Podcast Episodes

Story Structure: A Deep Dive

Season 2 Episode 3

Hannah and Jess do a deep dive into story structure, Hannah provides a real-life book example to explores its structure, and they review the more pop…

1 year, 4 months ago

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Scene Work

Season 2 Episode 2

Jess and Hannah talk more in-depth about scene work, go off-topic about the new Wicked movie (it was new at the time of recording!), and Jess issues …

1 year, 4 months ago

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Neurodivergent Writing Tips

Season 2 Episode 1

Jess and Hannah are back with a second season of the Fiction Lounge! Join the duo as they discuss what it's like to be a neurodivergent writer, and s…

1 year, 5 months ago

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Bonus Episode: Hannah and Jess's 2024 Reads

Season 1 Episode 10

Join Hannah and Jess as they discuss their favorite books of the year!

1 year, 5 months ago

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The Power of Writing Rituals

Season 1 Episode 9

Hannah and Jess share the power and importance of ritual, teach about meditation and its benefits for writers, and discuss their own personal writing…

1 year, 5 months ago

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Tips to Improve Your Writing

Season 1 Episode 8

Hannah and Jess discuss some tips and tricks to improve your writing, talk about the joys of drafting, and even give some tips on criticism.

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1 year, 5 months ago

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Book Activism

Season 1 Episode 7

Hannah and Jess share different ways you can be a book activist and fight against book banning, as well as inform listeners about systemic issues wit…

1 year, 6 months ago

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Editing

Season 1 Episode 6

Hannah and Jess discuss how they approach their novel edits. Why do some writers edit in "layers"? And what does that mean in the first place? Jess a…

1 year, 6 months ago

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Drafting

Season 1 Episode 5

Join Hannah and Jess as they discuss the details of drafting! The first draft is such a mountain of intimidations for new writers, so Jess and Hannah…

1 year, 6 months ago

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Interiority

Season 1 Episode 4

Hannah and Jess talk more in-depth about characters: more importantly, character interiority! Interiority is the inner world of a character, and mana…

1 year, 6 months ago

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