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Life's too short not to say what you mean.

Keira Marcos


    • Jun 12, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 549 EPISODES


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    Writing & Junk: Neurodivergence & the Creative Process

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2023 164:34


    My brain doesn't work the way yours does and that's okay.Recorded on 1-17-2023

    Writing & Junk: The Tiny Goal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2023 141:17


    Sometimes, setting a small goal for yourself is exactly what your creativity and morale needs.Recorded on 1-1-2023

    Writing & Junk: At Loose Ends

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2023 210:21


    You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em and know when to walk away. Recorded on 11-19-2022

    Fandom & Junk: Divorce Petition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2022 199:14


    Me and the Beta process are never, ever getting back together.Recorded on 11-7-2022

    The Big Moxie: Inexplicable Babies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 184:12


    Qt1-2023 ~ Sign-Ups: 12/1/22 – 12/31/22 and Posting Dates: March 1—March 31, 2023Recorded on 12-2-2023

    Fandom & Junk: WTF Ever

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2022 207:12


    It might get rude.Recorded on 10-29-2022

    Short & Junk: Writing & the Human Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 16:11


    Answering two questions: 1: Have you tried that "change the font you're writing/editting in!" method? What did you think?2: Are there other times where art inspired a story?

    Short & Junk: How Big Is Your Idea?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 27:15


    Question: How do you determine what idea works best as a short story versus a novella/novel?

    Short & Junk: Keeping It Short

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 22:17


    Question: When you write a short story, is it hard to keep it short?

    Short & Junk: Writing A Story Without My OTP

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 17:10


    Question: Is it weird writing about a new character in a fandom where you have an OTP? Recorded: 9-16-2022

    Fandom & Junk: The Self-Insert (An Original Fandom Sin)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 141:47


    Tonight we're going to talk about self-inserts in fan fiction and how that impacts your experience as a reader and a writer.Recorded on 8-27-22

    The Quantum Bang: The Road to 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 207:27


    The multi-fandom fix-it bang started its fifth year today and we're going to talk about it. Recorded on August 1, 2022

    Fandom & Junk: Fandom Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2022 281:00


    You came in like a wrecking ball and we're not here for it. Recorded on 7-8-2022

    Writing & Junk: Decades in the Making

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 207:31


    The journey to becoming the writer you are doesn't have an end, but it had a beginning. Recorded on 5-15-2022

    Writing & Junk: Size Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 131:01


    How do you figure out if you an epic story should be told in episodes, novellas, or novels?Recorded on 3-25-22

    To Every Season: The Layer Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2022 149:47


    Tropes, layers, and creating circumstances that inspire you.Recorded on 3-22-22More Information: To Every Season

    Fandom & Junk: The Transformative Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 182:40


    On writing fan fiction and taking your characters on the journey only you can tell. Is your work transformative? Let's talk about it.Recorded on 3-11-2022

    Writing & Junk: Soul Deep

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 233:35


    Recognizing the soul of your character to the benefit of our craft and story.Recorded on 3-4-22

    Revolutions: Canon Divergence/New Dimension

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 236:22


    Meandering through the themes for Rough Trade - November 2022.Recorded on 2-18-22

    Fandom & Junk: Headcanon (its a tool, not a weapon)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 214:24


    Having a headcanon is like having a penis. It's perfectly okay to have one and be proud of it. It is not okay to get it out, wave it around like its fact, and try to shove it down someone's throat.Recorded on 2-12-22

    Writing & Junk: The Pursuit of Perfection (and other mistakes)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2022 220:46


    Becoming the writer you're meant to be is a journey and perfection isn't the goal. Recorded on 2-4-22

    Writing & Junk: GMC-Goals, Motivation, & Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 187:00


    We're going to talk about characterization and GMC. Probably.Recorded on 1-21-2022

    Variations: Alternate Settings & Fusions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 133:36


    We're going to explain the next RT challenge and the concepts that will come into play.Recorded on 1-15-2022

    Writing & Junk: Pacing & Foreshadows

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 211:21


    Controlling the narrative pace is one of the most important elements in storytelling and foreshadowing can play a role in that.Recorded on 12/11/2021

    Writing & Junk: Stuck in the Middle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 148:36


    How to get a leg over your plot.Recorded on 11-19-2021PS. I said what I said.

    The Writer's Table: Episode 32

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2022 203:00


    Questions & answers from live listeners.Recorded on 11-16-2021

    Writing & Junk: Why So Serious?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2022 126:42


    Writing, fandom and why good craft is always important.Recorded on 11-11-2021

    Rough Trade Pre-Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 119:45


    We chat about Rough Trade prior to the start of the November 2021 Challenge (which is also the start of National Novel Writing Month).Recorded on 10-31-2021

    Plotting Fluffy Stuff & Junk

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 221:59


    It's gonna be so fluffy we could die.Recorded on 10/29/2021

    Writing & Junk: Growing Your Inner Writer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 179:41


    Thoughts on how to get over yourself, conquer your process, avoid heifers, and nurture the writer you were born to be.Recorded on 10/27/2021

    Writing & Junk: The Big Moxie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 127:55


    2022 will be the year of the cozy challenge! Tonight we're going to talk about this new challenge and how it will work and why it's been created. Signups for quarter 1 and 2 are closed. But, signups for quarters 3 and 4 will open up on June 1, 2022.https://writingandjunk.com/the-big-moxie-2022/Recorded on 10/23/2021

    Writing & Junk: Magical Realism & Fandom Fusions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 129:53


    Mixing magical realism in difficult fandoms.Recorded on 10/20/2021

    Fandom & Junk: Idea Sniping

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 187:39


    Idea sniping is a dick move. We're going to talk about it.Recorded on 10/15/2021

    Rough Trade: 10 Years On

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2022 177:31


    What we learned over the years doing the Rough Trade challenges.Recorded on 10/03/2021

    Writing & Junk: Self-Editing & the Alpha Reader

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 196:31


    Self-editing, recognizing weaknesses, improving your craft and the role of the alpha reader. Editorial Note: About 15 minutes in there is a blip in the recording where we lost several minutes of audio, so the subject change is kind of abrupt due to editing out the unexpected silence. Our apologies. Recorded: 9-22-2021

    Writing & Junk: Thoughts on Time Travel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 240:12


    Time travel plots, ideas, musings, and the role of magical realism in contemporary fandoms. Recorded: 9-14-2021

    Writing & Junk: Preparing for Beta

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 143:29


    Let's talk about how to not be an asshole to your beta reader(s). Recorded: 9-11-2021

    Plotting & Junk: Wish Babies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 132:08


    We're going to delve into wish babies - mechanics, plot devices, and ripple management. Recorded:9-10-2021

    Writing & Junk: Magical Realism & Fantasy Elements

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 121:31


    Magical realism and inserting fantasy elements into contemporary fandoms. Recorded: 9-9-2021

    Life & Junk: Bored as Fuck

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2021 91:20


    We're really fucking bored so we talk about the 9-1-1 fandom, food, and life. Recorded: 8-1-2021

    Writing & Junk: When Good Ideas Go Bad

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 165:32


    We meander our way through a discussion about bad writing choices, ideas, and ripple management. Note: There is a technical issue around the 2-hour mark that I clean up the best I could. Thanks. Recorded: 4-9-2021

    Life & Junk: Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 284:36


    Alternate universe us are living their best lives and this podcast won't be safe for work. Recorded: 3-29-2021

    Plot Drift: Buck Comes Online as a Sentinel (9-1-1 Fandom)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 189:40


    During natural disasters, Sentinels can come online to protect the tribe. Evan Buckley is no exception. Recorded: 3-26-2021

    Writing & Junk: Subplots & Secondary Characters

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 156:44


    Managing your subplots is a matter of discipline. Some of you guys should spend eternity in the corner. Recorded: 3-21-2021

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    Fandom & Junk: Fuck the Box

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2021 174:19


    Don't let anyone put you in the corner.

    Fandom & Junk: Leaning into 9-1-1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 221:17


    Falling in love with a new fandom. Recorded 3-18-2021

    Writing & Junk: The Importance of Being Honest

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 118:42


    Being honest and genuine in your craft is a gift you owe yourself. Recorded 03-12-2021

    Garden Variety Soulmates

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 69:54


    Everyday love is extraordinary. Recorded on 03-09-2021

    Fandom & Junk: No Statute of Limitations

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 102:17


    Setting a boundary isn't giving up, forgiveness is always optional, and moving on doesn't equal forgetting. Recorded on 3-5-2021

    Fandom & Junk: Illusions of Helpfulness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 113:23


    We don't think that word means what you think it means. Recorded 03-02-2021

    Writing & Junk: World Building

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 134:35


    How to build a fictional world that resonates. Recorded 02-27-2021

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