in which Laila and Lorrie discuss the morality of writing fanfiction, the joys of fandom and whether or not publishing stories that originated there is plagiarism.

[audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP22.mp3]

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What about you?
Have you written fan fiction? Do you think authors have a right to forbid it?
And how do you feel about former fanfiction now sold as original work?

Credits:

Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive:
GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss their year of writing seriously, for publication and more than they could ever have imagined.

[audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP21.mp3]

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What about you? What have you learned last year?

Credits:

Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive:
GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss the writing maxim of Show Don’t Tell and where we agree with it and where we feel it’s a little too generalizing.

[audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP20.mp3]

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What about you? What do you feel about Show Don’t Tell?

Credits:

Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive:
GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss Nanowrimo again and talk about ways to help yourself when writing gets hard and you can’t see the way forward.

[audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP19.mp3]

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What about you?
How do you get unstuck?

Credits:

Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive:
GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

The resources we mention in this podcast are:
Lilt on Writer's Block

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss Nanowrimo, both taking part in it and the broader implications on taking part as an author. How can you make the most of nano without falling prey to some of it’s less positive aspects?

[audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP18.mp3]

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What about you?
Are you taking part in Nanowrimo? How is your experience with it?

Credits:

Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive:
GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

The resources we mention in this podcast are:
Lilt on Writer's Block
Row80 (A Round of Words in 80 Days)
List of Timed Challenges
MiniWriMo

in which Laila and Lorrie wrap up their reading month October and chat the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth.
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[audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP17.mp3]

What about you? What do you think about Divergent?

And what did you read last month?

Credits:


The books mentioned and discussed in this episode were 
Divergent - Veronica Roth
Insurgent - Veronica Roth
Allegiant - Veronica Roth
Free Four - Veronica Roth

The Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling
The Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins
Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive:
GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

Episode 7: Planning vs. Pantsing

Episode 12: Writing “sensitive” male characters.

Episode 13: Writer’s Block

We’ll be back on the 28th with our monthly reading wrap-up. Join us then, and for the wild month of writing ahead!

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss the difference between editing and rewriting, when the latter is necessary and how to do it.

[audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP16.mp3]

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What about you? Do you have any good rewriting stories?

Credits:
Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive:

GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss hooks, book beginnings and the complicated issue of trying to give writing any rules at all.

[audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP15.mp3]

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What about you?
What kind of beginnings make you excited to read on?

Credits:

Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive:

GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

in which Laila and Lorrie wrap up their reading month September and chat about Janet Fitch, Haruki Murakami and Alice Sebold and the strange experience of reading disappointing books by authors you love.

[audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP14.mp3]

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What about you? Have you read any of these, what did you think?
And what did you read last month?

Credits:

The books mentioned and discussed in this episode were:
Paint it Black -Janet Fitch
White Oleander - Janet Fitch
Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami
Sputnik Sweetheart - Haruki Murakami
After Dark - Haruki Murakami
The Almost Moon - Alice Sebold
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
Lucky - Alice Sebold
Wonder Boys - Michael Chabon
Amsterdam - Ian McEwan
Atonement - Ian McEwan
Enduring Love - Ian McEwan
A Child in Time - Ian McEwan
The Casual Vacancy - J.K. Rowling
Slam - Nick Hornby

Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive:
GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss the term Writer’s Block, why it’s so destructive and how to deal with it in ways that helps to keep writing anyway.

[audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP13.mp3]

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What about you?
How do you get rid of Writer’s Block?
Have you found any root causes you were able to combat?

Credits:

Helpful programs discussed in this episode are:
Write or Die
Focus@Will

Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive:
GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

in which Laila and Lorrie talk about writing nice and sensitive men in fiction and what to look out for and why it’s nothing to be afraid of.

[audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP12.mp3]

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What about you? How do you write male characters? Do you have a favourite male character that you’d describe as sensitive or having some non-traditional male attributes?

Credits:
101 Everyday Ways to be Allies to Women

Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive:
GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss the term “strong heroines”, where it comes from and why it has become somewhat problematic.

[audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP11.mp3]

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What about you? What are your favourite female heroines and why?

Credits:

The books mentioned and discussed in this episode were: 
The Harry Potter Series - J.K. Rowling
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins
Divergent - Veronica Roth
The Vampire Diaries - L.J. Smith

Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive:
GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

in which Laila and Lorrie wrap up their reading month August and chat about Jane Eyre, The Great Gatsby and The Hunger Games.
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[audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP10.mp3]

What about you? Have you read any of these, what did you think?
And what did you read last month?

Credits:

The books mentioned and discussed in this episode were: 
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë
Wuthering Heights - Emily Brontë
The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive:
GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss the ins and outs of writing short stories for submission calls.

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What about you? What are your experiences with submission calls?
Do you have any good links to help people?

Credits:

Resource sites mentioned in this post:
Newpages
Erotica Readers & Writers Association

Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive: 
GeeNerve- Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss writing novels together, the advantages, the joys and the setbacks of creating something with a friend.

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And now it’s over to you – are you collaborating with someone and how?
Could you imagine doing it and under which circumstances?
Let us know in the comments!

Credits:

The collaborative novel we mention in this episode 
is called After Life Lessons and it will come out 
sometime next year. In the meantime, you can head over 
to Laila's blog and read or listen to the first chapter.
After Life Lessons, Chapter 1

Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive: 
GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss  their methods
of planning novels vs. not planning them.
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What about you? Do you plan novels or not?
Also, next week, we’ll discuss co-writing so please leave us any questions or comments you might have!

Let us know in the comments, tweet us or leave a comment on our facebook page!

Credits:
Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive: 
GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss their physical writing set up and writing habits.
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What about you? Do you have any habits or set-ups you need to write?
Or do you have any questions or comments on planning a novel?

Credits:

Programs mentioned in this podcast:
Scrivener
Write or Die
Written? Kitten!

Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive: 
GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

in which Laila and Lorrie in which Laila and Lorrie wrap up their reading month July and chat about The Catcher in the Rye, 1984, To Kill a Mockingbird and Slaughterhouse Five.
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[audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP5.mp3]

What about you? Have you read any of these, what did you think?
And what did you read last month?

Credits:

The books mentioned and discussed in this episode were: 
The Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger;
Franny and Zooey - J.D. Salinger;
1984 - George Orwell; 
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee; 
Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut;
Slapstick - Kurt Vonnegut;
Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut.

Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive:
GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss beta readers and beta reading – what to expect, how to facilitate the process and how to read the results.
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What about you? Have you had any good experiences beta-reading?
Or would you like to try and don’t quite know how to get involved in it? 

Credits:

Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive: 
GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss professional editors – what to expect from them, what they are like and how they fit into the puzzle of publishing a beautiful book.?
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What about you? Have you had any experiences with editors worth sharing?
And remember, next week we’ll talk about beta readers, so please comment and ask away about those as well!

Credits:

Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive: 
GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

How do you edit? Do you have writing crutches that you always have to take out?
Or do you have any questions about our two upcoming podcasts about professional editors and about beta readers?

Credits:

Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive: 
GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss their favourite books in the last year  and then branch off into the difference between slice-of-life and high-concept books and the writing of both.
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[audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP1.mp3]

What were your favourite books in the last year?
What do you prefer – slice of life or concept? Let us know in the comments!

Credits:

The books mentioned and discussed in this episode were: 
The Marriage Plot - Jeffrey Eugenides; 
1Q84 - Haruki Murakami; 
Life of Pi - Yann Martell;
Exactly Where They'd Fall - Laura Amos Rae.

Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive: 
GeeNerve - Pink Fish Signs (Take Two).