Is anger healthy or harmful? In this episode, the Semi-Sages discuss using this powerful emotion in our writing. 

Semi-Sages of the Pages

Anger

The Semi-Sages discuss portraying family in writing. We explore different archetypes, tropes, and storylines on this topic. We&apos;ll answer once and for all: Is blood really thicker than water?

Family

As a child, the adage Molly learned was: "Secrets, secrets are no fun. Secrets, secrets hurt someone." But as a writer, perhaps a better phrase is: "Secrets, secrets are lots of fun. Secrets, secrets still hurt someone."In this episode, we talk all about secrets in writing! Reasons to use them, how to use them, how they can be used to increase stakes, informing characters, and resolving them too. Secrets are an invaluable tool in the writer toolbox, don&apos;t forget to utilize them!

Secrets

A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet...but would it be as beautiful?What aspects of beauty do we tackle in our writing? We discuss our characters&apos; appearances, how they chose to present themselves to the world, the messages our works send about beauty & image, and more in this episode!

Beauty

The Semi-Sages talk about critically examining the media we consume - whether it&apos;s television, movies, other books, comics, etc... More importantly, the lessons we can learn from these types of analysis and how to apply that to our own works. Mild spoilers - WW84, Black Widow

Critical Consumption of Media

Writing is difficult. Not only the craft itself, but also the process. We talk about the difficulties not only of finding balance in your schedule to write, but also how to maintain momentum and keep building on successes. We point out some common pitfalls that can drag you down and keep you from rolling with the flow - chasing perfection, falling down research rabbit holes, and over plotting. We also talk about strategies we use and that we&apos;re all just doing our best out there!

I Know Every Tree in Sacramento...or How to Maintain Momentum in Writing

Are you considering using animals as symbols in your next writing piece? Sit down with the Semi-Sages to hear them talk about the various ways to respectfully draw inspiration from animals.

Animal Archetypes

In this episode, we discuss how to incorporate animals into our stories. We cover aspects such as: writing animals to characterize our humans, reasons to write animals, making animals their own characters, and even animals as villains. Tycho Brahe had a pet moose. That will always be a relevant fact.

Don't Get Me Started on Tycho Brahe...or How to Write Animals as Characters

There&apos;s only so much time in the day. Where we spend it matters and who we spend it with matters just as much.  Listen in as we discuss habits of healthy and productive author groups. We also discuss the opposite - red flags to avoid!Takeaway - just come join our discord community and have fun with us there!

Episode 29: Healthy & Productive Writing Groups

We detail all the lovely things we got to do and people we met at Flights of Foundry, an online & free virtual convention. Also, listen-in to hear some exciting updates from No Bad Books Press! https://nobadbookspress.com/

Episode 28: Our Experiences at Flights of Foundry

There are many different reasons to write and today we talk about the power of writing to heal. The ladies share personal stories, strategies, and thoughts about this powerful topic. As we say during the episode, we are not professionals, we are not doctors. We are simply talking about things that have helped us grow as both people and authors.

Episode 27: We Cry...But Hopefully Because It's Healing

If dialogue is yellow thread and description is blue thread, when you weave them together, does your book tapestry look green? 

Episode 26: Dialogue vs. Description - Finding your Balance

Molly and Morrigan talk about the intricacies in Children&apos;s Literature, specifically Middle Grade and Young Adult.  What defines each age category? What topics can you address? What type of vocabulary/grammar should you use? We discuss all this and more here!

Episode 25: Craft in Kid Lit

In this episode, the Semi-Sages discuss what it means to write marketably. Like any good topic, it starts with introspection and an understanding of what your writing goals are! We dive into style, trends, age categories, genres, tropes, and more!

Episode 24: Deliberately Writing to Market

In a special 1 year celebration, we answer audience questions, reflect on the last year, & what&apos;s upcoming. We also read entries from our latest Flash Fiction contest and announce the winners! Thank you to everyone out there for listening and supporting us this past year. Sending all the love!

Episode 23: One Year Anniversary Party!

The writing podcast where we don't know where we're going...but we're having an adventure! The four semi-sages are women who write primarily speculative fiction. Join them as they explore the ever-evolving world of writing and publication.