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12pt Font
by Pendo Muema
Hello the creatives and the curious:Welcome to 12pt Font; a writing a podcast where I answer questions, conduct interviews, give advice, provide resources, gush over my favorite books, writers, and well things. Join in on an informative journey about reading, writing, and everything that happens in between; with episodes of us holding ourselves together, and pushing each other to be better in the pursuit of the art we want to create.Stick around, let's do this together!
Episodes
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Ep 52 | How to Outline a NonFiction Novel
This is the second episode in the NonFiction novel series here at 12pt Font. So you’ve got an idea for a novel. What happens now? What is the next step in the non-fiction writing process? This episode is a full breakdown of a NonFiction outlining process. From Introduction to Closing chapters…
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Ep 51 | Starting a NonFiction Novel
How to Start a NonFiction Novel This is the first episode in the next series for 12pt Font. We’re going to write a book together. From Conception to Publication this episode is the first of many to come. This episode covers our first forays into the world of nonfiction writing. Making a decision…
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Ep 50 - Close Reading
The practical guide to close reading. This episode we are building off of what we began last episode. We dive straight into the Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, and we use this phenomenal work to explore close reading together. Come Say Hello: Website: https://www.pendoland.com/ Instagram:...
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Ep 49 | Reading for Writers
Why should Writers Read? It's a good question. This episode is all about why writers should read, what ‘close reading is’, and why you should consider doing it. We talk about the benefits of reading as a writer, and why close reading is a good way to expand your writer’s toolbox. Come Say Hello:...
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Ep 48 | Free Verse & Blank Verse Poetry
This episode we talk about Free Verse and Blank Verse poetry. What makes them different? How are they similar? How do you separate them from fixed form poetry? We also discuss how you can create your own free and blank verse poems. We dive into scansion, meter, feet, and other poetic conventions....
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Ep 47 | Glosa
Expand your poetic horizons with the Glosa, with William Blake’s The Tyger. Want to learn about interesting forms of poetry, and intertextuality in poetry. The Glosa originates in Spanish court poetry. It is an incredible form of fixed-form poetry that uses quotes from other works to form the...
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Ep 46 | Sonnet
What is a sonnet, where does it come from, and how do I write one? This episode we dive into these questions and more with an exploration of the Italian/Petrarchan and Shakespearean forms. Come Say Hello: Website: https://www.pendoland.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pendoland/ Twitter:...
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Ep 45 | Haiku
This week we answer the questions what is haiku, and how do we write one? We’re demystifying this ancient Japanese art of poetry, in an accessible, and entertaining way that will get you writing haiku in no time. Poetry is fun! Come Say Hello: Website: https://www.pendoland.com/ Instagram:...
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Ep 44 | What is Poetry?
This episode of 12pt Font introduces our next topic: poetry. WOAH! Don’t click away! I promise I’ll do my best to make this series enjoyable, engaging, entertaining, informative, and of course, relevant. This episode attempts to answer the question ‘what is poetry?’. How well it succeeds in...
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Ep 43 | WriMo 2019 (The Bonus)
A bonus episode of 12pt Font to say CONGRATULATIONS. No matter whether you got 50K or 5, words were placed on a page that were not there before. That’s good. Be proud of yourself! Come Say Hello: Website: https://www.pendoland.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pendoland/ Twitter:...
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Ep 42 | Life After NaNo
The sun rises and sets upon this, the day before the end. Wherever we are in our project, the fact that so many of us have come this far is truly incredible. Let us all take time to celebrate the incredible achievement that is the work we have done. In this episode of 12pt Font, we talk about…
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Ep 41 - WriMoTogether
Everyone can use support, especially during NaNoWriMo. In this episode, we discuss three ways to find yourself a wonderful writing buddy for support during NaNo and beyond! Reddit, Discord, and NaNoWriMo write-ins. Wherever your comfort level is, we’ve got an option for you! Each method has been...
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Ep 40 | What is NaNoWriMo?
Hello, and WELCOME TO SEASON two of 12pt Font. New Year; New Nano, and 12pt Font has got you covered. In this episode we answer the questions: What is NaNoWriMo, what does it mean to participate, and how does one ‘win’. Come Say Hello: Website: https://www.pendoland.com/ Instagram:...
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Ep 39 | Business Writing Basics
The final episode of 12pt Font Season One is all about the basics of business writing. In this episode we break down three main principles that are applicable to all effective professional communication. Join us as we demystify and simplify the ‘must-know’ skills of effective business...
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Ep 38 | Maya Angelou: Narrative Instance
Episode 38 brings us Narrative Instance. The instant in which the narration happens. In other words context. I know it seems simple, but I promise, it’s really not. Well, it can be, but sometimes it isn’t. This description not making any sense, that’s fair. I promise that if you just trust me on...
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Ep 37 | Jack Gilbert: Concision
Episode 37: How to say more with less. This episode is all about concision and the wonders of editing. We explore Jack Gilbert's A brief for the Defense, and I must make some sacrifices in using it to demonstrate concision. So! Stick around and we can explore this wonderful editing tool together....
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Ep 36 | Elizabeth Gilbert: Platonic Relationships
It's episode 36, and Valentine's day has just passed us by. Love is in the air, but there's a lot of different kinds of love. In this episode, we explore platonic love. How do we portray platonic relationships effectively in our stories? Well! I have searched far and wide for some answers, this…
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Ep 35 | Walt Whitman: Clarity
Number 35. Isn't that a nice round number? In episode 35 we get into the nitty-gritty of what makes a work clear. Using Walt Whitman's poem Song of Myself we can break down the sentence by sentence, and word by word details that help your writing to make sense. ALSO! This episode – in addition to...
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Ep 34 | Amy Tan - Cohesion Over Clarity
Hey! Today we have Amy Tan with the Joy Luck Club. The book is an incredible feat of setting and time manipulation and is an excellent example of cohesion. What is cohesion? So glad you asked! Listen to find out! Come Say Hello: Website: https://www.pendoland.com/ Instagram:...
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Ep 33 | Write Often
One Week of January Gone Already? So we've properly begun the new year! Most of us have gone back to school, and back to work, and back the every day of life. With the new year come new habits, and new attempts at discipline. For many of us writers, this manifests into resolutions to write way...
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Ep 32 | Welcome 2019!
Hey Everyone! Welcome to the new year! Congrats on Surviving 2018. Let's all strive to make 2019 our best, most excellent, most amazing, greatest year yet! Today's episode is a week late. I hope you can forgive me. In it, we discuss plans for 2019. Goals we want to set, and future expectations....
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Ep 31 | We're Back
Hello, lovely people! Some changes have been made. Most things have been kept the same. We took a week off, but we're glad to be back for you today! We will be uploading full time starting next week, but until then here is an episode to tide you over until the 28th. Come Say Hello: Website:...
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Day 30 | Congratulations Winners
Day 30 It Is Over What more can I say except congratulations? Go grab an energy bar, and hug your nearest loved one. (I highly recommend a good cry into your fur-baby.) You have done it. 5k or 50k, you have more today than you did on the 1st. Come Say Hello: Website: https://www.pendoland.com/...
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Day 29 | For Week Four
Day 29 makes tomorrow the last day. How do you feel? I feel like a maniac. In the best way possible. We are writers. We can Win. If you haven’t already, there's still time. Write like your life depends on it, then write some more. Let's go NaNo Let's GO! Come Say Hello: Website:...
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Day 28 | Jut Hit Post Part 2
Day 28, and hey… It is okay. Press the button. Do pass go, do collect $200. Honestly though. Think about it. What is the worst that could happen? Only two more days! If you can win NaNo, what can't you do? Come Say Hello: Website: https://www.pendoland.com/ Instagram:...
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Day 27 | Just Hit Post
We are on day 27 Do you know what that means? People are either wrapping up, giving up or getting her done. Where are we at in this? I do not know. What are we doing? NO CLUE! But for those of us who have something to give. We should give it our all. Put yourself out there. (If you are not…
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Day 26 | But I Hate It!
OH, MY GOODNESS Day 26 The end is so close, and some of us have fallen out of love with our stories. We’re so close to the end though. SO CLOSE. Do not give up yet. Love it or Hate, try to get it done anyways. You can do it. YES, YOU CAN! Come Say Hello: Website: https://www.pendoland.com/...
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Day 25 | Back on the Horse
Day 25 means 5 more days! Today it’s exactly what the title says. We were in a rut, and now we’re dragging ourselves out of one. Can we do this? OF COURSE. Writers are incredible people. Crazy resilient, and terrified of deadlines. That is us! Come Say Hello: Website: https://www.pendoland.com/...
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Day 24 | Why Give Up Part 2
Day 24 – Y'all Still with Me? So, today's episode is kind of about recognizing when you’re about to quit, then making the decision NOT to do that. We will be revisiting some of what was said last episode, as a type of follow up. Hope you enjoy it! Come Say Hello: Website…
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Day 23 | Why Give Up
We have arrived at Day 23. With exactly 7 days left, it's fight or flight time. For those of us who have already won, the elation is so good! For those of us keeping pace, congratulations for real. However, the rest of us, behind with no clear direction forward? WE CAN DO THIS! Don't quit. WE CAN...
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Day 22 | Somehow Week 3
Somehow, we've made it to Day 22. How? No clue, but we're going to celebrate anyway with a Question and Answer Sprint interspersed with advice form Incredible Writers. Strap in because we're speaking fast, and writing faster. The end is near. Come Say Hello: Website: https://www.pendoland.com/...
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Day 21 | Creative Procrastination
It's Day 21, here at the 12pt Font writing studios… Yep. Here at 12pt Font, we strive for excellence in all things, this includes of course procrastination. As a master procrastinator myself I felt it was my solemn duty to bestow upon you my writing prowess, and skills. As well as share with you...
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Day 20 | The Whole Truth
Almost Can't Believe we've made it to DAY 20!!!!! Yeah. YEAH! Look at us go! Today we talk more about non-fiction. Specifically information gathering, plagiarism (do not do it) and when/how to bend the truth. Come Say Hello: Website: https://www.pendoland.com/ Instagram:...
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Day 19 | On Essays
Day 19 is all about Essays! Wait! Wait! Come back. I'll try to make it fun I promise! We'll listen to Amy Poehler, and talk about puppers, and I'll even censor the word ‘thesis’ so you never have to hear that word more than you need to. I got Your Back! Come Say Hello: Website:...
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Day 18 | Why Want It
Day 18. Hi, I have said some things in this episode. I don't know. Just listen? This episode is about why we push through. Why bother doing what we do. I hope this helps. Come Say Hello: Website: https://www.pendoland.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pendoland/ Twitter:...
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Day 17 | Burnout Cool Down
It is day 17 now. Are we tired yet? Yes. That was an easy question. 😆. Okay, so we are tired, what do we do about it? Fear not dear listener. I have got your back. Today's episode is all about how to bounce back from burnout. Come Say Hello: Website: https://www.pendoland.com/ Instagram:...
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Day 16 | Comma as a Lifestyle
Day 16, and it's time to stop! Not really. Unless you've won, and your story is completed. In which case. YOU REALLY NEED A COMMA in your life. A comma indicates a natural break between connected ideas. You need them in your story, you need them in your life. Today we talk about the necessity of...
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Day 15 | Halfway There
Day 15, and we've reached the halfway point. This episode is honestly just a mishmash jumble of unscripted questions, neither of us knows what I’m about to say… but… that makes it fun? Come Say Hello: Website: https://www.pendoland.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pendoland/ Twitter:...
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Day 14 | Public Apology
Hey, day 14! What's good? Diversity. The answer is diversity. Today is all about how to write a diverse cast of characters, and why it's important. Honestly, it's about being selfish with your creativity, and creating incredible stories. Also, diversity adds a sense of realism that is often...
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Day 13 | Word Count
Guess What! Day 13 Today we talk about word count conundrums. Do you have too many words, and your story isn't close to over? What do you do if you finished your story, but now you are under the word count? How do you organically increase your word count? We talk about all of this and more. So…
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Day 12 | Faces Places Races and Names
Day 12 Everybody, and we are back to our regular format. Today we talk about names! How to name characters, how to name places, and how to title your book… Kind of. There is no check-in today. That was intentional. That segment will be back tomorrow, but I felt it would not be helpful at the time…
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Day 11 | Written Remembered
It's Day 11 and today is a bit different. Because so many countries including mine are observing a memorial or remembrance day, this episode will consist of an encouragement, and a writing prompt. It's a little shorter than usual, but it is an anomaly. We'll be back to our regular schedule tomorrow.
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Day 10 | Daydreams for Dollars
Okay, Day 10. We get it. Hey Friends, we're right in the middle of week two, and the pressure is on. That adrenaline has worn off. Our lives and exhaustion is catching up, and our loved ones are not having it. To top it off, the book has become somehow more difficult? We want to quit. We want to...
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Day 09 | Eureka or Bust
Day 09 Going strong-ish. Today we cover writer epiphany, and writer burnout. We’re properly in the month now, and while some of us are gearing up for the second wind, others have flagged behind. Writing is very simple, and yet deceptively difficult. When it's working it is an incredible…
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Day 08 | Week One Done!
Friends We Did It! We have been committed to our craft, for a WHOLE WEEK! Look at how fat you’ve come and CELEBRATE! Because you’re accomplishing things. Be Proud of yourselves! Today's episode is a rapid-fire question and answer round in celebration of 7 dedicated days of writing. Let us laugh...
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Day 07 | Stress and Scheduling
It is Day 07 fellow Novelists! Look at us go. Or not go. Having trouble starting, picking up the pen or sitting yourself in front of the keyboard? Listen to me interview Jane Ngui (my incredible mother), who explains how to set yourself up for success from the moment you wake up. Having trouble...
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Day 06 | Writing Anxiety
Day 06 Everyone! Today's Topic is kind of heavy. We're talking about what to do when you experience anxiety when writing. Buckle up for some of the best advice I can give when It comes to just getting the words out. I'm not an expert, I've just sat at a blank screen enough to be kind of good at...
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Day 05 | Get That Motivation
Day 05. How are we doing? Today we have three questions about motivating yourself to write that first draft. Come join us for an interview with Anna Park (best friend, genius, expert writer). Listen to Stephen King outline how he gets his stories, and if you want you could listen to me talk about...
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Day 04 | Where Writers Write
Day 04 and we're doing it, friends! Today is all about location, location, location. I cover some great places to write, like parks, or libraries, or the infamous coffee shop. We also go over some great writing resources, and listen to other writers talk about what programs they use. We also…
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Day 03 | They Don't Understand
Hey! It's Day 03. How are you doing? Today is all about talking to our family and friends about the goals we've set for ourselves. What to do if your family doesn't take your writing seriously. What to do if your family doesn't understand your boundaries. Today is about getting yourself in gear…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hello the creatives and the curious:Welcome to 12pt Font; a writing a podcast where I answer questions, conduct interviews, give advice, provide resources, gush over my favorite books, writers, and well things. Join in on an informative journey about reading, writing, and everything that happens in between; with episodes of us holding ourselves together, and pushing each other to be better in the pursuit of the art we want to create.Stick around, let's do this together!
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Pendo Muema
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