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Lilt is a podcast by authors Laila Blake and L.C. Spoering in which they dispense writing advise, and writing issues as well as books and the publishing industry in general.

Laila Blake & L.C. Spoering


    • Mar 11, 2014 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 21 EPISODES


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    Episode 22: Fanfiction and Inspiration vs. Plagiarism

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2014


    in which Laila and Lorrie discuss the morality of writing fanfiction, the joys of fandom and whether or not publishing stories that originated there is plagiarism. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP22.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? Have you written fan fiction? Do you think authors have a right to forbid […]

    Episode 21: Looking back on a Year of Writing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2014


    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 - […]

    Episode 20: The Show vs. Tell Paradigm

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2013


    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 19: Nanowrimo 2013 – Getting Unstuck

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2013


    in which Laila and Lorrie discuss Nanowrimo again and talk about ways to help yourself when writing gets hard and you can’t see the way forward. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP19.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? How do you get unstuck? Credits: Our intro music was taken from the Free […]

    Episode 18: Nanowrimo – the good and the bad

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2013


    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 17: October Reading Wrap-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2013


    in which Laila and Lorrie wrap up their reading month October and chat the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth. (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP17.mp3] What about you? What do you think about Divergent? And what did you read last month? Credits: The books mentioned and discussed in this […]

    Episode 16: Rewriting

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2013


    in which Laila and Lorrie discuss the difference between editing and rewriting, when the latter is necessary and how to do it. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP16.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? Do you have any good rewriting stories? Credits: Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive: GeeNerve […]

    Episode 15: Book Beginnings

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2013


    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 14: September Reading Wrap-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2013


    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 13: Writer’s Block – Myth vs. Reality

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2013


    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 12: Writing sensitive male characters

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2013


    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 11: The Issue with “strong” Heroines

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2013


    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 10: August Reading Wrap-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2013


    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 9: Calls for Submissions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2013


    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 8: Collaborative Writing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2013


    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 7: Planning vs. Pantsing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2013


    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 6: Writing Habits and Set-ups

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2013


    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 5: July Reading Wrap-Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2013


    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 4: Beta-Reading

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2013


    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 3: Working With Editors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2013


    in which Laila and Lorrie discuss professional editors – what to expect from them, what they are like and how they fit into the puzzle of publishing a beautiful book.? (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP3.mp3] What about you? Have you had any experiences with editors worth sharing? And remember, next week […]

    Episode 2: Editing Your Manuscripts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2013


    in which Laila and Lorrie discuss editing manuscripts from the writer’s side. How much do we do to our writing before we give it into the able hands of other people? (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP2.mp3] How do you edit? Do you have writing crutches that you always have to take out? […]

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