Romance: Genre vs. B-Plot
Prolific romance author and publisher Bernadette Marie brings her experience with the genre to help Miranda and Bonnie nail down the differences between Romance as a genre and romance as a B-plot in a...
14 Feb 202329min
Write-Life Balance
Erin Austin, teacher and author of The Ultimate Guide to Selling Your Original World Language Resources, talks with Bonnie and Miranda about how to find time and motivation for your writing while bala...
31 Jan 202327min
Write What You Are: Leveraging Your Life to Strengthen Your Writing
Dr. Melanie Peffer, author of Biology Everywhere, joins Bonnie and Miranda for this episode’s discussion of the old adage “Write what you know.” Whatever their day job is, any writer can utilize their...
17 Jan 202315min
Goal Setting for Writers
Bonnie and Miranda welcome in Season 2 of the show by discussing goal setting for writers. It’s important to define what your goal as a writer is, and we discuss four broad paths you can take to defin...
3 Jan 202321min
Lessons from "The Man Who Invented Christmas"
On this holiday special of The Writing Forge, Bonnie and Miranda get in the Christmas spirit by discussing the movie The Man Who Invented Christmas. Though the movie is a historical fiction take on Ch...
20 Dec 202217min
Comedic Sans: Tips for Humor Writing
Humor writer Julie Vick joins us this week to talk about all things funny.Tips and Tricks:Surprise is a key element for writing humor. Play up the unexpected. The rule of three is part of this.If you’...
6 Dec 202221min
Copyright Misconceptions
Lawyer, author, and publisher Thea Rademacher, of Flint Hills Publishing, joins Bonnie and Miranda to talk about common copyright misconceptions writers have as well as ways to protect and strengthen ...
22 Nov 202229min
Subgenres vs. Tropes
Amanda Headlee joins Miranda and Bonnie to discuss subgenres and tropes—their similarities, differences, and how you can utilize either to strengthen your writing.Tips and Tricks:Properly identifying ...
9 Nov 202222min
