In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss inciting incidents, raising the stakes, word count, comp titles, and more! This episode’s topic was suggested by John Appel on twitter! 

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Discussed in this episode:

Lois McMaster Bujold - The Curse of Chalon
Richard Kadrey - The Grand Dark
Melissa Caruso - The Tethered Mage 
Casey McQuiston - Red White and Royal Blue 
Helen Hoang - The Kiss Quotient
Emma Mills - First & Then 
Naomi Novik - Spinning Silver
Knives Out (Trailer)
L.M. Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables
Tracy Townsend - The Nine
Sarah Kuhn - Heroine Complex
Juliet Grames - The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
Chuck Wendig - The Wanderers
Jenny Odell - How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy 
Charlie Jane Anders - City in the Middle Of The Night

In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss world building- how to do it, what not to do, and examples of when it’s done right. Also, typos, covers, and more! This episode’s topic suggested by Elyse Martin on twitter. 

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Discussed in this episode: 

Sanderson’s First Law by Brandon Sanderson
How Lord of the Rings Should Have Ended
Charlie Jane Anders’ World Building Thread
C.M Waggoner - Unnatural Magic
Emily Duncan - Wicked Saints
Zen Cho - Sorcerer to the Crown
W.L. Goodwater - Breach
Ngozi Ukazu - Check Please! 
Dylan Meconis - Queen of the Sea
N.K. Jemisin - The Fifth Season
Robert Jackson Bennett - City of Stairs
A Fan Rewrote Season 8 of Game of Thrones - Goes Viral on Reddit! 
Lois McMaster Bujold - The Vorkosigan Saga
Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games
Tim Powers - The Anubis Gates
Kate Racculia - Bellwether Rhapsody
Ellen Raskin- The Westing Game