in BIG ways from his formula and wisdom.

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National Novel Writing Life with Naz Kutub

Join Nat & PJ in conversation with two-time NYT Bestseller of House of Salt and Sorrows and Small Favors Erin A. Craig!  Tune in for all of this and more:  Writing community news - the pending book shortage, NaNoWriMo resources for Preptober, what we're reading How Erin's previous experience as a stage manager influences her writing What draws her to write retellings How her writing process has changed from book to book How she got her first break (trust us, this is a good one) All the mushrooms The heavy-hitting critique partner she met by chance 

Pretty Scary with Erin A. Craig

Join Nat & PJ in conversation with Lakesedge (Fierce Reads/Macmillan, Sept 28, 2021) author Lyndall Clipstone! You'll hear about all this and more: Writing Community News - #5amWritersClub Virtual Donut Party theme "Backstory Distillery" on September 17th, NaNoWriMo prep has already started at nanowrimo.org with a six-week idea-generating event, Pitch Wars application window opening this month. What We're Reading - P.J. talks about Madeliene Roux's Reclaimed, and Nat goes on a rant about Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake. Lyndall's use of her English Literature Ph.D. "The Appeal of the Male Monster" to craft Lakesedge. The process of revising Lakesedge in Author Mentor Match, querying, success with a pitch contest, agent calls, and auctions. - What it's like being an international author, debuting during a pandemic, and publishing delays. How to approach marketing your book, coming up with social media content, and developing a brand as a writer. Books that inspired Lyndall to write Lakesedge, and the homework she gave Nat for Author Mentor Match. What makes a book "gothic"? 

Monsters & Maidens with Lyndall Clipstone

Join Nat & PJ in conversation with 2021 Pitch Wars Mentor and debut author of Together We Rot (Viking Childrens, 2023), Skyla Arndt! We chat about her publishing journey, the meaning of mentorship, her love of cryptozoology, and more. 

Pincers & Pitch Wars with Skyla Arndt

Join Nat & PJ in conversation with author and writing coach Windy Lynn Harris. You'll hear about all this and more: How to work with your storytelling mind to get the best story idea out in your first draft Windy's process for drafting a short story even when she has NO TIME How short story pacing is different from novel pacing, and what the critical beats of the short story are Why short stories are fun and how writing them can strengthen all areas of your craft and build your confidence Nat and PJ also swear by Windy's book on writing and selling short stories and essays, which you'll find linked below.

Crafting Short Fiction with Windy Lynn Harris

Debut author alert! You won't want to miss this conversation with Tashie Bhuiyan about her debut novel, Counting Down With You, a YA Romance coming out on May 4, 2021. Tashie's story features fake dating, a grandmother/granddaughter relationship, a chaotic friend group, anxiety representation, Bangladeshi and Muslim representation, and the journey of navigating family struggles and first love to find independence. Learn more about Tashie and how this wonderful book came together in this episode of Write Away. You'll hear about all this and more: What inspired Tashie to write this story about family and cultural struggles Advice for writing YA - how to stay in touch with the current generation and how to write three-dimensional adult characters when they're not the main focus The virtues and vices of TikTok What representation means to Tashi and why she wrote the author's note at the beginning of the book How to cover a tattoo The wildest publishing journey WE'VE heard yet Tashie's favorite romance trope and why Which scenes she had to wait until last to write 

Not So Fake (Dating) with Tashie Bhuiyan

Join Nat & PJ in conversation with streamer and Entangled intern Lillie H about submitting to and working for publishers!

Submissions & Streaming with Lillie H

Join Nat and PJ in conversation with author Gabriela Houston in conversation about her debut novel The Second Bell and how she used Slavic folklore to tell a story about human nature. 

Folklore & Forgotten Passwords with Gabriela Houston

Join Nat & PJ in conversation with Down Comes the Night author Allison Saft about magic systems and how to build worlds.

Building Brilliant Worlds with Allison Saft

Join Nat & PJ in conversation with author Alexa Donne about her new book THE IVIES, Author Mentor Match, and her YouTube channel where she gives advice about leveling up in your writing career. 

Story Schooled with Alexa Donne

Join Nat & PJ in conversation with memoirist and writing coach Nadine Kenney Johnstone about ways to make friends with your goals and your creative process so they don't punch you in the face and leave you for dead in the land of broken resolutions.  

When Resolutions Expire

Join Nat and PJ in conversation with debut author Dana Swift about writing romance and magic that readers will devour. 

Modern Magic Making

Join Nat & PJ in conversation with cartoonist and NYT Bestseller Bob Eckstein about 2020 and finding creativity under the rubble of stress. 

Creative Stress Test

Join Nat & PJ in conversation with Dr. Georgianna Miller for an episode all about meeting reading goals and gifting books!

Holiday Giftisode

Nat & PJ interview Elayna Mae Darcy, 16 year NaNoWriMo participant, and Phillidelphia Municipal Liason. Join the conversation about the changes 2020 brings, and what's staying the same! 

NaNoWriMo 2020

Writers Natalie Lockett and PJ Powell play games, interview guests, and discuss/discover opportunities for writers around the web.

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