What We Wrote

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 save on shipping! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

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 doesn't seem to realise that the Queen actually did her a favour by raising her how she did. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Frost and Starlight! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 words). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 journey with us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

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.

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.

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 information.

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 old. Esme makes a half hearted attempt to play devil's advocate, but largely the votes are in.Note: We did record this a long time ago, so there are references in it that may seem a little out of date in context! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

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.

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.

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 exciting part of the episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 progressing plot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 in their writing career together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 most impressive resume in the city. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 information.

This week we continue our dive into one of the most popular romantasy series out there. Do we love Rhys? Absolutely yes. Did we love this book? Well... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Buckle in and hold on to your butts, cos this is a long one. Is it exciting? Maybe. Do things happen? Sure. Do what we did and just rip it off like a Band-Aid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for another chapter of awkward girlbonding at the ball that neither of us cared to write about! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You bet your bottom dollar we went and read Onyx storm as fast as we could so that we could get this episode out.So fast that we forgot to do our usual 'Talk to us!' spiel at the end. So for those of you that don't know, you can email us at whatwrotepod @ gmail.com, or you can find us on any number of social medias including and pretty well limited to facebook, instagram, tiktok and tumblr with the handle of @whatwewrotepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us this week as we follow Vari along every single step to... absolutely nowhere, if we're being honest. But we do meet Kayne, a hunky knight of the realm. Also, Penny features heavily in this episode. She was in dire need of cuddles. We make no apologies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Finally, our two main characters are actually spending time together? Wait... maybe a little too much time together... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Were you interested to hear about Vari's week working at the stables? Maybe she enjoys the work. Maybe she and Cori spend some time together and get to know each other. You would expect that, what with them being the main characters and all. And yet...Content warning: mentions and depictions of sexual assault - what a fantasy trope to jump on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In honour of Onyx Storm being released this week, we're talking all about Iron Flame! Refresh your memory on what happened with us! Be warned, this has ALL the spoilers in it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is it! We're cracking open the next one of our terrible teen tales. Join us as we start All's Fair, a thrilling Romantasy book set in Fantasy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's that? You thought we'd just written the one terrible tale in our teens? Think again! Today we're introducing what we wrote next. And we wrote Romantasy before it was cool, just sayin'.Yes, at the end of this episode we do wish you all a merry christmas and a happy new year, etc. But due to illness and Esme's general forgetfulness, this episode has instead come out in the new year. Woops! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Surprise! No, it isn't Sunday. This was supposed to be released earlier to tide you over between Christmas and New Year, but Esme was sick, so best laid plans and all that!Join us for another special bonus episode where we talk about Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as we wrap up our very first book Living 2 Die. We talk about the story and the progression we saw through out and how our writing has, or hasn't, changed through out the years. And don't worry, this isn't the end of the podcast. There's plenty more terrible, teen writing where this came from. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, folks, this is it. The final chapters of Living 2 Die. Were our heroes really living just to die? Did the prophecy ever mean a damned thing? Find out this week as we read the last chapters of the book we started writing twenty years ago... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we dive back into Living 2 Die, a whole two decades later, and we attempt to finish the trash-fire that is the first book we wrote together. we keep telling you it's bad on purpose, because we definitely write better than this but wanted to preserve the authenticity of the original. But perhaps you think we protest too much... because this came way to easily.Not only that, but next week is the year anniversary for the start of this podcast! Can you believe it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Surprise! We've got another special BONUS episode for you all! This week, we read A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sara J. Maas. This book took booktok by storm, so of course we had to see what it was all about! Join us as we talk about all things ACOTAR, from weirdly specific curses to very obvious riddles.Note: Woop, you caught us. Somehow the wrong audio was uploaded. Rest assured the correct episode is now up! Very professional, very demure.Extra note: Turns out, it wasn't my fault, there was a glitch on the interwebs! Here's hoping this fixes it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.