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The Word Nerd Cafe Podcast
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The Word Nerd Cafe is a short-form writing craft podcast Hosted by SKaeth and our Resident Editors Jeni Chapelle, Justine Manzano, and Megan Manzano, all of whom have tons of professional experience in the writing world.You can get early access to this podcast, bonus episodes, and a whole bunch of other exclusive perks by signing up to our Patreon. All Patreon proceeds go toward making great programming and supporting our Sponsored Artist Fund. WriteHive Website - writehive.orgJoin our Discord - https://discord.gg/XGP79AjSign Up To Be A Patron - https://www.patreon.com/Writehive
Episodes
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Ep. 59 - Mental Health: Group Dos and Don'ts, pt 2
Join WriteHive's S. Kaeth, Justine Manzano, and Hannah Kates and Special Guest A.J. Sass as they talk discuss setting boundaries for yourself and others.
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Ep. 58 - Mental Health: Group Dos and Don'ts, pt 1
Join WriteHive's S. Kaeth, Justine Manzano, and Hannah Kates and Special Guest A.J. Sass as they talk discuss comparing yourself to others/writers/journeys.
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Ep. 57 - Mental Health: Failure is not an Option, pt 4
Join WriteHive's S. Kaeth, Justine Manzano, and Hannah Kates as they talk about imposter Syndrome.
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Ep. 56 - Mental Health: Failure is not an Option, pt 3
Join WriteHive's S. Kaeth, Justine Manzano, and Hannah Kates as they talk about how to give yourself grace.
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Ep. 55 - Mental Health: Failure is not an Option, pt 2
Join WriteHive's S. Kaeth, Justine Manzano, and Hannah Kates as they talk about why there is no such thing as failure.
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Ep. 54 - Mental Health: Failure is not an option, pt 1
Join WriteHive's S. Kaeth, Justine Manzano, and Hannah Kates as they talk about the curse of victim mentality and how to raise your energy. Pt 1 of 4
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Ep. 53 - Never Look at the Reviews. The Subjectivity of Writing, pt 4
Join WriteHive's S. Kaeth, Justine Manzano, and Hannah Kates as they talk about Self Care and Mental Health with Special Guest Marisa Noelle. Pt 3 of 4
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Ep. 52 - "As Within, so Without." How to Create Your Own Luck, pt 3
Mental Health: Self Care with Guest Marisa Noelle, pt 3 As Within, so Without." How to Create Your Own Luck Join WriteHive's S. Kaeth, Justine Manzano, and Hannah Kates as they talk about Self Care and Mental Health with Special Guest Marisa Noelle Part 3 of 4
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Ep. 51 - Mental Health: Self Care with Guest Marisa Noelle, pt 2
Join WriteHive's S. Kaeth, Justine Manzano, and Hannah Kates as they talk about Self Care and Mental Health with Special Guest Marisa Noelle Part 2 of 4
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Ep. 50 - Mental Health: Self Care with Guest Marisa Noelle, pt 1
Join WriteHive's S. Kaeth, Justine Manzano, and Hannah Kates as they talk about Self Care and Mental Health with Special Guest Marisa Noelle Part 1 of 4
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Ep.49 - BookBlogger Special: Books of the Year
In this very special episode, our Resident Book Bloggers Kriti and Arina join up with guest Book Blogger Nils to chat with S. Kaeth about their favorite books from 2021 and what they're looking forward to reading in 2022. Don't forget to join our book bloggers for the Romance challenge this year!...
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Ep.48 - Prologues: What to Do if You Need to Cut Your Prologue
In the fourth episode in our Prologues Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Paulette Kennedy about what to do if last episode and some thinking made you decide your prologue wasn't necessary. Or maybe you're still debating if you should cut your prologue or not? Here...
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Ep.47 - Prologues: To Prologue or Not to Prologue
In the third episode in our Prologues Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Paulette Kennedy about how to decide if a prologue really would work with your project or not. We've talked about prologues in concept and application, but now let's dive deeper about how it...
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Ep.46 - Prologues: What Makes a Good Prologue?
In the second episode in our Prologues Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Paulette Kennedy about what makes a good prologue (and by extension, why some prologues don't work out), including concrete examples of books with good, effective prologues and what they...
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Ep.45 - Prologues: Why Do They Get a Bad Rap?
In the first episode in our Prologues Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Paulette Kennedy about why prologues are discouraged especially for debut authors trying to break through into traditional publishing. Why do some prologues work and others don't? Learn more...
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Ep.44 - No-No's and Cliches: Accounting for Subjectivity
In the fourth episode in our No-No's & Cliches Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Kate Foster about how to navigate writing with reader subjectivity in mind. CW: brief discussion of a book review mentioning grooming. Learn more about our incredible Resident Editors...
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Ep.43 - No-No's and Cliches: Rules: They're More Like Guidelines
In the third episode in our No-No's & Cliches Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Kate Foster about writing rules and when it's okay to break them. Learn more about our incredible Resident Editors and guests here: Justine - https://justinemanzano.com/ Hannah -...
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Ep.42 - No-No's and Cliches: Contract with the Reader
In the second episode in our No-No's & Cliches Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Kate Foster about the contract with the reader and how to use that as a basis for navigating what might work and what might not. Learn more about our incredible Resident Editors and...
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Ep.41 - No-No's and Cliches: Tropes vs Cliches
In the first episode in our No-No's & Cliches Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Kate Foster about the difference between tropes and cliches and how your story is really a lot like baking a cake! Learn more about our incredible Resident Editors and guests here:...
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Ep.40 - Opening Scene Cast: Focus on Relationships
In the fourth episode in our Opening Scene Cast Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Bharat Krishnan about how to introduce your opening scene's cast while focusing on the relationships between your characters. Learn more about our incredible Resident Editors and…
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Ep.39 - Opening Scene Cast: Establishing Agency
In the third episode in our Opening Scene Cast Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Bharat Krishnan about how to introduce your opening scene's characters while focusing on establishing agency for your protagonist. Learn more about our incredible Resident Editors and...
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Ep.38 - Opening Scene Cast: Introductions - Avoid Info Dumps
In the second episode in our Opening Scene Cast Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Bharat Krishnan about how to introduce your opening scene's characters without using info dumps. Don't give away all your cards right away! Learn more about our incredible Resident...
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Ep.37 - Opening Scene Cast: How Many Characters and How to Decide Which Ones?
In the first episode in our Opening Scene Cast Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Bharat Krishnan about how to determine who should be in your opening scene. Imagine... you're a casting director placing characters for your book. How many do you include, and how do…
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Ep.36 - Where to Begin (At the Beginning): What is the Hook?
In the fourth episode in our Where to Begin (At the Beginning) Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Anthony DeCapite about how to use your hook to pull readers in and to figure out the best starting place for your story. ______________________ Learn more about our...
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Ep.35 - Where to Begin (At the Beginning): Plot Breadcrumbs
In the third episode in our Where to Begin (At the Beginning) Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Anthony DeCapite about using plot breadcrumbs to figure out the beginning of your story and to pull readers in. ______________________ Learn more about our incredible...
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Ep.34 - Where to Begin (At the Beginning): The Everyday World
In the second episode in our Where to Begin (At the Beginning) Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Anthony DeCapite about setting up the everyday world of your characters for your readers to pull them in. ______________________ Learn more about our incredible…
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Ep.33 - Where to Begin (At the Beginning): Timeline for Appropriate Structure
In the first episode in our Where to Begin (At the Beginning) Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Anthony DeCapite about using the timeline of your story for scaling to provide an appropriate overall story structure. ______________________ Learn more about our...
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Ep.32 - Creating An Air of Mystery: Stay Focused on the Present
In the fourth episode in our Creating An Air of Mystery Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author C.L. Polk about staying focused on the present moment in the writing, keeping foreshadowing and memories subtle. Trigger warning: includes brief mention of sexual assault...
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Ep.31 - Creating An Air of Mystery: What Will Happen Next?
In the third episode in our Creating An Air of Mystery Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author C.L. Polk about keep readers hooked, wondering what's going to happen next. ______________________ Learn more about our incredible Resident Editors and guests here: Justine -...
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Ep.30 - Creating An Air of Mystery: What's Going On? In Media Res
In the second episode in our Creating An Air of Mystery Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author C.L. Polk about opening in media res to capture reader's attention with the questions "What's going on" and "How did we get here", always balancing the questions with the draw...
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Ep.29 - Creating An Air of Mystery: Helping Readers Engage
In the first episode in our Creating An Air of Mystery Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author C.L. Polk about how to help readers engage with the story and protagonist. ______________________ Learn more about our incredible Resident Editors and guests here: Justine -...
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Special Episode - Inked in Gray Interview
Hi, I’m S. Kaeth and welcome to this special, bonus episode of the Word Nerd Cafe. I’m here with Kota from Inked In Gray, a proud sponsor of WriteHive. We’ll be chatting a little bit about anthologies, what goes into them (besides the amazing stories, of course) and some of the unique challenges...
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Ep.28 - Breadcrumb, Not Infodump
In the fourth episode in our Emotional Connection Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Maria Tureaud about how to achieve a strong emotional connection with the reader through doling out necessary information in breadcrumbs instead of dumping it all at once....
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Ep.27 - Deep Point of View
In the third episode in our Emotional Connection Series, S. Kaeth talks about deep point of view and how to achieve it with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Maria Tureaud. ______________________ Learn more about our incredible Resident Editors and guests here: Justine -...
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Ep.26 - Strategies to Weave Together A Scene
In the second episode in our Emotional Connection Series, S. Kaeth talks about weaving together a scene using with body language, actions and reactions, emotions, thoughts, and dialogue with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Maria Tureaud. ______________________ Learn more about our…
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Ep.25 - Tying Emotional Connection to Character Goals and Stakes
In the first episode in our Emotional Connection Series, S. Kaeth talks about tying the emotional connection to character goals and stakes with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Maria Tureaud. ______________________ Learn more about our incredible Resident Editors and guests here: Jeni -...
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Ep.24 - How to Fix Tone
In the fourth episode in our Tone Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Hannah Kates about how to fix tone when it's not working for your story. ______________________ Learn more about our incredible Resident Editors and guests here: Jeni -...
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Ep.23 - How to Build/Create Tone
In the third episode in our Tone Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Hannah Kates about how to build tone using word choice, sentence structure, voice, and PoV. ______________________ Learn more about our incredible Resident Editors and guests here: Jeni -...
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Special Episode - Sword and Silk Interview
Hi, I’m S. Kaeth and welcome to this special, bonus episode of the Word Nerd Cafe. I’m here with Laynie and MB from Sword and Silk Books, a proud sponsor of WriteHive. We’ll be chatting a little be about how they formed, what they’re looking for, what they have planned, and how authors can submit...
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Ep.22 - Matching Your Opening Tone with Your Book Query/Blurb
In the second episode in our Tone Series, S. Kaeth talks with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Hannah Kates about the importance of matching the opening tone of your book's first pages with your query or book blurb, as well as discussing some strategies to try if you get stuck....
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Ep.21 - Tone: How Tone is Different From Mood
In the first episode in our Tone Series, S. Kaeth talks about the difference between tone and mood with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Hannah Kates. ______________________ Learn more about our incredible Resident Editors and guests here: Jeni - https://www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/…
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Ep.20 - Effective Ways to Integrate Internal and External Conflict
In the fourth episode in our Plot and Conflict Series, S. Kaeth chats with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Whitney Hill about how paying attention to your conflict can strengthen your character arcs and vice versa. ______________________ Learn more about our incredible Resident Editors and...
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Ep.19 - How to Show Conflict
In the third episode in our Plot and Conflict Series, S. Kaeth chats with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Whitney Hill about how to paying attention to your character arcs can strengthen the plot and conflict. Ad included from our sponsor, Sword and Silk Books:...
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Ep.18 - How to Show Conflict
In the second episode in our Plot and Conflict Series, S. Kaeth chats with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Whitney Hill about how to show conflict in your beginning pages, including tips if you get stuck. ______________________ Learn more about our incredible Resident Editors and guests…
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Ep.17 - Inciting Event vs. The Hook
In the first episode in our Plot and Conflict Series, S. Kaeth talks about the difference between a hook and an inciting incident with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Whitney Hill ______________________ Learn more about our incredible Resident Editors and guests here: Jeni -...
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Ep.16 - How to Find Your Voice
In the final episode in our Voice Series, S. Kaeth talks about how to find your voice with Resident Editors and Guest Author Jessica Lewis. ______________________ Learn more about our incredible Resident Editors and guests here: Jeni - https://www.jenichappelleeditorial.com/ Justine -...
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Ep 15. - Elements of Voice
In the third episode in our Voice Series, S. Kaeth talks about the different elements that make up a character's voice from their rhythm, to their cultural background, and more with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Jessica Lewis. ______________________ Learn more about our incredible…
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Ep. 14 - Types of Voice: Writer vs Narrator vs. Character
In the second episode in our Mood Series, S. Kaeth talks about the types of voice and how those voices are different coming from the Writer vs. the Narrator vs. the character with our Resident Editors and Guest Author Jessica Lewis. ______________________ Learn more about our incredible Resident...
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Ep.13 - Voice: What is it and Why Do We Care?
In the first episode of our Voice Series, S. Kaeth talks about what voice is, how to see voice, and how to start developing your own with Resident Editors and Guest Author Jessica Lewis. ______________________ Learn more about our incredible Resident Editors and guests here: Jeni -...
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Ep. 12 - Tips to Create Mood
In the last episode in our Mood Series, S. Kaeth, our Resident Editors and Guest Author Denise Williams give some final tips on how to create mood in your first chapter! ______________________ Learn more about our incredible Resident Editors and guests here: Jeni -...
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The Word Nerd Cafe is a short-form writing craft podcast Hosted by SKaeth and our Resident Editors Jeni Chapelle, Justine Manzano, and Megan Manzano, all of whom have tons of professional experience in the writing world.You can get early access to this podcast, bonus episodes, and a whole bunch of other exclusive perks by signing up to our Patreon. All Patreon proceeds go toward making great programming and supporting our Sponsored Artist Fund. WriteHive Website - writehive.orgJoin our Discord - https://discord.gg/XGP79AjSign Up To Be A Patron - https://www.patreon.com/Writehive
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