Nostalgia for Empire: Space Opera and Tropes

Contracts With Yourself and Rewards

A Contract With Ourselves. In the last episode of the season, we talk about using a contract to keep writing.

Nostalgia for Empire: Space Opera and Tropes

Jane and Maureen discuss Space Opera; their favorites, and some of the pitfalls of writing it.

Tropes: What's Good About Them Anyway?

What are some tropes and are they okay in a story? How can they help your writing, and how can they hurt?

What Writing Fanfiction Can Teach You, and What to Watch Out For.

Fanfiction has long been a place where writers flex their skills and learn techniques! In this episode Maureen and Jane talk about what we love about fanfiction, what fanfiction can teach you about writing original fiction, and a few fanfiction habits that might not translate as well to original fiction. Mentioned in this episode: https://archiveofourown.org/ [https://archiveofourown.org/]

What Exactly Is 'Technique' Anyway?

Making yourself write versus tools for writing, practice and technique.