Lilt

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss the morality of writing fanfiction, the joys of fandom and whether or not publishing stories that originated there is plagiarism. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP22.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? Have you written fan fiction? Do you think authors have a right to forbid […]

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss their year of writing seriously, for publication and more than they could ever have imagined. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP21.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? What have you learned last year? Credits: Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive: GeeNerve - […]

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss the writing maxim of Show Don’t Tell and where we agree with it and where we feel it’s a little too generalizing. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP20.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? What do you feel about Show Don’t Tell? Credits: Our intro music […]

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss Nanowrimo again and talk about ways to help yourself when writing gets hard and you can’t see the way forward. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP19.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? How do you get unstuck? Credits: Our intro music was taken from the Free […]

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss Nanowrimo, both taking part in it and the broader implications on taking part as an author. How can you make the most of nano without falling prey to some of it’s less positive aspects? [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP18.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? […]

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss the difference between editing and rewriting, when the latter is necessary and how to do it. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP16.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? Do you have any good rewriting stories? Credits: Our intro music was taken from the Free Music Archive: GeeNerve […]

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss hooks, book beginnings and the complicated issue of trying to give writing any rules at all. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP15.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? What kind of beginnings make you excited to read on? Credits: Our intro music was taken from the […]

in which Laila and Lorrie wrap up their reading month September and chat about Janet Fitch, Haruki Murakami and Alice Sebold and the strange experience of reading disappointing books by authors you love. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP14.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? Have you read any of these, what […]

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss the term Writer’s Block, why it’s so destructive and how to deal with it in ways that helps to keep writing anyway. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP13.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? How do you get rid of Writer’s Block? Have you found any […]

in which Laila and Lorrie talk about writing nice and sensitive men in fiction and what to look out for and why it’s nothing to be afraid of. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP12.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? How do you write male characters? Do you have a favourite male […]

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss the term “strong heroines”, where it comes from and why it has become somewhat problematic. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP11.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) What about you? What are your favourite female heroines and why? Credits: The books mentioned and discussed in this episode were: The […]

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss writing novels together, the advantages, the joys and the setbacks of creating something with a friend. [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP8.mp3] (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) And now it’s over to you – are you collaborating with someone and how? Could you imagine doing it and under which circumstances? Let […]

in which Laila and Lorrie discuss their favourite books in the last year  and then branch off into the difference between slice-of-life and high-concept books and the writing of both. (If the application doesn’t work for you, please click here for the audio-file!) [audio http://www.lailablake.com/Podcast/Lilt-Podcast_EP1.mp3] What were your favourite books in the last year? What do you […]