Podcasts about cruel prince

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Shield of Sparrows: "You are a bird." It feels like it's been a while since Laura Marie and Jessica Marie were both delighted with a new release and while it probably hasn't been that long, finding the joy seemed harder than ever until ACOFAE picked up Shield of Sparrows. A big claim for sure, but how often does the journey of self discovery, self acceptance, and MONSTERS come into play together in a Romantasy? Monsters is a new addition to the ACOFAE lexicon and Laura Marie and Jessica Marie are along for the ride with Odessa, The Guardian, The Prince, and some questionable ladies' maids that may or may not have set Laura Marie off. Join ACOFAE as they dive into the fastest paced ending in a while where people are dying, monsters are flying, and maybe the real monsters -the kings and courts, are lying. TW / CW: death of parents, child protective services For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Shield of Sparrows by Devney Perry Mentions: The Ragpicker King by Cassandra Clare (Cassie Clare), Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan, and ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas (SJM) *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Lilo and Stitch '02: " 'O'hana' means 'Family'." How old were you when you first watched Lilo and Stitch? Did you cry? Have you seen it as an adult? You will cry. ACOFAE dives into the animated Lilo and Stitch and it's an episode that is filled with tears. Mainly Jessica Marie's, but it's a tough watch for Laura Marie too. Lilo is lonely and asks for the best angel there is, and Stitch is an experimental alien from another galaxy that is bent on destruction. Throw in CPS and an older sister and you've got waterworks for adults and laughter for children. A story that's about family that throws around quotes that hit you in the gut, Lilo and Stitch is an animated classic no matter the age. "It's small and broken but it's mine." TW / CW: death of parents, child protective services For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Lilo and Stitch Mentions: none to our awareness *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: 202. The Mummy: "The triangle, like a pyramid, is the strongest shape." ACOFAE dips into the archives and is slyly setting up some things in the future by covering the 1999 classic action-adventure movie, The Mummy. A movie that served as the awakening for an entire generation, Brenden Fraser and Rachel Weisz knew what they were doing as Laura Marie and Jessica Marie watch them fall in love while exploring the sands of Egypt. Heartwarming and extremely funny, The Mummy holds up all these years later with wit and charm. And the hottest cast since Pirates of the Caribbean. "Why. Choose." TW / CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: The Mummy Mentions: The Mummy Returns, The Craft, Jumanji *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: SPECIAL EPISODE 22: Our new friend, Aimee Phan! ACOFAE welcomes to the podcast educator and author Aimee Phan to discuss her latest release, The Lost Queen! Steeped in Vietnamese myths, tales, and legends The Lost Queen takes the familiar stories and reimagines them in modern day California, High School problems and all! Jolie is a swimmer who is in the throws of being a social outcast for reasons and Huong is the girl who steps in and shows Jolie that all is not what it seems. Filled with sisterhood, female friendships, found family, dragons, magic and more Aimee takes Laura Marie, Jessica Marie, and readers on a journey that continues on with book two, coming soon. Follow Aimee Phan! Instagram: @AimeePhanWrites (https://www.instagram.com/aimeephanwrites/) https://www.instagram.com/aimeephanwrites/ TikTok: @AimeePhanWrites (https://www.tiktok.com/@aimeephanwrites) https://www.tiktok.com/@aimeephanwrites BlueSky: @aimeephan.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/aimeephan.bsky.social) https://bsky.app/profile/aimeephan.bsky.social Website: https://www.aimeephanwrites.com/ TW / CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: No spoilers. Mentions: No mentins *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

Acofae Podcast Presents: Roswell '99: "Men don't yearn anymore." Surprising probably no one, Laura Marie is the catalyst behind covering the 1999 WB hit Roswell. While watching her comfort show, Laura Marie was struck with the feeling that Jessica Marie needed to see these aliens yearn. And yearn they do. A classically teen high school drama with big feelings and science fiction, Laura Marie watched this when it was on air and has a lot to say about it. Jessica Marie is kicking her feet giggling as we learn where the aliens came from (up north) and we learn exactly who is in this stellar 90's cast- you'll be surprised. A show with an unskippable intro, star trek alumni, and chemistry that is off the charts, Roswell is a top tier cult classic was relevant then and still is now.

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: SPECIAL EPISODE 21: Our new friend, Jade Presley! ACOFAE welcomes to the podcast New York Times Bestselling Author Jade Presley to discuss her newest release The Never List. Long time listeners will notice that this book is the podcast's first 5 person why choose and Laura Marie and Jessica Marie have all the questions. From the writing process to blocking out those spicy scenes, Jade gives ACOFAE all the details about fantasy world building, map creation, research and more! Kept spoiler free, this episode highlights not only the spice of this new release but also the female empowerment and friendship, as well as some teasers for book two. Follow Jade Presley! Instagram: @JadePresleyAuthor (https://www.instagram.com/jadepresleyauthor/) https://www.instagram.com/jadepresleyauthor/ TikTok: @JadePresleyAuthor (https://www.tiktok.com/@jadepresleyauthor) https://www.tiktok.com/@jadepresleyauthor Website: https://www.jadepresley.com/ LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/jadepresley TW / CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: No spoilers. Mentions: No mentions *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

Acofae Podcast Presents: Special Episode 20: Our new friend, Kait Ballenger! ACOFAE welcomes to the podcast award-winning author Kait Ballenger to discuss her newest release Original Sinner! Join Kait, Laura Marie and Jessica Marie as they dive into the inspiration, the writing process and all the daddy issues that come with Lucifer as he stomps around New York City as a billionaire CEO. Brooding and a little lost, Lucifer meets his match in Charlotte a girl from out of town that temps Lucifer in all the best ways. Full of spice Kait talks everyone through it as she delves into how the characters spoke to her, who is hardest to write, and who is the most fun in this multifaceted new world.

Officially, this series is "The Folk of the Air" trilogy, and in book 2, Jude is firmly established as the right-hand of the very disgruntled King Cardan. Anyone else a fan of Taryn? Katie is all about a book from her perspective a la Nesta from ACOTAR.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26032887-the-wicked-king?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=XcbhAfESGf&rank=1In case you missed The Cruel Prince: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26032825-the-cruel-prince?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=cgMUUDjGRQ&rank=1 Want to re-read the glove scene from Crown Duel? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21060.Crown_Duel?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=iaFFeQtkx5&rank=1patreon.com/notanotherheroine

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: ACOFAE celebrates 200 episodes!: "We could be syndicated." ACOFAE celebrates 200+ episodes by choosing and reflecting on their five favorite episodes of all time! Join Laura Marie and Jessica Marie as they go over their five episodes and discuss all of the ins and outs of what makes an episode really WORK. The choices will surprise you as much as it did Laura Marie and Jessica Marie and the reasons why episodes were chosen may surprise you even more! ACOFAE talks bad reviews, echo chambers, different perspectives, listener numbers, and ends with a recap of what the hosts have been reading recently. Lock in for a look back at the last *FIVE * years of ACOFAE together and a little glimpse into possible future episodes. "And today we are Celebrating" TW / CW: For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Mentions: *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

Is there anyone who hasn't read The Cruel Prince yet? This is an urban fantasy (kind of) filled with deliciously evil fairies, a bloodthirsty heroine, and a very questionable romantic lead.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26032825-the-cruel-prince?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=e1JnZ4s2bm&rank=1Poison Study by Maria Snyder is also mentioned in this episode, check it out here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60510.Poison_Study?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=VgCQN1G9fF&rank=1patreon.com/notanotherheroine

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Heat of the Everflame: "I'm not regular mom, I'm a spy mom." Laura Marie and Jessica Marie are heated as they discuss _Heat of the Everflame _. Diem is making choices and they certainly are choices as her group journeys across borders and seas causing chaos every way they turn. Luther is single-minded in his determination to see Diem find her true purpose, and everyone else is along for the ride as betrayals are afoot and if Diem's mother has no haters then ACOFAE is dead. Period. Join Laura Marie and Jessica Marie as they battle their feelings and dive into the plot because this book is huge! "So does murder." TW / CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Heat of the Everflame by Penn Cole, The Kindred's Curse Saga overall, House of Flame and Shadow (HOFAS) by Sarah J. Maas (SJM) Mentions: Throne of Glass, ACOSF, Supernatural, Nefertiti, Indiana Jones *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

If you've been kind of iffy on Jude through part one, there's a very particular hand scene in part two where Jude establishes herself as one of the most badass heroines in the genre. This is the gritty, resilient kind of main character every romantasy author tries to write with middling success.------------------------------------------Is there anyone who hasn't read The Cruel Prince yet? This is an urban fantasy (kind of) filled with deliciously evil fairies, a bloodthirsty heroine, and a very questionable romantic lead.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26032825-the-cruel-prince?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=e1JnZ4s2bm&rank=1Poison Study by Maria Snyder is also mentioned in this episode, check it out here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60510.Poison_Study?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=VgCQN1G9fF&rank=1Want more of Jordan, Katie, and Not Another Heroine? Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes and to listen to our Patreon-exclusive series, Tawdry Tuesday! https://patreon.com/notanotherheroine

ACFOAE Podcast Presents: Marie Antionette: "The revolution can be girly pop." ACOFAE says "Happy Birthday!" to it's very own Laura Marie and her choice for an episode this year was the film, Marie Antionette. A movie that Jessica Marie has never seen and one that Laura Marie had to learn how to love. Marie Antionette is a girly pop take on the life and death of Marie Antionette. No violence here, just cake, pastels, shoes, hair, dogs, and gossip. Oh and a husband who likes to hunt more than spend time with his wife. Oh and the country is starving and about to revolt. Just that. Join Laura Marie and Jessica Marie as they take in the spectable of Kirsten as Queen and reflect on history and how girls just cannot like anything. "Let them eat cake? I didn't even say that." TW / CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Marie Antoinette and history Mentions: Moulin Rouge, The Virgin Suicides, The Great, Hamilton, Supernatural *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

Is there anyone who hasn't read The Cruel Prince yet? This is an urban fantasy (kind of) filled with deliciously evil fairies, a bloodthirsty heroine, and a very questionable romantic lead. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26032825-the-cruel-prince?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=e1JnZ4s2bm&rank=1Check out Tithe by Holly Black for Lord Roiben's story.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46777.Tithe?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=FPSJA9LO0S&rank=1Want more of Jordan, Katie, and Not Another Heroine? Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes and to listen to our Patreon-exclusive series, Tawdry Tuesday! https://patreon.com/notanotherheroine

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Series Fatigue: The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest Being excited about a new release can be scary. Being excited about a new release that is ALSO the conclusion to the series is another level of excited/scary. When that new release that is also the conclusion of the series then turns out to be a DNF for BOTH Laura Marie and Jessica Marie, then the question becomes? Was it them? or Is it really that bad? The Black Witch Chronicles comes to an end with The Dryad Storm, the book that was such a DNF that is sparked a question about fatigue and the willingness to journey through the slog. How much is the reader's time worth? When do you take ownership of your reading and acknowledge that you are not having fun? What other series suffer from series fatigue? If any? All that and more is discussed as ACOFAE Laura and ACOFAE Jessica pinpoint where the series lost them and why. "Anything for the pod, but not this." TW / CW: For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: The Black Witch Chronicles by Laurie Forest (specifically The Dryad Storm and The Demon Tide), and SJM Universe Mentions: Moulin Rouge, Teen Wolf, Dexter, Crescent City, Throne of Glass, ACOTAR series (ACOTAR/ACOMAF/ACOWAR/ACOFAS) by Sarah J. Maas, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, From Blood and Ash (FBAA) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (JLA), Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole, Dramione, Legendborn and Oathbound by Tracy Deonn, Daughters of the Moon series, The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black, Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (GRRM), A Trial of the Sun Queen, Shadowhunters by Cassandra Clare (Cassie Clare), Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi, Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

Time travel? Check. A teeny, tiny, Corlath moment of romance? Check. More dragon books? Check. We're closing out Dragonflight this week, but come back next Monday for our first epic series of the season: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black.https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61975.Dragonflight?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=1dVggNUtlb&rank=1patreon.com/notanotherheroine ---------Other books mentioned this episode:The Mistborn Saga by Brandon Sandersonhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68428.Mistborn?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=xVi3lmZiGd&rank=1Song in the Silence by Elizabeth Kernerhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1022209.Song_in_the_Silence?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_19Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wredehttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/150739.Dealing_with_Dragons?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=hn5OINtlqe&rank=1The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarroshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61431922-fourth-wing?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=X8dpktjyMK&rank=1Wyvern by Grace Dravenhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31560086-wyvern?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=PoorCyP5ki&rank=1The Temeraire Series by Naomi Novikhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28876.His_Majesty_s_Dragon?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=1LT7PxRDAx&rank=6Nerilka's Story by Anne McCaffrey https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61974.Nerilka_s_Story?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=mySSoIixvJ&rank=1

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: True Blood: "Bill, I've got the ick." Vampires can be so many things: sparkly, fast, blood thirsty, gorgeous. They can also be Confederate and Southern, which is what is going on here in ACOFAE's True Blood rewatch Season 1 episodes 1 and 2. Sookie is just ordinary girl with an extraordinary ability until Vampire Bill walks into her seating section and changes her life. Throwing it all the way back to 2008, True Blood was a moment, is a moment, and will be a moment in time - the themes are just as relevant now as they were then, as ACOFAE watches Sookie put men in their place left and right; sheriff, coroner, brother, boss. It does not matter. The "I'm just a waitress" Stackhouse is fearless in the pursuit of her piece of calm in the noise and Vampire Bill is just that and more. The accents are thick, the teeth are real, and the messages are important as Laura Marie and Jessica Marie lament that they do not make TV like they used to. TW / CW: Alcoholism For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: True Blood, Throne of Glass (TOG) by Sarah J. Maas (SJM) Mentions: The Boys, Wicked, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Euphoria, Interview with the Vampire *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Want curated by Gillian Anderson: "Fantasy is freedom." Kicking off International Woman's Month with Gillian Anderson seems fitting. A woman that has touched the lives of so many different people in different ways, a champion for STEM and the skeptic-turned-believer, Gillian, is more involved in our everyday lives than we knew! "Want" is a collection of stories that have been curated and catalogued by Gillian and presented to us the reader in a way that challenges and excites. "Want" is about want. "Want" is about pleasure. Freedom. Expression. Power. Women are powerful when they want, and that power can scare and intimidate so that another emotion is put in place of the power being felt: Shame. There's no room for shame here. Join Laura Marie and Jessica Marie as they reflect on their Gillian experiences, the world today, and why women are so incredible. We listen and we don't judge. TW / CW: CNC For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Want currated by Gillian Anderson, Sex Education Mentions: Babygirl, Nasfuratu, The Half King, The Vagina Monologue, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, X-Files, Drive Me Crazy, Supernatural, Doctor Who *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Onyx Storm: "Why, Rebecca? WHY!?" If you've been a listener for a while, then you are well aware that ACOFAE and the Empyrean Series have not always gotten along. There's been discussions about being bratty, snobby, and enjoying things just for what they are -- vibes. So in light of all this history, Laura Marie and Jessica Marie have called in some backup to discuss book 3 of The Empyrean Series Onyx Storm. ACOFAE welcomes Aris to the pod to help frame discussions to put them firmly in the realm of THEORIES. Yes, that's correct. ACOFAE is discussing guesses and theories as well as the plot and all it's details as Laura Marie, Jessica Marie, and friend of show Aris get into it. That's tea. "You might be onto something there..." TW / CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: The Empyrean Series (Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm) by Rebecca Yarros, Game of Thrones, Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas Mentions: A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) by Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin (ACOWAR) by Sarah J. Maas, Avatar: The Last Air Bender, Shatter Me, House of Flame and Shadow (HOFAS) by Sarah J. Maas, The Boys *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

In this episode of The Book Fix, Yajaira and Cheli dive into the world of fan-made book trailers on YouTube, reacting to creative takes on some of these books they have reviewed before. From swoon-worthy moments in The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood to the dark, edgy vibes of Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton, and to the epic fantasy feel of Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. They discussed the dramatic twists of Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard, and whether or not Powerless by Lauren Roberts was similar. Another book trailer was Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover, Icebreaker by Hannah Grace, and the magical mischief of The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. Tune in for their candid reactions and which trailers they think deserve more recognition! Let us know which book trailer we should react to next! Videos we reacted to: Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UbsNfwkZwkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS8f8-yyoUsPowerless by Lauren Roberts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWKsG8CwXK0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ufj3nsEebcFourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcybDwT6Ia4Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm8A_DvKUNwHaunting Adeline by H. D. Carlton- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVcD9O4ERAkThe Cruel Prince by Holly Black - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlxEWh_GQ-AIcebreaker by Hannah Grace - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5zKiPUCPmkThe Invocations by Krystal Sutherland - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrFMdE8yr20It Ends with us by Colleen Hoover - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmtnVk5nEEIUgly Love by Colleen Hoover - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5907fzevP4The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ-StNTIBdsSupport the showOur Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thebookfix?utm_source=linktree_admin_sharebecome our Patron ♡ https://www.patreon.com/BookFixbuy us a book ♡ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thebookfixBusiness Inquiries: thebookfixpodcast@gmail.comfollow us on Tiktok! ♡ https://www.tiktok.com/@thebookfix

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Faebound: "When someone offers you a throne, TAKE IT!" Sometimes all it takes is a good twist to make the reader sit up straight and pay attention. Sometimes it takes thinking about that twist and all it's repercussions to cement the storyline for a reader, and sometimes it's a slog until it's not. Listener recommended Faebound is all that and more: romantic fantasy, military drama, sisterhood plot lines, and a secret prince! Yeeran was born into war. Ambitious and of high rank, she discovers orders, gets banished and begins her true story. Her little sister has her own journey to embark on and both will change their world as they know it. Filled with unique magic and relationships; Faebound is ticking boxes and reeving up for book two in a confirmed trilogy. TW / CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Faebound by Saara El-Arifi, Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole, The Wicked King by Holly Black Mentions: The Black Witch by Laurie Forest, Dune by Frank Herbert *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Pop Culture Poetry 003: Wicked: Act 1: "Something bad is happening in.." Wicked is so many things: a book, a Broadway show, a movie and at it's core words and music. Join ACOFAE as they continue their Pop Culture Poetry series with a dive into the lyrics of Wicked Act 1. There is something special that happens when you look at the words on the page and tease out meaning from music. Laura Marie and Jessica Marie are gushing and tearing up as they recount their first experiences with Wicked and discuss their favorite lyrics and songs. "It couldn't happen here." TW / CW: For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Wicked (Act I) Mentions: Chicago, Hamilton, TTPD (The Tortured Poets Department) *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Glow of the Everflame: "Going through the motions not the Emotions." You know that feeling when a book series makes you FEEL something? Not simply frustration or ick but passion, anger, confusion, and maybe sometimes that little spark of joy. That's what ACOFAE is feeling as they continue on with the Kindred's Curse Saga in book 2, Glow of the Everflame. Diem has to learn how to politic or die trying in a book that takes us to the heart o the palace and into the thick of it's plots. A looming deadline hanging over her head Diem has to make allies and learn how to control her power if she's going to be able to claim her throne. It's good stuff. TW / CW: death of a parent For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Spark of the Everflame and Glow of the Everflame by Penn Cole, Empire of Storms and Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas (SJM) Mentions: The Road to El Dorado, The Truman Show, Legendborn by Tracy Deonn, The Black Witch Chronicles by Laurie Forrest, The Great *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: The Truman Show: "You're afraid. That's why you can't leave.” Romanticize your life! Become the main character in your own life! What happens when these things aren't just suggestions but actual fact? Enter Truman Burbank star of The Truman Show, a show all about him all the time, and everyone is watching. All the time. Except he doesn't know. My design. Wow. Join Laura Marie and Jessica Marie as they explore The Truman Show with Jim Carrey and have thoughts and feelings and reflections about this movie that absolutely hits a different way now in 2025. Para-social relationships are real and the bottom line is entertainment in this 1998 classic film. "Good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight." TW / CW: death of a parent For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: The Truman Show Mentions: Liar Liar, The Mask, The Cable Guy, Road Rules, Ace Venture *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAEPodcast Presents: Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole: "Denial with a capital D." The wonderful thing about fantasy is that it's an escape. Sometimes an escape from reality is so needed that Laura Marie and Jessica Marie change up the recording schedule to accommodate Spark of the Everflame. Diem is and isn't like other girls and her world is one of division, gods, and magic. When the old king dies, Diem is thrust into a world of rebels and violence that has her questioning her loyalties to herself, her best friend/lover, and her family. Good stuff. Oh and there's a handsome prince of course. Jessica Marie is swooning and Laura Marie is gushing in book 1 of the Kindred's Curse Saga. TW / CW: sexual harassment For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole Mentions: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas, Beauty and the Beaast *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

This book is everywhere so Katie finally gave in and immediately started a Reddit argument. Campy, rife with misogyny, reminiscent of an early 2000's teen girl series - it's something when Katie recommends Fourth Wing over another book. Just read for the vibes, man.The Zodiac Academy: The AwakeningBut, seriously, read A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik or The Cruel Prince by Holly Black instead.

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: The Wizard's Brew: "January is weird, let's make it weirder." It's 2025 and things that we are doing this year is finding joy wherever it may take us. Be it different genres, subgenres, or formats...altogether 2025 is the year ACOFAE leaves no stone unturned in the search for joy. So that should explain why Laura Marie and Jessica Marie find themselves in a crime procedural. No really, CRIME! Think 1920's crime noir with gnomes. And werewolves. Maybe some shapeshifters. Throw in a little magic and add a magical institute with fae objects and you've got a story; add in murder and you've got The Wizard's Brew. Potion making is the name of the game for a poor chap who just wants to do right by his wife, until MURDER. Enter in our detective, his pal, and we're off following the clues and going where the case takes no matter what. Oh and our detective is a man. What's a man doing here?! TW / CW: addiction For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: The Wizard's Brew by Jordan Reed Mentions: Bones, Fringe, The Black Witch Chronicles, Supernatural (SPN), The Dresden Files, Arrow, Ninth House, X-Files, Serpent and Dove, The Magicians, The Mummy, Jessica Jones, The Babysitters Club, Animorphs, CSI: Vegas, CSI: Miami *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: SPECIAL EPISODE 019: Our new friend, Melissa Landers! ACOFAE welcomes to the podcast New York Times, USA Today, and Sunday Times bestselling author Melissa Landers! Laura Marie, Jessica Marie, and Melissa dive into all things The Half King, including the writing process, genre shifts, writing romance and more! Melissa's newest release The Half King takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery and a literal journey as we are exploring a new fantasy world through adventures! If you're looking for the overcoming of religious resentment, discovering your own power, and a sweet romance...then you are in luck with_ The Half King_. Sweet doesn't mean boring with our love interest, who is a little bit mysterious and a lot handsom. Join ACOFAE and Melissa as we search for joy and survive 2025. TW / CW: none to our awareness. For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: None to our knowledge Mentions: The Half King by Melissa Landers *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

In 2024, we celebrated the new additions to the romantasy space, the fun in sprayed edges, and the increased popularity of books! Now, we're looking into our bookish crystal ball for 2025 . . . What do we think will happen in the book world? Listen to this episode to find out! Are you a book lover? We are too! Join Kiwi and the Bird as we discuss and debate YA and NA's hottest releases. This podcast is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, Holly Black, Marissa Meyer, Leigh Bardugo, and more. Curious about us? Keimi (the Kiwi) works at the local library and has a passion for gummy sweets, parkour, and soft bois. Taylor (the Bird) is an aspiring author who secretly loves romance, chocolate milkshakes, and stoic, brooding love interests. Shoutout to the wonderful ERIN ARMSTRONG for editing this podcast! Explore Erin's portfolio at ⁠www.erinarmstrong24.com⁠ and follow on Instagram: @migrantsnorer. Follow Kiwi and the Bird! Instagram: @kiwiandthebird TikTok: @kiwiandthebird Twitter: @kiwiandthebird www.kiwiandthebird.com Thanks for supporting us nerdy book lovers. If you'd like, donate to our show via Patreon or Venmo! @kiwiandthebird Please kindly send business inquiries to kiwiandthebirdpodcast@gmail.com. Keywords: A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, Fourth Wing, The Cruel Prince, Shatter Me, Victoria Aveyard, Bookworm, Book Nerd, Bookish, Book, Books, Bookstagram, BookTok, Rick Riordan, Cassandra Clare, Young Adult, New Adult, Read, Reads, Reading, Reader, Readers, ACOTAR, TOG, Percy Jackson, Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kiwiandthebird/support

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Catching Fire: "Eyes bright, chins up, smiles ON." Ending the year with some "welcome to the revolution" vibes, Laura Marie and Jessica Marie are rewatching Catching Fire (movie two) in the The Hunger Games series (books by Suzanne Collins.) Nothing says the "end of the holidays" like a slog through the country to visit people that don't really like you, all to be roped back into the same thing you said you'd never do again. We laugh so we don't cry. Katniss and Peeta are traveling here and there and eventually back to The Capital for murderous shenanigans that include getting back in the arena again because Snow said so. Shattering the dome of expectation (ha), Katniss finds herself as the figurehead of a revolution that may or may not be more far along than she knows. Just die. TW / CW: none to our awareness. For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: The Hunger Games series, including The Hunger Games and Catching Fire Mentions: ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses - Book 1) by Sarah J. Maas, Pride and Prejudice, The Demon Tide *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

It's time to get SPOILERY! No holes are barred in today's episode. We're getting into the nitty gritty with Alex Aster's LIGHTLARK. Dare to listen? Are you a book lover? We are too! Join Kiwi and the Bird as we discuss and debate YA and NA's hottest releases. This podcast is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, Holly Black, Marissa Meyer, Leigh Bardugo, and more. Curious about us? Keimi (the Kiwi) works at the local library and has a passion for gummy sweets, parkour, and soft bois. Taylor (the Bird) is an aspiring author who secretly loves romance, chocolate milkshakes, and stoic, brooding love interests. Shoutout to the wonderful ERIN ARMSTRONG for editing this podcast! Explore Erin's portfolio at ⁠www.erinarmstrong24.com⁠ and follow on Instagram: @migrantsnorer. Follow Kiwi and the Bird! Instagram: @kiwiandthebird TikTok: @kiwiandthebird Twitter: @kiwiandthebird www.kiwiandthebird.com Thanks for supporting us nerdy book lovers. If you'd like, donate to our show via Patreon or Venmo! @kiwiandthebird Please kindly send business inquiries to kiwiandthebirdpodcast@gmail.com. Keywords: A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, Fourth Wing, The Cruel Prince, Shatter Me, Victoria Aveyard, Bookworm, Book Nerd, Bookish, Book, Books, Bookstagram, BookTok, Rick Riordan, Cassandra Clare, Young Adult, New Adult, Read, Reads, Reading, Reader, Readers, ACOTAR, TOG, Percy Jackson, Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kiwiandthebird/support

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Secrets of Blackthorn Hall: "Back with old friends as we always say." Deck the halls and fa-la-la yourself because it's Shadowhunter season on ACOFAE! This year Laura Marie and Jessica Marie are covering Secrets of Blackthorn Hall, a web series turned kickstarter turned beautiful physical book filled with Joy. That's right, there aren't any sad tears here, just happy ones as everyone you've ever loved (and some people that you hate) are included in the story of a famous landmark: Blackthorn Hall. Julian has inherited the rotting mess and is determined to make it a home for his family. The secrets they find along the way are just part of the fun. Ending the year with a little joy. TW / CW: none to our awareness. For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: all of The Shadowhunters Universe. This includes The Mortal Instruments, The Dark Artifices, The Last Hours Mentions: ACOFAS (A Court of Frost and Starlight), Supernatural, and Wicked (the motion picture) *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Happy 4th Birthday ACOFAE: The yearly reflection. Happy Birthday ACOFAE! How do Laura Marie and Jessica Marie celebrate you wonder? By reflecting over the past year's episodes of course! Join ACOFAE as they choose an episode from the past year (2024) and give it re-listen, a reread, a revisit to see if we really gave it our all. Sometimes a little distance from something can make you see a new plot line, a new character, or sometimes you'll feel new feelings in an old way and vise versa. Laura Marie and Jessica Marie kept their choices secret until recording, so let's all be surprised as ACOFAE celebrates year 4. TW / CW: For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: HOFAS (House of Flame and Shadow), ACOMAF (A Court of Mist and Fury), and Heavenbreaker Mentions: HOFAS (House of Flame and Shadow), Alchemised, Manacled, Dramione, Shadowhunters, The Love Hypothesis, Harry Potter, Long Live Evil, Snowpiercer, Dune, Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, Lord of the Rings, Throne of Glass (TOG), ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses), Silo, Serpent and Dove *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Pop Culture Poetry 002: The Tortured Poets Department. ACOFAE continues the journey through Pop Culture Poetry with Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department. Laura Marie and Jessica Marie are looking at lyrics, reminiscing about concerts, and pointing out songs and little parts of songs that ended up meaning the world to them, some surprising and some not. Knowing that not everyone is a Taylor fan, exploring her work through the lyrics allowed ACOFAE to reflect on and feel the big feelings in a new and different way. ACOFAE isn't like other TS fans, they're different: faves (not counting TTPD) include Reputation, Midnights, and 1989. So different. So unique. It's ok to be a little basic. Taylor Swift Podcasts: 13: A Taylor Swift Fan Podcast Ready For It - A Taylor Swift Inspired Podcast Swiftcast: The #1 Taylor Swift Podcast Taylearning: A Taylor Swift Podcast Taylor Talk: The Taylor Swift Podcast Tay To Z: A Taylor Swift Podcast TW / CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: none to our awareness Mentions: Reference to ACOTAR and ACOMAF *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: SPECIAL EPISODE 017: Our new friend, Rachel Howzell Hall! ACOFAE welcomes critically acclaimed thriller author and debut Romantasy author, Rachel Howzell Hall, to the podcast! Laura Marie, Jessica Marie, and Rachel dive into The Last One and discuss the fascinating jump from Crime to Romance/Fantasy and how the writing process changes with genres. Female empowerment, finding yourself, and discussions on inner strength round out a conversation filled with insight and laughter. Join ACOFAE as the welcome Rachel to the world of Romantasy and gush just a bit about a fantastic debut! Follow Rachel Howzell Hall! Instagram: @RHowzellHall (https://www.instagram.com/rhowzellhall/) https://www.instagram.com/rhowzellhall/ Twitter/X: @RachelHowzell (https://x.com/rachelhowzell) https://x.com/rachelhowzell Profile: https://www.rachelhowzell.com/ TW / CW: discussions mentioning cancer. For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: no spoilers to our awareness Mentions: The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall, Moonlight, Cheers, The Wizard of Oz, Close Encounter to the Third Kind *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

It's time to get SPOILERY! No holes are barred in today's episode. We're getting into the nitty gritty with Carissa Broadbent's THE SERPENT AND THE WINGS OF NIGHT. Dare to listen? Are you a book lover? We are too! Join Kiwi and the Bird as we discuss and debate YA and NA's hottest releases. This podcast is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Rebecca Yarros, Holly Black, Marissa Meyer, Leigh Bardugo, and more. Curious about us? Keimi (the Kiwi) works at the local library and has a passion for gummy sweets, parkour, and soft bois. Taylor (the Bird) is an aspiring author who secretly loves romance, chocolate milkshakes, and stoic, brooding love interests. Shoutout to the wonderful ERIN ARMSTRONG for editing this podcast! Explore Erin's portfolio at ⁠www.erinarmstrong24.com⁠ and follow on Instagram: @migrantsnorer. Follow Kiwi and the Bird! Instagram: @kiwiandthebird TikTok: @kiwiandthebird Twitter: @kiwiandthebird www.kiwiandthebird.com Thanks for supporting us nerdy book lovers. If you'd like, donate to our show via Patreon or Venmo! @kiwiandthebird Please kindly send business inquiries to kiwiandthebirdpodcast@gmail.com. Keywords: A Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, Fourth Wing, The Cruel Prince, Shatter Me, Victoria Aveyard, Bookworm, Book Nerd, Bookish, Book, Books, Bookstagram, BookTok, Rick Riordan, Cassandra Clare, Young Adult, New Adult, Read, Reads, Reading, Reader, Readers, ACOTAR, TOG, Percy Jackson, Hunger Games, Suzanne Collins --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kiwiandthebird/support

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: We are Thankful: Hockey Romance and Faebound! It's 2024 and ACOFAE is thankful for a lot. No really, there is a lot to be thankful for! For example ACOFAE is thankful first and always foremost for the listeners! You all make this pod what it is and ACOFAE thanks you forever. Also though, Laura Marie and Jessica Marie are thankful for books. Not just any books, but books that aren't covered on the pod! But Faebound is something you would cover...Hush now and let ACOFAE tell you a story about how rules are meant to be broken, even when you were the one to make them in the first place. ACOFAE thanks you. Forever. TW / CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: The Wren in the Holly Library, Faebound Mentions: So This is War, Business or Pleasure, Shadowhunters, DMATMOOBIL (Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love), The Magicians, BOnes, Interstellar, Time Traveler's Wife, Donnie Darko, The Love Hypothesis *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: The Love Hypothesis: "Let me have this." Surprise! It's a romance in the middle of November on ACOFAE! Are you surprised? Jessica Marie sure was when Laura Marie pitched this book to her. Keeping with the theme of finding a bit of joy, ACOFAE is covering The Love Hypothesis for reasons. One of which being, Laura Marie loves Adam Driver. ACOFAE loves fan fiction and when those two are put together and then reworked and published, you have ACOFAE'S attention. There are other reasons discussed, that include meeting Adam Driver, worry not. Olive is a potential grad student when she meets (but doesn't meet) the man that inspires her to continue her journey in Science. Dr. Carlsen fell first and ACOFAE loves that. An academic romance that's serious when it needs to be, The Love Hypothesis made Laura Marie kick her feet and giggle - love that for her. He's built like a refrigerator. TW / CW: Cancer, Death of a parent, sexual harassment For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood Mentions: House of Gucci, Star Wars, Lucky Logan, Manacled, Alchemised, Dramione, The Acolyte, A Marriage Story, ACOSF (A Court of Silver Flames), Long Live Evil, The Auction, The Right Thing to Do, The Wrong Thing To Do, Midnight Sun, ACOMAF (A Court of Mist and Fury) *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: SPECIAL EPISODE 015: Our new friend Amber Chen! ACOFAE welcomes to the podcast a very special guest and our new friend Amber Chen! If you've ever heard the term SilkPunk and wanted to know more than you are in luck. Laura Marie, Jessica Marie, and Amber discuss all things Of Jade and Dragons including how Amber went from fan-fiction to published author all while having a TV adaptation under her belt! ACOFAE and Amber dive into Of Jade and Dragons and gush about history, machines, practical applications of ideas, and what exactly the term "Silk Punk" means and where it originated from. Though there are no real dragons in the story, Of Jade and Dragons takes us on an adventure of self discovery, self reliance, and truth. Oh and there's a school. Lots of school drama! And a secret prince! You know how ACOFAE loves a secret prince... Follow Amber Chen! Instagram: @AmberWrites88 (https://www.instagram.com/amberwrites88/?hl=en) https://www.instagram.com/amberwrites88/?hl=en TikTok: @AmberWrites88 (https://www.tiktok.com/@amberwrites88) https://www.tiktok.com/@amberwrites88 Twitter/X: @AmberWrites88 (https://x.com/amberwrites88) https://x.com/amberwrites88 Profile: https://amberwrites88.carrd.co/ TW / CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Of Jade and Dragons Mentions: Iron Widow, The Rise of the Phoenixes *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

In this week's episode, we continue with our November Writing Challenge, and discuss how outlining can be a helpful tool in writing your novel and building a writing habit. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 226 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is November the 8th, 2024 and today we are discussing Part 2 of our November Writing Challenge and that will mostly discuss the usefulness of making outlines. Before we get into that, we will have an update on my current writing projects and Question of the Week. We will also close out the episode with a preview of the upcoming audiobook Cloak of Spears, as narrated by Hollis McCarthy. First up, writing progress. The rough draft of Cloak of Illusion is done at about 96,000 words, and I'm about 25% of the way through the first editing pass. I also wrote a short story called Trick or Treat that will be a companion to the book. Newsletter subscribers will get a free ebook copy of that short story when Cloak of Illusion comes out, hopefully before the end of November. So now would be an excellent time to subscribe to my new release newsletter. After Cloak of Illusion is published, my next project will be Orc Hoard, the 4th book in the Rivah Half-Elven series, and I'm about 21,000 words into that. In audiobook news, as you may have already heard, Cloak of Spears is done. That will be narrated by Hollis McCarthy and it is working its way through processing right now. Shield of Conquest narrated by Brad Wills is also still working its way through processing on the various audiobook platforms. So you can get both audiobooks on my Payhip store right now if you don't want to wait. So that is where I met with my writing projects. 00:01:25 Question of the Week Now let's talk about Question of the Week. It's time for Question of the Week, designed to inspire interesting discussions of enjoyable topics. This week's question: what is your favorite book cover (like in terms of the artwork, the design, etcetera)? No wrong answers, obviously. We had a few answers this week. Justin says: For that, I go back to the guilty pleasures of my youth, a teenager on a Burroughs kick at the time, digging for paperbacks in a secondhand bookstore. Savage Pellucidar, cover by Frank Franzetta (the 1974 Ace edition reprint), which I still have stashed away. Franzetta was an incredible artist. I love his Sea Witch and Death Dealer, but we're talking about book covers here. Savage Pellucidar was the one for me. Mary says: Maps and Legends by Michael Chabon. Then, that cover was a work of art with three detachable bands. Surabhi says: Hard to choose one. I personally love those young adult “Book Tok” book covers: Shadow and Bone, Six of Crows, The Cruel Prince. I don't know. Something about such covers immediately sparks interest in me. Randy says he always liked the Heinlein juvenile covers. Gary S. says: This was difficult for me because I like hardcovers, but I like to take the jacket off while I read so it doesn't get torn. Consequently, I seldom look at the covers. Gary B says: Anne McCaffrey's The White Dragon. I've got a poster/artwork of it and pretty much anything by Michael Whelan. Becca says: Stoner by Tad Williams, pretty much tops my list of favorite covers, then maybe The Dragonstone by McKiernan. Catriona says: Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic. MG says: That's quite difficult to answer, but I have a Return of the King copy with this Alan Lee cover, going to have to go with this. For myself, I think I would go with a hardback edition of The Silmarillion from the late 1990s. I think it was published in ‘99. It was illustrated by Ted Nasmith and the cover image shows Maglor throwing the final Silmaril into the sea in despair for his deeds. If you know the context of that scene, it's an amazingly powerful cover. So that is it for Question of the Week and tune in again for next week's Question of the Week. 00:03:22 Main Topic of the Week Now it's time to our main topic for our second week of our November Writing Challenge. This week we're going to talk about building story structure and how outlining can help with this. If you haven't heard of my November Writing Challenge, the idea is that you write 300 words or a similarly small number every day in hopes of building up a small but sustainable writing habit. I was thinking of NaNoWriMo, where you write 1600 words a day in an effort to get to 50,000 words a month, is well and good for someone like me, where I essentially write a book every month unless something comes up. But for someone starting out, it can be a bit like the sort of crash diet where you lose 5 pounds in a month and then gain 10 back over the next two months as your habits snap back. That's because you didn't lose the weight through sustainable means, so that is the goal with the November writing challenge: to build the base of a sustainable writing habit. So let's talk about how story structure can help you do that. In last week's episode, I mentioned that making the outline of your story can help with the process of writing. In this week's episode, we're going to go into more detail about story structure and conflict. Knowing how these work in your stories is essential to building an outline. You will find that having a proper structure to your story makes it easier to write, in the same way that having a proper foundation for your house makes it easier to construct. We'll talk about what I call the five iron laws of storytelling and the importance of your story having conflict and at the end of the episode, we will get a quick update from my podcast transcriptionist, who is following along with the November Writing Challenge. We will see how that is working out for her so far. So first, why write an outline? I think the main value of writing an outline, especially for beginning writers, is that it forces you to think about the story in advance and forces you to work out any potential plot holes in advance, since it's very easy to find yourself writing yourself into a corner and not knowing how to proceed. Obviously, writing an outline is not for everyone, and some writers say it impairs their creativity and they can't write with an outline. And that's fine, if you know that about yourself. But if you're just starting out, you may not be experienced enough to realize that about your writing style, and you may in fact benefit quite a bit from having written an outline in advance. So with that in mind, what does an outline need? First thing you need to understand is the shape of the story. Who is the protagonist? What is the protagonist's goal? What is the conflict, and what will the protagonist have to do to resolve that conflict? You can, if you want, put in the number of chapters in the outline. The way I usually do it is I write a 2,000 word or so synopsis of the book, and then I chop it up into chapters, though lately my final drafts don't have the same number of chapters as the outline because as I go through, I'll think of things to improve or scenes to move around and so forth. You may find a similar experience when writing from an outline yourself. It is nothing to worry about and can happen. It's also important to keep in mind that the conflict does need to escalate, and you do need to have a strong central conflict. So what do I mean by having a protagonist with the conflict that escalates and he takes action to it? This is something I actually have talked about in this podcast quite a bit, and in my nonfiction book Storytelling: How to Write a Novel. I have something I (rather tongue in cheek) call the five iron laws of storytelling, where if you want to write a good, compelling story, you need to have these five rules you should follow. Now, this is not, you know, true at all times in all places. But I do think you will probably get good results by following these five rules. Now what are these five rules, the five iron laws of storytelling? #1: The protagonist must have a problem that results in a conflict. #2: The protagonist's problem and conflict must be consequential and have real stakes. #3 The protagonist must take action and struggle to resolve his or her conflict and problem. #4 The protagonist must face challenges and setbacks, and his or her efforts to resolve the problem may even backfire. #5, The ending must absolutely provide satisfactory emotional resolution to the problems raised in the story. That might be the most important one of all. Where outlining can help you with this is if you see the story laid out in an outline as in a chart in something like Plottr or something like that, you can look it over and see- do I have a protagonist who has a interesting problem? Is the problem consequential for the protagonist? Is the protagonist trying to resolve the conflict? Is the protagonist experiencing setbacks and challenges, and perhaps even unintended consequences as he or she tries to resolve the problem? And finally, is the resolution emotionally satisfying? It doesn't have to be a happy ending. It doesn't have to be a totally sad ending. It can be a bittersweet ending. But whatever the ending, it has to resolve the conflict of the story in an emotionally satisfactory manner. Anything else can be absolutely disastrous. So if you are writing an outline for your novel or story, and you follow these five iron laws of storytelling, then I think you are on good track to have a good, well written story with a conflict and a protagonist that readers will find enjoyable and interesting. It is important to have a good conflict in the story. You can jump back to Episode 222 of the podcast, in which we talked about story conflicts, which offered much valuable advice on introducing conflicts. Some of the key points of that episode are there are many different types of conflict the story can have. The word conflict by its very nature seems to pull up images of like, violent conflict. That's often the word we use to describe conflict, to describe violence as conflict, but it doesn't have to be a violent conflict at all. It can be, you know, certain types of legal thrillers. There's no violence at all. It can be, you know, conflict between a man and a woman who are romantically attracted to each other but are unable to resolve these feelings, which can, you know, that kind of conflict drives a significant portion of the entire publishing industry. Ideally, a story should have multiple conflicts and even different types of conflict. There are numerous ways to add conflict into a story. They include putting characters into an unfamiliar environment, forcing your characters into making decisions, and having different characters face the same conflict in different ways. For more details on that, you can check out Episode 222 of this podcast. For tips and tricks on introducing more conflicts into your novel, I would recommend Episode 110 of this podcast, Three Techniques for Starting Your Novel and Introducing Conflict. In Episode 110, I said that there are lots of fun and exciting ways to introduce the conflict. I say fun and exciting because this is often where the story starts getting quite energetic. In a fantasy novel, it might be when the hero's village is attacked by orcs. In a mystery story, it's when someone stumbles across a dead body. In a thriller novel, perhaps the hero finds that a sinister terror plot is already well underway. The conflict can also be introduced more sedately. In an action-themed book, it is easy to introduce the conflict via sudden violence, the attack of orcs, or a surprise murder. Other kinds of stories may not involve so much physical danger. The central conflict of most romance novels, for example, is whether or not in the heroine and the love interest will get together and whether or not they can overcome the assorted obstacles preventing them from having a relationship. Romance novels might introduce conflict by having the love interest antagonize the heroine in some way, which is a common trope. Perhaps the love interest is a lawyer who represents the heroine's business rival, or the heroine is a local law enforcement official and the love interest is an FBI agent who threatens to take over her case. Regardless of how the conflict is introduced, the most important part of the conflict is that it must compel the protagonist to take action. If the conflict or the antagonist isn't serious enough to force the protagonist to act, then nothing happens and you don't have a story, so that perhaps is the main take away from conflict. The conflict has to be emotionally significant for the protagonist, and the protagonist has to take action to resolve it, even if the action makes things worse or causes setbacks. If you have a passive protagonist, that will very quickly turn off quite a few readers. So to sum up, the advantage of outlining is that it lets you work through potential problems in advance, and what you want in the outline is a protagonist with an emotionally relatable problem, a protagonist who takes action to resolve the problem, and a resolution to the story that is emotionally satisfying in terms of the conflict being resolved. The five iron laws of storytelling are a good checklist to look over your outline and make sure that you have a good, solid story structure. You can use them in fact as a checklist to see whether you think your outline is going to work and whether or not you can write a, you know, satisfying novel off it. So now we come to the update from my transcriptionist. As I mentioned, she was doing our November Writing Challenge and as part of our series of shows on that, she will send in weekly updates with her progress. Here is how she did this past week. “My goal for the challenge is 300 words a day. I picked a number that felt really low to help with the problem I have of not starting something when the goal is too undefined or too big. I also tend to do something intensely or not at all, with most days tending to the latter when in real life or obstacles get in the way. 300 words a day felt like something I could commit to without any worry, provided nothing really major comes up this month. So far I'm averaging 484 words per day and it's taking me an average of 15 minutes per day. I picked a specific chapter from my outline that was not the introduction I've been stuck on and a specific time of day to write. Doing both has made the process easier. In that vein, my questions for you are: do you write chapters or any pieces of the story out of order, or do you stick to the outline order when writing? Do you recommend people try writing out of order if they feel stuck?” So those are both interesting questions. For the first one, do you write chapters or any pieces of the story out of order, or do you stick to outline order when writing? I almost always write in the order of my outline. What changes is that when editing, I will very often split chapters up and move them around because I tend to write long chapters. In the editing for Cloak of Illusion so far, one chapter was like 10,000 words and another was 7,000 words, both of which are too long to be chapters. So the 10,000 word chapter got split up into three smaller ones and rearranged. The 7,000 word one got split into two chapters and moved around. So to give a shorter answer to that question, the answer would be no. When writing I tend to stick to the outline, but during editing I do tend to move things around as I think works best for the story. But editing is a different topic entirely. The second question: do you recommend people try writing it out of order if they feel stuck? You can try that. The pros are if you feel stuck on a particular scene, you can go ahead and write a different scene and then come back to that scene later. Or maybe it will turn out that the reason you're stuck is because the story didn't need the scene. You know, I do know some people who do write from an outline, but then tend to write out of order. The downside of that is if you're not careful, you can get your story's internal continuity mixed up a bit, but then that is another problem to fix in editing once the rough draft is finished, since right now we're at the stage where you get all the words down on the page or the word processor and then worry about fixing them later. So that is it for this week. Thanks for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful and that you are finding our November Writing Challenge series to be useful as well. A reminder that you that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week. 00:15:45 Audio excerpt from Cloak of Spears, as narrated by Hollis McCarthy  

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Shatter Me: Defy, Imagine, and Believe Me: "Justice for Aaron Warner." No one can say that ACOFAE doesn't finish what they start (?), because Laura Marie and Jessica Marie are at the end of the Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi and thoughts aew abound. Aaron is stressed, Kenji is being stressful, and the world is ending. Rescue missions, the dead returning, test tubes, and photographs are all key plot points that result in a miscommunication trope that almost takes out Laura Marie. Join ACOFAE as they reflect and discuss on loving and defending ANOTHER blond man. Never say never. CW/TW: death of a sibling, torture For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: The entire Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi and and (loose) spoiler of The Wren in the Holly Library by KA Linde. Mentions: ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses series), Throne of Glass series, Crescent City series by Sarah J. Maas, Lolita, Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin, Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, Scandal, The Walking Dead, Divergent, Kingdom of the Wicked series by Kerri Maniscalco, Shadowhunters series by Cassandra "Cassie" Clare, Twilight series by Stephanie Meyers, The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black, Fast and Furious, Sharknado, The Vampire Diaries, Deadpool & Wolverine *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5 star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica)

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Idiocracy: "It's got what plants crave!" Continuing the theme of October time travel, ACOFAE jumps into the future with the satirical classic "Idiocracy." 500 years into the future and society has kind of fallen apart. Plants aren't growing, healthcare is somehow worse than it is currently, and it's up to Joe and Rita to solve the problems for everyone. Once the most average people of their time and now the smartest on the planet, Joe and Rita have one week to turn things around or else..Filled with sight gags and astronomical performances, "Idiocracy" might seem a bit too on the nose now but when it came out this was comedy. We promise. "The thirst mutilator." TW / CW: political satire For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Idiocracy Mentions: The Ugly Truth, King of the Hill, Twilight, Project Hail Mary, Jackass, Wolverine, Oppenheimer _WEBSITES: _ https://www.buzzfeed.com/bendzialdowski/box-office-flops-gd https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/arianelange/donald-trump-idiocracy-coming-true-screenwriter-says https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/85160/10-smart-facts-about-idiocracy https://screenrant.com/idiocracy-weird-facts/ *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Donnie Darko: "Have you ever seen a portal?" Being a teenager is hard enough. Throw in a 6ft tall bunny rabbit and the world ending...and being a teenager is very hard. Add in time travel, portals, and god?! and you've got some problems to deal with. Donnie is going through a lot. When a jet engine falls through his room things really kick off into left field when the bunny begins to talk and Patrick Swayze beings to teach. Drew Barrymore and Noah Wyle join a delightful cast that only glitters more with Sparkle Motion and intense English class chaos. Laura Marie and Jessica Marie dive into Donnie Darko The Director's Cut and have the conversation of how much story is too much. "Quiet. Let her choose." TW / CW: bullying, child predators, sexual assault, domestic abuse For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Donnie Darko Mentions: Wizard of Oz, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Drive Me Crazy, Battlestar Galactica, New Moon, Megopolis, The Virgin Suicides _WEBSITES: _ http://www.donniedarko.org.uk/trivia/#:~:text=The%20movie%20was%20shot%20in,on%20a%20red%2Deye%20flight https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/trivia/?ref=ttdyk_trv https://screenrant.com/donnie-darkos-20th-anniversary-facts/ https://screenrant.com/donnie-darko-timeline-ending-meaning-explained/#:~:text=The%20movie's%20meaning%20involves%20Donnie,role%20as%20a%20Messiah%2Dfigure. *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Long Live Evil: "Who wouldn't take that deal?!" Have you ever wanted to pop into the world of your favorite book? Of course you have, we ALL have! It's the deal that's almost impossible to refuse, especially if your circumstances aren't great. Especially if you're ill. Rae is ill, and with time running out is given the deal of a life time: go into your favorite story, find a flower, and be healed. Except that details weren't hammered out and Rae goes into the story as the villain whose set to be excavated int he morning! Long Live Evil is a wild ride filled with foreshadowing and world building that gets easier the second time around. Key characters and plot points may or may not be static and trying to help the story along just might make it worse. But no matter what happens, Be Evil. TW / CW: Cancer For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan and Shadowhunters by Cassandra "Cassie" Clare Mentions: Shadowhunters, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Princess Bride, A Knight's Tale *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Twilight - New Moon: "Bella, where the hell have you been loca?" It's Hoa Hoa Hoa season and you know what that means: ACOFAE watches the next installment of the Twilight Saga. This year (2024) Laura Marie and Jessica Marie watch New Moon, the movie where Charlie is the main character, the best dad, and maybe MAYBE Bella you should be nicer to him...But Bella is going through some things and feeling some big emotions and ACOFAE loves that for her. Throw in two of ACOFAE'S favorite people in (Michael Sheen and Jamie Campbell Bower) and ACOFAE was enjoying themselves to say the verrrrrry least. "LOGISTICS, HOW!!?" TW / CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Twilight and New Moon by Stephanie Meyer Mentions: HOFAS (House of Flame and Shadow), One Tree Hill, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Underworld, Interview with the Vampire, ACOMAF (A Court of Mist and Fury), Shadowhunters, Beauty and the Beast, Look Who's Talking Now, Romeo + Juliet. *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Small Shop Highlight 001: Bewitched Edges with Jackie! ACOFAE loves many things: gorgeous books, talent, and supporting and loving small businesses just to name a few! Laura Marie and Jessica Marie welcome Jackie from Bewitched Edges to walk them through what it's like to go from idea to successful business in the book community. Join ACOFAE and Jackie as they break down what it takes to become excellent at your craft, juggling social media and marketing, and how having a strong support system can make all the difference. "Why don't you just make that?!" Follow Bewitched Edges! Instagram: @Bewitched.Edges (https://www.instagram.com/bewitched.edges/) https://www.instagram.com/bewitched.edges/ Tiktok: @Bewitched.Edges (https://www.tiktok.com/@bewitched.edges) https://www.tiktok.com/@bewitched.edges Etsy Shop: BewitchedEdges (https://www.etsy.com/shop/BewitchedEdges?ref=profile_header) https://www.etsy.com/shop/BewitchedEdges?ref=profile_header LinkTree (https://linktr.ee/Bewitched.edges) https://linktr.ee/Bewitched.edges Special shoutout to: Stonebound Script https://www.instagram.com/stoneboundscript/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/StoneboundScript https://www.tiktok.com/@stoneboundscript TW / CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: HOFAS (House of Flame and Shadow) Mentions: HOFAS (House of Flame and Shadow), Red, White & Royal Blue, Fourth Wing, Wisteria, Star Wars, Divine Rivals, ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses), TOG (Throne of Glass), Love Theorhetically, Napkins & Other Distractions, ACOSF (A Court of Silver Flames), Zodiac Academy *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Laura's Genre: Nefertiti: "History can be so f*cking cool!" It's Laura Maries half birthday! If you've been with ACOFAE for a while then you know that Laura Marie's OG favorite genre is Historical Fiction and that her childhood hyper-fixation was ancient Egypt. So it shouldn't surprise anyone that Nefertiti is her choice this year! Set in 1351 BCE, before the Prince of Egypt and "river ohhh river", there was Nefertiti at 15 becoming Chief Wife to the Crown Prince of the richest and most powerful nation in the world. You might think that would be enough, but its never enough for Akhenaten, who has plans and dreams of his own that extend far beyond Thebes and Memphis. Nefertiti is the story of a young woman, her sister, her family, and the control it takes to run a nation, from behind the back of it's Pharaoh. Sometimes real life is stranger than fiction. TW / CW: miscarriages, abortion, plague For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: History from 1300s BCE, slight ACOWAR spoilers. Mentions: *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: The Handmaid's Tale: As the United States ramps up Election season, ACOFAE reflects on the past - to 1985 specifically with Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. As ACOFAE's first speculative fiction novel, Laura Marie and Jessica Marie discuss the genre, the message, and the ending of this book that left Laura Marie speechless when she first read it. Conversations abound about the issue that arises when the visual media overtakes the source material and what happens when fandom conversations superimpose themselves on the actual content. The Handmaid's Tale is not an easy read but it is an important one that ends with notes of change and reflection, if not joy. If we don't study the past we will repeat it. Right? RIGHT?! Laura Marie's audio is a bit wonky, Sam is annoyed about it WEBSITES: https://lithub.com/margaret-atwood-on-how-she-came-to-write-the-handmaids-tale/ https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-handmaid-s-tale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-42q_VkuGPY https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/03/margaret-atwood-dishes-on-new-story-collection-trials-of-censorship/ https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2019/09/margaret-atwood-handmaids-tale-testaments-real-life-inspiration https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/margaret-atwood-interview-season-4-handmaids-tale-1171567/ https://www.businessinsider.com/handmaids-tale-based-on-real-world-origins-history-events-2019-8 https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/blog/the-handmaid-s-tale-10-intriguing-facts-about-margaret-atwood-s-dystopian-novel-1.4086298 https://www.stylist.co.uk/books/handmaids-tale-true-story/130001 TW / CW: Sexual assault, suicide, patriarchy For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, slight spoilers from the ACOTAR series, including ACOSF (A Court of Silver Flames) Mentions: Game of Thrones, The Boys, ACOTAR, House of the Dragon, Serpent and Dove *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Special Episode 018: Our newfriend, Abigail Owen! ACOFAE welcomes to the podcast Award-Winning Romantasy & Paranormal Romance author Abigail Owen to discuss her newest release The Games Gods Play! The Greek gods are alive and well in modern day California and they just can't resist toying with the mortals. Join Laura Marie, Jessica Marie, and Abigail as they discuss all things book including inspiration, hyper-fixations, the writing process, and why Hades is always hot. ACOFAE and Abigail dive into the beginning of The Crucible Series, what it is and the reasons behind it, all while laying down hints for book 2 and the bigger story. Filled with creatures of legend and labors just as famous. The Games Gods Play is a fast-paced page turner that left ACOFAE begging for more! Follow Abigail Owen! Website: AbigailOwen.com (https://abigailowen.com/) https://abigailowen.com/ Events (https://abigailowen.com/events/) https://abigailowen.com/events/ Instagram: @AbigailOwenAuthor (https://www.instagram.com/abigailowenauthor/) https://www.instagram.com/abigailowenauthor/ Tiktok: @AbigailOwenAuthor (https://www.tiktok.com/@abigailowenauthor) https://www.tiktok.com/@abigailowenauthor Facebook: Abigail Owen Author (https://www.facebook.com/Abigail.Owen.Books/) https://www.facebook.com/Abigail.Owen.Books/ GoodReads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6517455.Abigail_Owen) https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6517455.Abigail_Owen LinkTree (https://linktr.ee/abigailowen) https://linktr.ee/abigailowen TW / CW: For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Slight spoilers for The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen Mentions: The Clash of the Titans, Eternals, ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses), Neon Gods, Game of Thrones, Band of Brothers, Star Wars *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Clueless: "You're a virgin who can't drive." ACOFAE goes back to school with a heavy dose of nostalgia, plaid, and Paul Rudd. Though being a loose adaptation of Emma, Clueless takes Laura Marie and Jessica Marie all the way back to the 90's when you could argue your way from a C to a A-, call your friends in the hallways, and own a closet that is still today a thing of dreams. Cher and Dionne, the popular of the popular, take new arrival Tai under their wing and things take a turn when friend turn frenemy. Add in a sprinkle of step-sibling romance and dialogue that remains quotable and all the makings of a classic are there! OMG AS IF! TW / CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Clueless Mentions: My So-Called Life, Euphoria, She's All That, The Mortal Instruments, The Umbrella Academy, Gossip Girl, Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, Suburgatory, Look Who's Talking, Looking Who's Talking Too, Look Who's Talking Now, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Addams Family, My Best Friend's Wedding, Mean Girls, Overnight Delivery, The Object of My Affection, Moulin Rouge, Crazy Rich Asians, Legally Blonde, Daughters of the Moon *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?) (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura (https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/) https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/