Unpublished & Unqualifed

In this final episode of season one, we discuss pacing, how it carries stories, what parts of writing affect it, and see just how many times we can get off topic. Now start writing, and keep writing! We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at unpublishedandunqualified@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @UandUWritingPod, find us on Facebook, or send us a voice message on Anchor. Thanks for listening; now start writing, and keep writing! https://www.facebook.com/UandUWritingPod twitter.com/UandUWritingPod www.instagram.com/uanduwritingpod/ anchor.fm/uandu-writingpod

In this episode, we talk about what we thought worked best in the Netflix hit Squid Game and why it is so popular. We also talk about some of the things we wish they would have done differently and how we can apply some of the storytelling techniques in your/our own writing. Now start writing, and keep writing! We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at unpublishedandunqualified@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @UandUWritingPod, find us on Facebook, or send us a voice message on Anchor. Thanks for listening; now start writing, and keep writing! https://www.facebook.com/UandUWritingPod twitter.com/UandUWritingPod www.instagram.com/uanduwritingpod/ anchor.fm/uandu-writingpod

In this episode, we explore how to create well crafted monsters like those featured in great works of horror including Stephen King's IT, Mr. Boogie from Sinister, and the specters from Silent Hill's PT. Join us as we explore their storytelling uses, and learn just how uncomfortable they make some of the members of our cast. Now start writing; and keep writing! We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at unpublishedandunqualified@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @UandUWritingPod, find us on Facebook, or send us a voice message on Anchor. Thanks for listening; now start writing, and keep writing! https://www.facebook.com/UandUWritingPod twitter.com/UandUWritingPod www.instagram.com/uanduwritingpod/ anchor.fm/uandu-writingpod

On this episode of Unpublished and Unqualified, we examine how to workshop a piece of writing that has been workshopped in the past, looking at what aspects of the piece are appropriate to focus on that might not have been as important previously. To do so, we will be examining the first chapter of Blood Affinity, "Written in Blood", which was released in audio format last week. If you want to check out the written version of this story go to our website https://callie-king-stevens.wixsite.com/uanduwritingpod We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at unpublishedandunqualified@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @UandUWritingPod, find us on Facebook, or send us a voice message on Anchor. Thanks for listening; now start writing, and keep writing! https://www.facebook.com/UandUWritingPod twitter.com/UandUWritingPod www.instagram.com/uanduwritingpod/ anchor.fm/uandu-writingpod

We have a special treat for you all this week! An audiobook-esque reading of "Written in Blood" which is the first chapter of Blood Affinity by Parker. Read by Nick McEuen. If you want to check out the written version of this story go to our website https://callie-king-stevens.wixsite.com/uanduwritingpod We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at unpublishedandunqualified@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @UandUWritingPod, find us on Facebook, or send us a voice message on Anchor. Thanks for listening; now start writing, and keep writing! https://www.facebook.com/UandUWritingPod twitter.com/UandUWritingPod www.instagram.com/uanduwritingpod/ anchor.fm/uandu-writingpod

This weeks episode is all about main characters. Hear us discuss the main characters in our current stories and get ideas for your own main (or side) character(s). If you want to check out our writing or the writing prompt from this or any previous episode go to our website https://callie-king-stevens.wixsite.com/uanduwritingpod We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at unpublishedandunqualified@gmail.com, find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @UandUWritingPod or send us a voice message on Anchor. Thanks for listening; now start writing, and keep writing! https://www.facebook.com/UandUWritingPod twitter.com/UandUWritingPod www.instagram.com/uanduwritingpod/ anchor.fm/uandu-writingpod

Join us as Joy works through some of her writing roadblocks. We discuss ways to write conflict and plot using some tried and true methods. If you want to check out our writing or the writing prompt from this or any previous episode go to our new (and very basic) website https://callie-king-stevens.wixsite.com/uanduwritingpod We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at unpublishedandunqualified@gmail.com, find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @UandUWritingPod or send us a voice message on Anchor. Thanks for listening; now start writing, and keep writing! https://www.facebook.com/UandUWritingPod twitter.com/UandUWritingPod www.instagram.com/uanduwritingpod/ anchor.fm/uandu-writingpod

Join us as we discuss school settings in some of our favorite stories. We discuss the pros and cons of using school and learning in world-building and exposition while offering some insight into how to correctly add this element. If you want to check out our writing or the writing prompt from this or any previous episode go to our new (and very basic) website https://callie-king-stevens.wixsite.com/uanduwritingpod We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at unpublishedandunqualified@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @UandUWritingPod or send us a voice message on Anchor. twitter.com/UandUWritingPod www.instagram.com/uanduwritingpod/ anchor.fm/uandu-writingpod Thanks for listening; now start writing, and keep writing!

Join us as we discuss broadening our horizons in the media we consume and talk about our latest guilty pleasures and how they help to improve our writing. If you want to check out our writing or the writing prompt from this or any previous episode go to our new (and very basic) website https://callie-king-stevens.wixsite.com/uanduwritingpod We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at unpublishedandunqualified@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @UandUWritingPod or send us a voice message on Anchor. twitter.com/UandUWritingPod www.instagram.com/uanduwritingpod/ anchor.fm/uandu-writingpod Thanks for listening; now start writing, and keep writing!

Have you ever wanted to see how we workshop pieces? Have you ever wanted to sit in on a writing workshop without having to have your own work read and critiqued? Do you just want to hear about what we are writing and what we want to improve on in our writing? Well, you're in luck because we can help you with all of these questions and more in this week's episode! We conduct a workshop on the short stories we wrote based on our previous prompts. Feel free to sit in and learn! Then if you're feeling inclined you can send us your own writing and let us read through it or even read it on the pod. If you want to check out and read our stories go to our new (and very basic) website https://callie-king-stevens.wixsite.com/uanduwritingpod or listen to our episode with Joy's audiobook version. We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at unpublishedandunqualified@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @UandUWritingPod or send us a voice message on Anchor. twitter.com/UandUWritingPod www.instagram.com/uanduwritingpod/ anchor.fm/uandu-writingpod Thanks for listening; now start writing, and keep writing!

We have a special treat for you all this week! An audiobook-esque reading of Joy's story based on our prompts "Sunshine". Read by Lillie Dube, Michelle Covington, and Joy Covington. If you want to check out the written version of this story or read Callie and Parker's stories go to our new (and very basic) website https://callie-king-stevens.wixsite.com/uanduwritingpod We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at unpublishedandunqualified@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @UandUWritingPod or send us a voice message on Anchor. twitter.com/UandUWritingPod www.instagram.com/uanduwritingpod/ anchor.fm/uandu-writingpod Thanks for listening; now start writing, and keep writing!

For this episode, join us as we explore the first episode of Akame Ga Kill and discuss the issues that it and many other first drafts of writing have. Listen as we laugh our way through some of the literary sins in this first episode and our own works. We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at unpublishedandunqualified@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @UandUWritingPod or send us a voice message on Anchor twitter.com/UandUWritingPod www.instagram.com/uanduwritingpod/ anchor.fm/uandu-writingpod

We are pleased to present you with our second episode! This week as we analyze what writing techniques Edgar Alan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft used to make their stories so memorable, making them the classics they are today. Listen as none of us are able to properly pronounce most things this episode. This week's writing prompt is to have your characters encounter forces that are beyond their comprehension. The link to the video of memory Joy mentioned can be found here: https://youtu.be/XINL-Yt4iy4 We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at unpublishedandunqualified@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @UandUWritingPod or send us a voice message on Anchor twitter.com/UandUWritingPod www.instagram.com/uanduwritingpod/ anchor.fm/uandu-writingpod

Join us for our first-ever episode! This week as we analyze why Avatar the Last Airbender S2E2 "The Cave of Two Lovers" is so good. We laugh our way through looking at inside jokes, balanced subplots, character motivations, and tone. Stayed tuned until the end for a writing prompt! We would love to hear from you! Send us an email at unpublishedandunqualified@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @UandUWritingPod or send us a voice message on Anchor twitter.com/UandUWritingPod www.instagram.com/uanduwritingpod/ anchor.fm/uandu-writingpod