Swiping Write

A couple of millennials talking about our creative process for less time than it takes to run out of likes. Brandon and Austin share an unhealthy imagination and love of storytelling. They don't claim to know everything, or even much of anything, but hope to help other writers get their short stories, manuscript, or screenplay "swiped right" by sharing their experiences, mistakes, and (on rare occasions) successes. But this week, Hannah Roberts steps in for Austin to talk about her experience in writing a middle grade novel.  Episode 3 Show Notes:  Age ranges for Middle Grade, Young Adult and New Adult Use of vocab, pofanity and slang Violence and romance Marketing a MG novel for agents Books/Movies mentioned: Harry Potter by JK Rowling Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

A couple of millennials talking about our creative process for less time than it takes to run out of likes. Brandon and Austin share an unhealthy imagination and love of storytelling. They don't claim to know everything, or even much of anything, but hope to help other writers get their short stories, manuscript, or screenplay "swiped right" by sharing their experiences, mistakes, and (on rare occasions) successes. Episode 2 Show Notes:  Nuances of Literary vs Genre fiction Are you an outliner, or a pantser? Categories of fiction based on length Books/Movies mentioned:  The Great Gatsby Wuthering Heights Hundred years of solitude Twilight Hunger games Story Engineering Harry Potter Song of Ice and Fire Lost Stormlight Archives

A couple of millennials talking about our creative process for less time than it takes to run out of likes. Brandon and Austin share an unhealthy imagination and love of storytelling. They don't claim to know everything, or even much of anything, but hope to help other writers get their short stories, manuscript, or screenplay "swiped right" by sharing their experiences, mistakes, and (on rare occasions) successes. Episode 1 Show Notes:  Meet the hosts Understanding why we write Understanding formats Where we write Books/Movies mentioned:  Scrivner Celtx