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What does it mean to be empowered? In some situations, it's about having literal power, which can take the form of knowledge or skill. In...

If you've ever been curious about the newsroom and how to write nonfiction stories that sell, you won't want to miss our conversation...

Most of us love a story with a good romance that drives the plot, but what about good gal-pal drama and growth? USA Today Bestselling...

Author Gabriela Houston returns to our show with fresh advice for crafting stories from myths and a new home-spun tale drawing from the...

Jingle bells, jingle bells - ohHi! Nat and PJ are singing because of this episode, where authors and coaches Windy Lynn Harris and Susan...

No matter how bad things get, Never Say You Can't Survive. That's the theme and title of award-winning sci-fi author Charlie Jane Anders'...

Historical fantasy? YES PLEASE! In this episode, we talked with Laura E. Weymouth about her shiny and spooky young adult novels and how...

This episode was originally titled "Wishful Thinking" in homage to the premise of Naz's debut novel THE LOOPHOLE. But after chatting with...

You had us at creepy fairy tales! What if some weird creature crawled out of the impenetrable woods next to your mountain town and...

It's startiiinnnnggggg. The air is crisper and you can smell the pumpkin spice wafting from every Starbucks nationwide--a call to the...

Get your Pitch Wars plan ready! Author and Pitch Wars 2021 mentor Skyla Arndt joins us for a fun discussion about the program, her own...

Writing short stories provides a training ground for all your writing skills, but getting from blank page to finished draft can feel like...

Debut author alert! You won't want to miss this conversation with Tashie Bhuiyan about her debut novel, Counting Down With You, a YA...

What if you had a magical window into the manuscripts waiting in a publisher's "to-read" pile? We wanted to find out what that's like, so...

Debut author alert! In Gabriella Houston's debut novel, The Second Bell, Salka the striga is born with two hearts and one chance to make...

Debut author alert! You won't want to miss this conversation with Allison Saft about her debut novel, Down Comes the Night, an eerie...

Two exciting words for you: YA THRILLER. This episode's special guest, Alexa Donne, has one coming out in May 2020 called The Ivies, and...

If there were ever a year for writing resolutions, it's probably 2021. But with the ongoing hangover that was 2020, setting goals may...

Debut author alert! Join us for a fun conversation with Dana Swift and get some behind-the-scenes insight into the making of her first...

We're always looking for advice from writers in the trenches, and in this episode of Write Away we got plenty from New York Times...