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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 Dec 15, 2021
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Ari is a fantasy author, avid blogger, busy entrepreneur, and cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.
Unimpressed with reality, 8-year-old Ari set out on a mission to create new exciting worlds full of demons, pirates, gods, dragons, and even a few screaming trees...and many MANY years later, she has no intention of stopping.
Her first short story, The Locksmith, was published in the 2019 anthology From Ashes to Magic, and her second short story, Sanctuary was published in 2021 in the anthology From Myths to Monsters.
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Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
As we are heading towards the end of the year, we decided to do something a little different. In today's episode, we put Rachel in the hot seat as we learn more about her.
As always, thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy this episode.
About Rachel
Rachel Poli is an indie author, content writer, and podcaster residing in New England. While she writes mainly cozy mystery novels, she’s a multi-genre authors dabbling in short stories and flash fiction.
When she’s not writing, she’s most likely reading, playing video games, or cleaning.
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Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Dal Cecil Runo is a partially blind author of fiction and poetry. Before entering the world of writing, Dal was an independent singer/songwriter under another stage name and a blind photographer with a few exhibits across Europe. Dal is currently working on a science fiction trilogy and short stories in multiple genres. As a writer with a disability, it is a priority for Dal to include blind, visually impaired and/or other characters with disabilities in every piece of fiction. The inclusion of LGBTQ+ and multicultural characters is also of importance in all of Dal’s work.
She has lived in and travelled to several countries. Ice-skating in winter, and listening to audiobooks are some of Dal’s favourite pastimes. She can be found on most social media as DalCecilRuno.
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Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
We are back with another character-drive episode, today we discuss the issues of creating Mary Sue characters and how to avoid these pitfalls!
As always, thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy this episode.
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Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
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Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
If you caught last week's show where writer Tobias Salem joined the show to discuss world-building, you might not be surprised that today's episode is all about creating a World Book! Whether you create a complex world or a fictitious city in the real world, this episode will give you some ideas!
As always, thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy this episode.
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Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
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Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Have you ever suffered from imposter syndrome? Or maybe you don't and haven't realised it? In today's episode Ari and Rachel explain what it is, and how to deal with it..
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Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Depending on the genre you're writing, research has to be done. It doesn't matter if you're writing fiction or non-fiction.
This week, Ari and Rachel discuss some sure-fire ways to accurately conduct research for your novels.
As always, thanks for listening and we hope you enjoy this episode.
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Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
This week, Ari and Rachel discuss characters and their different motivations and how these motivations can affect your plot.
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