After an unexpectedly long break, we're back with an episode all about writing prompts: what they are and how we approach using them. Also, it's the last week to get questions in for our Q&A episode. Links: NYC Midnight: https://www.nycmidnight.com/ Furious Fiction: https://www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fiction/ The First Line Literary Journal: https://www.thefirstline.com/ Story Plot Generator Pro: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andromo.dev17163.app230704    Support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/needsmorewordspodcast  Follow us on Twitter @needsmorewords Check out our website: needsmorewords.com Email us: needsmorewords@gmail.com  

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#37 - Writing Prompts (aka the Cursed Episode)

We discuss how we use review website Goodreads to enhance our reading life

#36 - Goodreads

Our look at characters ends and we've saved the best for last: the secondary characters.  Also, remember to send in questions for the upcoming Q&A episode!   Links: Music in the opening is Secondary Characters, from the musical [title of show]: https://youtu.be/tt5xuqiXlAY TV Tropes: Five-Man Band: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FiveManBand  Trope Talk: Five Man Band: https://youtu.be/lmmNuic_4tQ    Support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/needsmorewordspodcast  Follow us on Twitter @needsmorewords Check out our website: needsmorewords.com Email us: needsmorewords@gmail.com

#35 - Secondary Characters

Following up on our protagonist episode, we talk about the antagonists who oppose them! LINKS The Parking Level: http://www.allworldswayfarer.com/story10/  The Wrong Counter: https://yubsie.tumblr.com/post/655922097031397376/the-a-new-dawn-wrong-counter Support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/needsmorewordspodcast  Follow us on Twitter @needsmorewords Check out our website: needsmorewords.com Email us: needsmorewords@gmail.com

#34 - Antagonists

Our three part series on characters kicks off with... the protagonist!

#33 - Protagonists

We discuss writing slumps, why we don't like them and strategies to get out of them. LINKS: https://maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/sometimes-writers-block-is-really-depression/ Support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/needsmorewordspodcast  Follow us on Twitter @needsmorewords Check out our website: needsmorewords.com

#32 - Writing Slumps

We discuss our thoughts on this year's battle of the Canadian books. LINKS Canada Reads: https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads Support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/needsmorewordspodcast  Follow us on Twitter @needsmorewords Check out our website: needsmorewords.com

#31 - Canada Reads 2021

In which we are a Star Wars podcast!   Sidways's video on Rogue One's music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGVqPP-52No   And the trouble with TRoS's music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_8-dWSLDWI   Support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/needsmorewordspodcast  Follow us on Twitter @needsmorewords Check out our website: needsmorewords.com

#30 - Star Wars

We discuss some of the things we don't like to write about and how to do it anyway when we have to.   Support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/needsmorewordspodcast  Follow us on Twitter @needsmorewords Check out our website: needsmorewords.com

#29 - Writing Challenges

We discuss different approaches and challenges for giving all those fictional people names so they aren't all Man #1. LINKS: Behind the Name: https://www.behindthename.com/ Nameberry: https://nameberry.com/ Last name generator: https://www.name-generator.org.uk/last/  Medieval Name Database: http://dmnes.org/ Support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/needsmorewordspodcast  Follow us on Twitter @needsmorewords Check out our website: needsmorewords.com

# 28 - On the Naming of Characters (or Sometimes Cats)

We discuss some of our favourite tools that we use in our writing!   LINKS Scrivener: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview Evernote: https://evernote.com/ 4theWords: https://4thewords.com referral code: NLHSZ23062 Grammarly: https://app.grammarly.com/ Validation (aka AO3): https://archiveofourown.org Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/needsmorewordspodcast  

#27 - Favourite Writing Tools

We celebrate a new year and say good riddance to 2020 by setting some writing goals.

#26 - 2021 Writing Goals

In an annual tradition we discuss our favourite fiction, non-fiction and graphic books that we read in 2020.

#25 - Favourite Books of 2020

In this episode, we talk about two stories we wrote using the same NYC Midnight prompt: comedy / trophy room / a manual. Links: Usability Test by Vicki: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EXuvsavTPaGPZMozjpmxNG_yDMrrbT4nI_bj4Et0FmY/edit?usp=sharing Isn’t It Neat by Margaret: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fJt9Iydzi6_YOWH6QUhf3aZHvpmGjC8XkGzoPzbJmTo/edit Support the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/needsmorewordspodcast 

#24 - NYC Midnight Round 3

We talk about our process for first drafts in short and long fiction and all the terrible things we do to get something worth revising. LINKS: KoFi: kofi.com/needsmorewordspodcast

#23 - First Drafts

A podcast about writing and reading, because we're all stuck on something. Hosted by Vicki Martin and Margaret Hanson.