All Episodes

S3 Ep 8: Rebecca Bendheim illuminates the teenage experience of conformity and identity in her debut upper-middle grade novel, When You're Brave Enough

S3 Ep 7: Jen Calonita, shares her "special ingredient" to writing such captivating fantasy books like Isle of Ever...adding just a touch of magic in the real world.

S3 Ep 6: A cozy place to cry - writing tearful stories with Naomi Milliner

S3 Ep 5: "What is hard for an adult to say is easy for a kid to hear." James Bird shares all about writing his middle grade book, No Place Like Home.

S3 Ep 4: Writing "agents of chaos" and creating characters better than you are. Tara Dairman shares about writing her middle grade book, The Girl From Earth's End.

S3 Ep 3: "Instinct from practice" and other wise words from Kalyn Josephson

S3 Ep 2: Writing a mystery series with Lindsay Currie

S3 Ep 1: Experiencing history more deeply with Alyssa Colman

S2 Ep 10: Blending science and fantasy in The Secrets of Underhill by Kali Wallace

S2 Ep 9: Character Development in Brandon Hoàng's YA novel Gloria Buenrostro is Not My Girlfriend

S2 Ep 8: The lunch room is still hard...even on the moon-Middle Grade Sci-Fi with Michelle Barry

S2 Ep 7: Packing a punch and being purposeful with your language plus more writing insight with Allie Millington

S2 Ep 6: "If you write a great story, no one cares about the rules"-Elly Swartz

S2 Ep 5: Reinventing the Vampire with Kalynn Bayron

S2 Ep 4: Dominoes, Not Hurdles-Building tension with Sam Subity

S2 Ep 3: Digging Up a Good Story with Taryn Souders

S2 Ep2: Try the Next New Thing with Lindsay Currie

S2 E1: Spooky Settings with Wendy Parris

S1 E10: Joy McCullough and Trusting Your Intuition

BONUS EPISODE! Shane Cluskey: The Book Cover and Interior Illustrations Artist

S1 E9: Jasmine Warga and Stretching Your Limits By Setting Limits

S1 E8: Dan Gemeinhart on "Turning things up and getting the tone right"

S1 E7: Chris Baron and Naomi Milliner on the importance of finding your people and sharing your passion.

S1 E6: Real Kids and Punchy Chapters with Barbara Dee

S1 E5: Knocking on the Door of Zetta Elliott’s Writing World

S1 E4: Jennifer A Nielsen and Iceberg

S1 E3: Megan E Freeman and Alone

S1 E2: Kate Albus and Nothing Else But Miracles

S1 E1: Mariama J Lockington Discusses Writing In the Key of Us