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Write@YA Episode 1: Idea Generation
Hello and welcome to an all-new writing podcast — based in part on an old writing podcast we used to do! It’s Write@YA, and we hope to help. This week […]
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UpvoteYA Episode 16: On Pacing in Revisions
Sometimes life comes at you fast. Other times it takes a bit longer to get everything just perfect. Like a podcast episode. (Ahem.) Prose can be like that too. So […]
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UpvoteYA Episode 15: Critique Partners In Depth
We get by with a little help from our friends, and you can too — with critique partners! (Or are they beta readers?) Listen today for our personal experiences, tips, […]
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UpvoteYA Episode 14: Tackling Revisions
Welcome again to another episode of UpvoteYA. Today we explore what we do — and what we should be doing — when we polish up our drafts. Join us for the discussion! […]
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UpvoteYA Episode 13: Writing With a Day Job
Welcome again to another episode of UpvoteYA. This week we tackle the topic of what it’s like to write with a 9-to-5 day job (or 8-to-5, or 11-7, or whatever […]
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UpvoteYA Episode 12: Contemporary Worldbuilding with Nic Stone
Your setting is a vibrant, vital part of your book, and it’s just as important in contemporary fiction as it is in genre fiction. Today we talk with Nic Stone […]
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UpvoteYA Episode 11: Secrets of Dual and Multi PoV
Hello again, listeners! We’re back after a holiday break, and we’re ready to tackle a tough topic: point of view. We talk about how hard it is to get one […]
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UpvoteYA Episode 10: Intro to Worldbuilding
Hello and welcome to the tenth episode of UpvoteYA! Today we chat a little bit about worldbuilding. What is it? Why do you need it? Is it just for genre […]
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UpvoteYA Episode 9: National Novel Writing Month
Today we explore National Novel Writing Month. What is it? Can you do it? Should you? We have some tips and tricks to help you hit that 50,000 word mark over […]
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UpvoteYA Episode 8: Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll
Joined by special guest Chelsea Sedoti, today we explore the roles of sex, drugs, swearing, and a little rock and roll in writing young adult fiction. And it definitely gets […]