Maddy and Abigail sit down with Bethany Jacobs author of The Kingdom Trilogy. Bethany shares her writing journey from writing novitiate to a fully fledged cleric. The third book in The Kingdom Trilogy This Brutal Moon is out December 2nd.
Maddy and Abigail have done what they thought was impossible: they wrote a novel. In this episode, they chat about how you write a novel from conception to the finished draft.
In their back to basics series, Maddy and Abigail chat about fundamental craft elements. This episode they chat about the importance of settings and how you to put setting onto the page.
Maddy and Abigail chat about the hard truths they've discovered about being a writer. They chat about the performative pressure of social media and the idealized version of being a writer and open up about the struggles in their writing lives.
Maddy and Abigail chat about the different methods available for writers to publish book length projects from self-publishing to traditional presses.
Maddy and Abigail sit down with Paige Lavoie author of the Mothman in Love series and Dear Galaxy. Paige shares her writing journey from web comics to published author.
Hear from Rhiannon Fisher about her personal journey as a writer and her work as a co-founder and fiction editor for the online literary magazine Silly Goose Press.
Maddy and Abigail sit down with Claire Lombardo author of Same As It Ever Was and The Most Fun We Ever Had. Claire shares her writing journey from grad student to best seller.
Josh and Michael join Maddy and Abigail on this very special episode where the boys discuss what it's like being married to a writer.
Maddy and Abigail talk about the lessons about writing they wish they could go back and tell their younger selves.
Hear from Lexi Rosen about her journey as both a writer of both fiction and poetry and as a co-founder of the online literary magazine Silly Goose Press.
Maddy and Abigail speak with literary agent Michaela Whatnall. The three of them cover topics ranging from what it's like being an agent to the components of a successful query letter.
Maddy and Abigail talk about their experience at the Associations of Writers and Writing Programs Conference (AWP) 2025. They discuss the panels they went to and share some of the advice they got as well as their overall take on the conference as a whole.
Maddy and Abigail speak with author Taylor Simonds. The three of them discuss the writing craft and Taylor's journey as an author.
Maddy and Abigail talk about the upcoming Associations of Writers and Writing Programs Conference 2025. They discuss their previous experience at the conference as well as their hopes and dreams for this year's conference.
Maddy and Abigail discuss the editing process and what works for them as well as what doesn't work.
Maddy and Abigail talk about what it means to be successful. They discuss their idea of what success means for their careers as well as what their dream job would be.
Maddy and Abigail talk with author TJ Klune. The three of them discuss the writing craft, TJ's journey as an author, and his latest book The Bones Beneath My Skin.
Maddy and Abigail go back to basics and talk about dialogue and how you can use dialogue to develop characters, world build, and establish setting.
Maddy and Abigail talk about their new year's resolutions and how want to challenge themselves to be better writers in the new year.