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What We Wrote
by Esme Stevenson and Emma Gerts
"What We Wrote" is a light-hearted and self-deprecating journey into the world of two lifelong friends and writers. Join us as we unearth and share the entertaining, sometimes cringe-worthy, tales we penned in our youth. From humorous anecdotes to insightful commentary on our growth as writers, each episode brings a mix of nostalgia, laughter, and literary insights. We'll also dive into our current reading lists, providing a peek into the books shaping our writing styles today. If you're a fellow wordsmith, a book lover, or simply a fan of laughter, "What We Wrote" offers a unique blend of storytelling, camaraderie, and bookish banter that's sure to entertain and inspire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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B2E43 Switching It Up
This week, we're switching it up! Was the suspense worth the payout? You tell us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E42 It's a Real War!
Well, the good news, the war IS happening. Like, this is the Real Thing. The bad news is, it's still boring as hell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E41 Live Slug Reaction
The predictable cringe we've all come to know and love. Right? Join us this week and watch Cori take all the credit for anything she wants really. We also discover who Cori thinks is *really* behind the war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E40 The Girl Who Whined Wolf
Don't worry, Vari didn't die of a brain bleed after Cori left her unconscious in a room. So now, the conversation you've all been waiting for... Vari and Kayne *talk*. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E39 Dangling Them Clauses
Join us this week as Cori leaves Vari for dead and goes to sit in comfortable(read: awkward) silence with her true love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Bonus: The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk
In preparation for her latest release, we are talking about the second book in her Shadowborn Duet, The Fallen and the Kiss of Dusk. If you're excited about the Lion and the Deathless Dark later this month, then let us tide you over with some gushing about this one! Hosted on Acast. See...
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B2E38 Shout Out to My Boy, Kayne
Just in case you've skipped half the book, here is a montage of everything that has happened so far. At least where it concerns Vari and Kayne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E37 But Daddy I Love Her
Unsurprisingly, Cori continues to be absolutely bat shit crazy. Join us for a wild ride of retconning and trauma! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Bonus: The Songbird and the Heart of Stone by Carissa Broadbent
Join us this week as we talk about Carissa Broadbent's The Songbird and the Heart of Stone. This is the first book of her second duet, the Shadowborn Trilogy. And we are HERE for it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E36 Words Sense Makes
This week Vari starts to come to the same conclusions we have - Cori is a manipulative psychopath and a terrible friend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E35 Everybody Wants This
This week, Cori spends an ENTIRE chapter telling Vari that there is no point in living if you don't have a boyfriend. You can imagine our thoughts on this... NOTE: We were having some technical difficulties on this one, so if you hear an echo, don't worry, it doesn't last long! Hosted on Acast.…
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BONUS: Quicksilver by Callie Hart
This week we read Callie Hart's Quicksilver! We both quite enjoyed this one, much to our surprise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E34 Parent Trap
In this episode, we deal with the fact that Cori tried to 'parent trap' Vari and Kayne, though it may not have had the result that she wanted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E33 Suspicious Confessions
Join us for another week of, Cori, what the f@#k are you thinking? We have some suspicious confessions from Bran, a tease of future plot happenings and Cori doing dumb shit, as usual! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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BONUS FolioFox Printing
This week we are talking to the lovely Tracy from FolioFox Printing Australia. FolioFox is a lovely independent printing press based in Melbourne, Victoria and we are so excited to get her insight on all things printing. This episode is a MUST listen for any indie authors intending to print their...
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B2E32 In His Melancholy Era
This week, our characters finally start talking about their issues. It doesn't help much though. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E31 Fade To Black
Cori is alive! And she's pretty much the only one that's happy about that... Vari and Cori have escaped the tense (?) hostage situation. And now for carpe diem of it all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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BONUS: The Nightborn Duet by Carissa Broadbent
This week we're talking about the first duology in the Crowns of Nyaxia series by Carissa Broadbent. Join us as we talk about Romantasy Done Right. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E30 A Comforting Brody Revelation
Cori and Vari have been tkaen hostage! Why? Not sure. By who? Also not sure. Don't worry, we're sure it will all be explained. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E29 Said is Dead
In this episode, sit down and prepare to skip the only scenes that you may have been interested in actually reading. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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BONUS: Indie Author Spotlight - The Next Round by Eva Frances
This is the first of our super special Indie Author Spotlight! Join us as we talk about the contemporary romance novel The Next Round by Eva Frances. Want to pick up a copy of the Next Round AND our book Revelation? Head on over to www.unwrittenblends.com.au and you can pick up both titles and…
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B2E28 It's all fact up
The story you are about to hear has been told before. A lot. And now Vari is going to tell it again. But different. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E27 Fade to Black
This week, we do our favourite thing of rehashing what happened in the last chapter, but this time, for the other characters point of view! Don't worry, we get some new scenes to, like the one where Cori still doesn't seem to realise that she's dating Bran. And the other one where Cori still...
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B2E26 Cori is the Worst
Oh boy, yes this is a long one. And while Cori is the worst, you might want to buckle in, because there are some DEVELOPMENTS in this chapter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E25 "..."
Channel your inner Vari this week and let us drag you along to conversations that have nothing to do with you. No really, Vari. Why are you here? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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BONUS: Love Triangles
Join us for another Trope Talk! This time we are talking about Love Triangles. Team Edward or Team Jacob? Team Gale or Team Peeta? Team Obvious Choice or Team Annoying Obstacle? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E24 The Butterflies Are On Fire
A surprising amount of things happen in this chapter of Vari's. We get mystery lore drops on Kayne and we even get some development of our character relationships! Sort of... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E23: The Story of Us
Cori has a plan. What is the plan? Don't know. Is it a good plan? Probably not. Thankfully, though, you do get an amusing anecdote of Emma and Esme's origin story to help past the time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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BONUS: A Court of Frost and Starlight
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Jolly non-denominational celebration of your choosing! We have done a super special bonus Christmas episode to tide you over on our season break. And of course, what better book to talk about on our Christmas special than the Christmas special of books: A Court of...
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B2E22 I don't want to do this again...
Thanks to a slight technical glitch (Esme forgetting to hit record is a technical glitch) - we had to record large parts of this twice. Pray for us. In this episode Vari convalesces after her ordeal, after providing some much needed therapy to Cori, because Cori is a terrible friend. (Her own...
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BONUS: TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY - Ask Us Anything!
Can you believe we have had two whole years of the What We Wrote Podcast?? This year we have done a special bonus episode - if you follow us on socials, you'll have seen our call out for your burning questions for us - and boy did you guys deliver! Thank you all for coming along on this crazy...
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B2E21 Faulty First Dates
Suffer along with us as we go on Cori and Bran's first date. It's as awkward and cringey as you can imagine. There's also a fun side rant about the word 'Juxtaposition'. Trigger warning: Mentions of SA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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BONUS: A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
The next installment of the ACOTAR series! This week, we read A Court of Wings and Ruin. We have... feelings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E20 Mangsty
Oh boy, it's getting real 'mangsty'. Don't worry about the war, we've found something much, much worse to focus on. TW: sexual assault - however poorly written. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E19 A Lesson in Siege Tactics
It's a Cori chapter, so you know what that means! It's Rhetorical Question time! We do away with the plot as quickly as we can and move on to more fun and dramatic things, like kissing boys and going to the tavern to meet long lost fathers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
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BONUS: The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by V.E. Schwab
Join us this week as we talk about the wonderful book that is the Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by Emma's favourite author V.E. Schwab. You'll notice this episode is shorter than our other book review episodes because there's only so many ways you can say 'It's amazing!' before it starts getting...
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B2E18 Terrible Triage
This week, things are heating up (again.). Kayne tries in vain to defend himself to Vari, and we are once more thrown in to this very battle heavy cold war. We also learn how NOT to triage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E17 Baby's First Feminism
This week, we have plot development, thank god. Does it have anything to do with the war we've been dancing around since the beginning of the book? Of course not! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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BONUS: Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
Woo, another Bonus episode! This week we are discussing the final installment in the Letters of Enchantment Duology by Rebecca Rosss, Ruthless Vows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E16 But what about the scabbard?
Rinse and repeat. Why come up with new ideas when you can have your characters have the same conversation over and over and over and over and over... So much so that we spend several minutes discussing what happened to the sheath of Vari's dagger. Believe it or not, that's probably the most...
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B2E15 You can probably skip this one
You could definitely skip this chapter, but you definitely shouldn't skip this episode. Because while absolutely nothing of note happens in Cori's chapter, your hosts Emma and Esme are delightful. They fill the empty void that is this chapter with some introspection on writing and troubles with...
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B2E14 Holy Adverb, Batman!
This week, Vari takes a hit and we knuckle down on our miscommunication trope. Everyone's favourite trope! There is also a fleeting mention of the war. TRIGGER WARNING: Mentions of sexual assault Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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BONUS: Trope Talk - Enemies to Lovers
It's a Bonus Episode y'all! This week, we're starting our Trope Talk - and first off we're talking about the ultimate classic Enemies to Lovers. Join us as we chat about what we love and hate about this trope, our favourite examples and tips on how to write a successful Enemies to Lovers trope....
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B2E13: Ding Dong the Prince is Dead
Grab your scarves and make yourself a hot chocolate, because it's getting cold! (Don't worry, you won't forget it, Cori will make sure of that.) This week, Cori travels further from the keep than she's ever been. You also may witness one of the earliest disagreements Emma and Esme have ever had…
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B2E12. Vari Gets (Another) Job
Were you worried that you'd miss the end of the riveting conversation between Cori, Vari and Bran? Well don't worry, we pick up exactly where we left off! Vari finally bends to Cori's incessant begging and decides they are friends. Vari then gets (another) job, making her the street rat with the...
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B2E11. Matchmaker Matchmaker
Join us as we do away with the semblance of plot we had scratched together last week and instead drown in mundane conversations about who likes who, a la babysitter's club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E10. What is war good for? Plot.
You may have waited a little longer for this episode to come out, but you weren't waiting for this for as long as you've been waiting for the plot to happen in this book. Never fear, it looks like something is here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E9. Cori Wants a Friend
This week on Cori Wants a Friend, follow her once more as she aimlessly wanders around the castle and decides that she doesn't care if Vari and Bran can't stand her, she's going to be their friend anyway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E8. Who's Ship is It?
This week we get more of Vari's backstory, just what you've all been waiting for! We get down to the real nitty-gritty, like how old can you be if you're a boat boy, and what is the chain of ownership on a ship? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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B2E7. Don't Throw Stones At Ducks
Strap in and tape your eye lids open, because you are in for the world's most boring chapter! Join Cori as she wanders around the city, eating bread and asking endless rhetorical questions only to complete bypass any form of reasonable conclusion! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
"What We Wrote" is a light-hearted and self-deprecating journey into the world of two lifelong friends and writers. Join us as we unearth and share the entertaining, sometimes cringe-worthy, tales we penned in our youth. From humorous anecdotes to insightful commentary on our growth as writers, each episode brings a mix of nostalgia, laughter, and literary insights. We'll also dive into our current reading lists, providing a peek into the books shaping our writing styles today. If you're a fellow wordsmith, a book lover, or simply a fan of laughter, "What We Wrote" offers a unique blend of storytelling, camaraderie, and bookish banter that's sure to entertain and inspire.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
HOSTED BY
Esme Stevenson and Emma Gerts
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