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Hello and welcome to Writer’s Therapy! Some people write therapeutically, authors need therapy after writing. We aren’t therapists, but we feel like we need one. This podcast is like our group therapy, just a couple of budding romance authors discussing writing, storytelling, reading and publishing--with many detours along the way.
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Designed by the Julius Baer Foundation, the Wealth Inequality Initiative aims to shed light on the global challenge of wealth disparities. It connects worldwide key players and experts to awaken interest, circulate knowledge, mobilise stakeholders and drive action against wealth inequality. The Wealth Inequality Initiative Podcast Series features inspirational and influential personalities, including experts of wealth inequality. Christoph Schmocker, CEO of the Julius Baer Foundation, or Dr. ...
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'Thank You 10' is a three-part podcast that features intimate interviews with creative individuals - on and off the stage, on and off the page. Hosted at UNC Center for Dramatic Art by UNC MFA-candidate Gregory DeCandia, the name 'Thank You 10' pays homage to the standard practice of saying “thank you” to the calls a Stage Manager gives an actor prior to “places.” The podcast concludes each mini-sode with a six-word story, an exercise attributed to Ernest Hemingway winning a bet. Challenged ...
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The Unsexy Startup talks about what it truly takes to build a company, and not just the highlights. Every week, we interview Founders who have raised successful rounds, and / or have sold a company prior to their current venture. Topics cover the Unsexiest time founders had, while growing their startup. The podcast also talks about how to handle Unsexy challenges such as creating more emotional intelligence, raising funds at an early stage, how to deal with frustrations at an early stage, an ...
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I am French with Karen French is a podcast where I talk to other immigrants/expats who have moved to France (I moved from London to rural France in 2014). I have honest and open conversations about the joys and challenges of what it's really like to move to France and build a life here. Do you live in France? Have you always wanted to live in France? Are you a die-hard Francophile? Then grab a coffee and a croissant and have a listen. This podcast is for you!
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In the first episode of Season 3, we kick off our new miniseries, "Foundations of Animal Behavior" in a conversation between Matthew and Darwin scholar and intellectual historian Dr. William Kimler. We recommend that you read Chapter 7 either before or after this conversation. Here is the version (1st edition) that William and Matthew reference, st…
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This episode we talk about something that genre romance tends to take for granted-- that the leading characters should fall in love. Why these two, and not some other combination? He's just some guy, hit him with your car, etc. Tangents: Meal Preppers The Power of Manifesting a Calendar Non Sober Story Analysis Divorce Is Always An Option A Saw Mov…
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This episode is a little relaxed, Kate and Marty talk about some of the things they got up to during their haitus, and recap the things the authory things they figured out while off the air. But not without some immediate and major tangents. The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com. Get …
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Marty: loves winning, hates clapping. That's all you need to know. Kate: makes a lot of references to romcoms she barely remembers watching or hasn't seen. This season ender the duo sling tropes at one another in the weirdest game of not-rock-paper-scissors you've ever heard. In fact, it looks nothing like RPS. They make up stories on the fly and i…
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This episode Marty and Kate weren't really sure what they were going to talk about, but they ended up talking mostly about how they create characters, taking into consideration for how they will form a series of books, and how characters are created when an HEA is the end goal. The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out he…
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This week, Marty and Kate talk about something they each think the other has a strength in, imagery and character voice. Which really just boils down to various ways to focus on describing your characters (settings are a character, supposedly) in direct and indirect ways, whether you want to or not. The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest no…
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This episode, we talk to guest DJ Russo, an indie alien/sci-fi romance author, and her experiences with re-doing her book cover and the changes she saw in her sales. We dive into book covers, the psychology behind them, ARCs and reviews, and a few ADHD things in between. DJ's book Abduction Seduction is on sale this Valentine's, so go check it out!…
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CW: Somewhere around 30 minutes in Kate and Marty take a hard left into an abstract talk about parasites. Kate and Marty continue their series on tropes, with a dive into Fake Dating. Enjoy as they try to gather a single braincell between them to discuss this trope that they both actually really love! The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest …
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This episode is like a time capsule, despite only happening ~ 1 1/2 months ago. Pretend it's at some point in December 2022, listener, to achieve the full vibe. We talk about forbidden love, and the microtropes within the trope that make it work! Also Bagel Church. Note: Fun Fact! This episode was recorded a few hours after Kate ingested norovirus-…
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This week, guest author Troy Lambert talks to Marty and Kate about his platform Plottr, how it helps writers figure out and visualize their story arcs, his book The Call of Karen (A Cthulhu and Karen Adventure Comedy), and just about everything in between. Go to plottr.com for more information. Find Troy Lambert on Instagram at @authortroy or his w…
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Marty talks with Courtney Clark Micheals about toxic masculinity and how the genre of romance is breaking that nonsense down. Find Courtney on Instagram @courtneyclarkmichaels or on her website www.courtneyclarkmichaels.com Marty's New Year's Eve anthology all proceeds to Planned Parenthood is available here, or at B&N, or at Amazon. Get Marty's la…
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Listener, apologies, but we start off with some stories about throwing up a lot. Skip to 6:40 if that's not your jam. We intended to have this episode be about the Fake Relationship Trope, but somehow we got to talking about the Surprise Baby Trope / Secret Baby Trope, kids in romance overall, and more! So this episode was really the surprise baby …
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We're kicking off this year with some year-long planning! Marty shares with us how she builds a year long plan with smaller quarterly goals, while Kate unknowingly experiences the early symptoms of norovirus, starting many sentences and finishing few. In true RWT fashion, we get a little lost in the weeds, touching on other topics such as marketing…
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Enjoy a relisten to this episode from last season. Kate and Marty make talking about sex as unsexy as possible. Enjoy while they talk about the struggles and mechanics of writing sex scenes. The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com. Marty's New Year's Eve anthology all proceeds to Planne…
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Kate and Marty try (and possibly fail) to share embarrassing excerpts from past project to celebrate this precious time of year! Marty's New Year's Eve anthology all proceeds to Planned Parenthood is available here, or at B&N, or at Amazon. Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married. The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check …
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Coralie Moss and Marty talk mindset, longevity, and T-boning. Important note: since this interview Coralie has had a successful Kickstarter! Find Coralie at CoralieMoss.com or at Twitter @moss_coralie h Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married. The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com.…
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Marty is here to tell you it's okay to hit pause, and she and Kate will be back and normal next week! Thanks for hanging out for a few! Unfortunately, Marty wasn’t aware of the controversy around the awards that caused Kate to pull her book from it. Orc from the Office is still a beautiful book, but we are no longer supporting the award. Marty's Ne…
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This week Marty interviews Tasha Harrison, Black Romance writer, creator of Wordmakers and #20kIn5Days. Tasha talks about the writing community she's built, the friends she's made through it, and about writing as a business overall. Find Tasha at tashalharrisonbooks.com or Wordmakers Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married. The Orc from the Offi…
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Kate and Marty chat about their NaNo, hair, and writing process. Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married. The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You and Me in Quarantine" for free! You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior, and …
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Matthew talks with Kate Laskowski about a recently published update to her work on the development of individuality in genetically identical organisms. If you missed the original episode, be sure to go check up Season 2 Episode 8! Read the paper here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-34113-y…
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Kate Prior and Marty Vee chat about their first day of NaNo 2022, using scissors and the use of the word “reskinning.” Get Marty's latest novel Just Fake Married. The Orc from the Office is Kate Prior's latest novella. Or check out her website at www.kate-prior.com. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get "You and Me in Quarantine" for…
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One writer sits on your shoulder, telling you to finish Nanowrimo at all costs, and to be ready for the grueling nature of churning out 2666 words every day. Another writer sits on your other shoulder, telling you to adjust your goal along the way to priortize your mental health this month. But think of your productivity! Having almost finished wri…
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Kate and Marty discuss marketing, which of their efforts paid off and setting their mindsets. (Sorry this episode is a day late.) You can read Rebecca's anthology Under Your Spell, and preorder Mine this Winter. Or find her on Instagram @by.rebecca.conradand twitter @byrebeccaconrad. Get Marty's debut novella Truth or Daire. Get Love, Laugh, Lich, …
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Marty and Kate chat with Rebecca Conrad about her anthology experiences. Tangents abound. You can read Rebecca's anthology Under Your Spell, and preorder Mine this Winter. Or find her on Instagram @by.rebecca.conrad and twitter @byrebeccaconrad. Get Marty's debut novella Truth or Daire. Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's novella. Sign up for Marty…
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Marty and Rebecca discuss the importance of vulnerability in romance. Find Rebecca A. Corio at www.rebeccaacorio.com and Instagram @rebeccaacorio Get Marty's debut novella Truth or Daire. Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's novella. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free! You can find Kate on Twitter …
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Enjoy Kate and Marty's dive into the mini tropes within the Office Romance Trope! Get Marty's debut novella Truth or Daire. Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's novella. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free! You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior, and Instagram @bykateprior, and Tiktok @bykateprio…
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Marty talks with paranormal romance author Kaylin Peyerk about indie publishing, what she's learned from the rigors of quick release, how to obtain ARC readers, and the list goes on. This episode is stocked full of information, particularly for newer authors beginning their indie publishing careers. Visit Kaylin's website here. Find her on tiktok @…
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In this episode, Amy speaks with guest Zuleyma Tang-Martinez, emeritus Professor of Biology at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. They open by discussing the social function of individual odors and the potential factors driving the evolution of individual recognition systems in animals. Then, they chat about work by Zuleyma (and others) challe…
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They're back! In this episode, Kate and Marty discuss the age-old advice of "throwing out" the first book you write. They talk about their first attempts at writing books: everything that makes them want to forget that first manuscript, and all the things keeping it on the shelf. And about a dozen tangents in between. Get Marty's debut novella Trut…
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In this episode, Amy speaks with guest Andy Sih, a Distinguished ​​Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy within the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at UC Davis. They open by discussing the concept of animal personalities (a.k.a 'behavioral syndromes' or 'consistent individual differences in behavior'). T…
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In this episode, Matthew speaks with guest Kate Laskowski (@KateLaskowski), an Assistant Professor in the Department of Evolution, and Ecology at the University of California, Davis They discuss what it means for animals to display individuality, how frequent individual repeatable differences are, and Kate's work in Amazon mollies that attempts to …
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In this episode, Amy speaks with guest Gerry Carter (@gerrygcarter), an Assistant Professor in the Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology at The Ohio State University. They open by discussing cooperation and conflict in animal social structures. Then, they dig into variation in individual food-sharing relationships in bats, and th…
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In this episode, Amy speaks with guest Karen Warkentin, a Professor of Biology and a Professor of Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at Boston University. They open by discussing the adaptive value of phenotypic plasticity, particularly at critical moments in complex life cycles. Then, they dig into the mechanisms underlying environmentally-cued …
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In this episode, Amy speaks with guest Nora H. Prior (@NhPrior), a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Psychology at Cornell University. They open by discussing the many types of social relationships that animals experience throughout their lives, and the impact that these diverse social interactions may have on the involved individuals.…
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In this episode, Matthew speaks with Jesse Goldberg (@jesseGlab), Associate Professor and Robert R. Capranica Fellow in the neurobiology and behavior department at Cornell University. They first cover Jesse's perspectives on some basics of neurobiology-- what he identifies as a brain's function and the brain's role in creating predictions and contr…
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In this episode, Matthew speaks with Swanne Gordon (@Swanne Gordon), Assistant Professor of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis. They talk about diversity in both nature and in the biological sciences. The research focus of the conversation focuses on Swanne's experimental and modeling work to understand polymorphism among aposematic wood…
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Had enough of Gwen Hayes' Romancing the Beat? Kate and Marty haven't! Enjoy as they cackle at the brilliant Madlibs Ms. Hayes has created. This is the final episode for season one of Romance Writer's Therapy. Kate and Marty will miss you, listener, but they'll be back in July with more gushing over Romance, chats about storytelling, and tangents ab…
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In this episode, Matthew speaks with Tamra Mendelson (@tamram), Professor of Biological Sciences at UMBC. They talk about Tamra's work studying sexual signal evolution. They discuss the processing bias hypothesis, with a focus on the importance of the ease of processing a signal on the receivers preference for signals. They talk about evidence that…
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Kate and Marty are joined by Roxie Noir to chat about the Wild West of Indie Publishing, the Meat Grinder, and of course parallel parking. Enjoy as Marty barely contains her fangirl excitement. You can find Roxie at www.roxienoir.com. Her latest book The One Month Boyfriend is available for preorder. She is Roxie Noir on Facebook, you can find The …
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Who needs the series to be put in order? Clearly, Marty and Kate don't. In this episode, they discuss phase three from Gwen Hayes' Romancing the Beat. Click here is the link to the introductory episode. Click here for the first phase. Click here for the second phase. Click here for the third phase. And now you're prepared to listen to this episode.…
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In this episode, Matthew speaks with Jenn Smith (@JennSmithSocBeh), associate professor of biology at Mills College. They talk about Jenn's work directing a long-term study of the social behavior of California ground squirrels, including the opportunities and risks presented by remote data collection technologies. They also discuss Jenn's work conn…
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In this episode, Marty and Carly talk about reader expectations for contemporary romantic fantasy and Carly's book series Contemporary Mythos. Check out the final book in the series Zeus, available today. You can find Carly at carlyspade.com or Facebook @carlyspadeauthor or Twitter @carlyspade or Tiktok @authorcarlyspade Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate…
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This week Kate and Marty discuss pacing, and knowing readers’ expectations in your genre and trope. Congratulations to Cat Giraldo! Click here to download To Beg or Not to Beg. We also mention our friends Liz Alden (writer of romance and travel,) A.B. Wilson (keeper of the most interesting prewriting processes,) and Roxie Noir (knower of how to ind…
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Kate and Marty discuss their writing process and the elements of themselves that make their way into their books Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free! You can find Kate on Twitter @bykateprior and Instagram @bykateprior and Marty on TikTok @martyvee…
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As an epidemiologist and a Fellow of the UK Faculty of Public Health, Kate Pickett’s work focuses on the social determinants of health. Throughout her career, Kate has been studying the impact of variables such as inequality, social class and neighbourhood contexts on people’s health and development. Her findings led her to become an activist for e…
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SPOILERS ABOUND! Watch Bridgerton season two before listening, but don't forget to listen. (And maybe read the first 5 books in the series… 'Kay, thanks!) Kate Prior and Marty Vee are joined by Regency romance author and film professor Katerina Stone to chat about season two of Bridgerton (available on Netflix.) Don't let the title fool you, they a…
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Who needs the series to be put in order? Clearly, Marty and Kate don't. In this episode, they discuss phase three from Gwen Hayes' Romancing the Beat. Correction Note: around minute 22, the author Kate is trying to remember is actually Georgette Heyer, and she's from the 1930's, not 10's. Also, it was Eloisa James and not Julia Quinn. Get Love, Lau…
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Kate and Marty talk about the querying process, giving and receiving criticism, and knowing your why. Think of this episode as a choose your own adventure with distracted pilots at the helm. Get Love, Laugh, Lich, Kate Prior's debut novella. Sign up for Marty's newsletter at her website to get You and Me in Quarantine for free! You can find Kate on…
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