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The Fiction Lounge — 100 episodes

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How Art Becomes Historical Fiction with Anna Rasche

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Key Elements of Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Dystopian Fiction

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Demystifying the Publishing Industry with Literary Agent Sheyla Knigge

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Anthropological Thrillers with Michelle Cullen

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Reading Like A Writer

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Favorite Books of 2026: Q2

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The Importance of Romance as a Genre with Joss Richard

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Everything You Need to Write Great Scenes

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Literary Fiction and Writing a Series with Susan Furber

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Embracing the Joy of Lore with Kathleen Schwab

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Key Elements of Genre: Mystery, Crime, Thriller, and Horror

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Exploring Identity with Alka Joshi

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Key Elements of Genre: Women's Fiction vs. Romance

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14

Moving Your Story Forward: Plot Devices

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Exploring Dark Historical Fantasy with A.L. Sinclair

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Key Elements of Genre: Literary Fiction, Upmarket Fiction, and Commercial Fiction

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17

Writing With Limitations

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Myth, Lore, and First Love with John Glynn

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Writing A Country Rom-Com with Britt Middleton

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20

Navigating Sensitivity in Literature with Denise from Prose Without Thorns: Part 2

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Navigating Sensitivity in Literature with Denise from Prose Without Thorns: Part 1

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Favorite Books of 2026: Q1

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An Exciting Announcement

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24

Writing Historical Fiction with Laura Vogt

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25

How to Navigate the Messy Middle of Your Novel

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26

Writing a Series and Lessons from the Publishing Industry with Carmela Dutra

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27

When, How, and Where to End Your Novel

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28

How to Write Strong, Effective Openings

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29

The Journey to Debut Author with Michelle Maryk

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30

Writing Beautiful and Effective Prose

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31

How to Write Strong Character Arcs

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32

Making Setting a Character with Leigh Shalloway

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33

Q&A Episode

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34

Villains and Antagonists

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35

Guest Interview with Molly Donlan

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36

Character Relationships

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37

Guest Interview with Jennifer van der Kleut

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38

Building Character Backstory

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39

From Self-Publishing to Traditional Publishing: What to Know

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40

Easy Tips to Improve Your Manuscript

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41

Favorite Books of 2025: Q4

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Guest Interview with Jade Gonzalez

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A Conversation on AI

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Guest Interview with Literary Agent Jessica Berg

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45

Hannah and Jess at the Texas Book Festival

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Guest Interview with Emily Soderberg

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47

Let's Talk Tropes

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48

Your Book Pitch

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49

The Ins and Outs of Hybrid Publishing

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50

Q&A Episode

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51

Punctuation Breakdown

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Guest Interview with Vicki Delany

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Coffee Chat with Hannah and Jess

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Point of View

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Pub Day Interview with Carmela Dutra

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How to Find a Writing Community

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57

Jess and Hannah's Favorite Books of 2025: Q2

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Hack Your Writing Process

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Guest Interview with Stacy Frazer of Write it Scared

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Hannah and Jess's Writing Styles

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61

The Challenges of the Writing Industry

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Q&A Episode

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Invoking Curiosity and Suspense in Your Story

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Resilience as a Writer

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65

Guest Interview with Jasmine Carolina

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Writing from the Wound

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Intentionality in Writing

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A Breakdown of Genre

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69

Author Platforms: Interview with BookWorks

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Jess and Hannah's Favorite Books of 2025: Q1

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Comp Titles

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Guest Interview with Carmela Dutra

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The Querying Process

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Writing Your Query Letter

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75

Q&A Episode

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76

Loglines and Elevator Pitches

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Hannah and Jess Get Interviewed!

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Finding Your Authorial Voice
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Editing: How Do You Know When You're Done?
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Editing: Feedback (Alpha Readers, Beta Readers, and Editors)

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Editing: The Second Pass (Reading Like a Writer)

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Editing: The First Pass (Reading Like a Reader)

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Editing: How to Pre-Edit
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Guest Interview with Aubrey Reverie

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Fix Your Draft: Symbolism and Themes

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"Fix Your Draft" Series: Fixing Pace, Dialogue, and Repetition in Plot

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"Fix Your Draft" Series: Show vs. Tell

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88

Story Structure: A Deep Dive

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89

Scene Work

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90

Neurodivergent Writing Tips

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Bonus Episode: Hannah and Jess's 2024 Reads
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The Power of Writing Rituals
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Tips to Improve Your Writing

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94

Book Activism

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95

Editing

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96

Drafting

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97

Interiority

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98

Plotting and Story Structure

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99

Characters

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100

The Fiction Lounge: The Trailer

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