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Two chatty authors asking all the ’write’ questions. Hosted by Ari Meghlen and Rachel Poli, The Merry Writer Podcast is a fun, friendly show about all things writing and bookish.
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Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
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Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
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Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
Some books are broken up into chapters. Others have parts. Some have prologues at the beginning, and others have epilogues. There's some debate about whether these chapters are needed.
This week, Ari and Rachel discuss the pros and cons of having prologues and epilogues in your books.
As always, thanks for listening. Share your answers to the questions in the comments or over on social media.
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Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
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Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
If you're a writer, then you know writing a novel has multiple stages. It seems like a simple topic, but there's more to each step of the process than meets the eye.
This week, Ari and Rachel go in-depth about the writing process step-by-step.
As always, thanks for listening. Share your answers to the questions in the comments or over on social media.
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Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Happy New Year! We are now in 2023 and we thought we'd start the year talking about our sagging middles! No, this is not about eating too much Christmas pudding over the holidays, but rather those middles in our stories that can often lose steam and get a little, well, saggy!
Let's talk about what the problem is and how to fix them!
As always, thanks for listening, and let us know your thoughts in the comments below about the advice shared in the episode.
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We have opened up guest applications for 2023. If you would like to be considered, please take the time to read the FAQs Page. Once you've read everything, if you feel you could be a good fit, please fill in the Google Form linked on that page. Please note we may take a while to get back to you due to our workload.
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Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
It's the end of 2022! This week, Ari and Rachel decided to share bloopers from this year's episodes. Enjoy and have a great new year!
As always, thanks for listening and for your support. We're looking forward to an exciting 2023 on the podcast!
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Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
So today's episode is all about pacing in a novel, things we recommend regarding pacing, things we aren't keen on and even some differing opinions! Eeh gads! It happens, folks.
As always, thanks for listening, and let us know your thoughts in the comments below about the advice shared in the episode.
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Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
If you're a reader, then you probably write book reviews... right? With 2022 coming to an end and with everyone wrapping up their reading challenges, Ari and Rachel share various places to write and publish book reviews.
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Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
As the year starts to draw to a close, Ari and Rachel are back with another fun episode of Would You Rather, this time it's Movie Edition. So grab a drink and join in answering these questions
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