But Is It Write?: Recent Episodes
Candice Lee and Maggie Derrick
There’s a lot of writing advice out there… But Is It Write? Every week, Candice and Maggie discuss, debunk, dismantle and debate common writing advice.
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Writers and creatives deserve to be paid for their work. But are there exceptions to the rule? Candice and Maggie ponder the pros and cos of writing for exposure.
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Are your a prologue reader or a prologue skipper? Does it matter? Candice and Maggie hash it out between tangents.
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Remember "Remedial Chaos Theory", that episode of Community with the multiple timelines where they all take turns getting the pizza? That's kind of what "hoard your ideas"—and this episode—is like.
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Adverbs are your frenemies: they don't always have your best interests at heart, but sometimes you just want 'em around.
Thanks to Twitter user @AveryAmes for submitting this week's advice!
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This week's episode was inspired by a tweet from @Sarah_Nicolas! Candice and Maggie talk about why you should be reading recent titles in your genre and what this has to do with comp titles.
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Your first draft might be crap, but you're gonna polish that turd 'til it shines.
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Reclaiming our time.
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Sometimes you've gotta give the people what they want...
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No characters were harmed in the making of this episode.
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What exactly does it mean to "write what you know"? Candice and Maggie get into it.
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In the inaugural episode of But Is It Write?, Candice and Maggie dive right in with one of the most common pieces of writing advice out there: write every day.
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