two writers, phd students, and friends talking about everything from current reads, romance fiction, life in your early twenties, writing your first novel, and more — featuring occasional guest speakers, including industry professionals, authors, fellow academics and friends. Join our conversations about the books we love and hate, the ups and downs of being an emerging writer, what it’s like to be a phd student in writing, and everything else in between. This podcast embraces the messiness ...
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did you mean creepy pasta or creepy pastor? — Weird Fiction
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this week we're discussing Weird Fiction — often described as a liquid genre that seeps between the cracks of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and mystery. It appears we were on a very different side of the internet than creepy pastas and Cthulhu and so we wrestle with internet definitions and articles to discover the conventions of Weird Fiction, discuss …
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kind-of-disconcerted-by-eachothers-presence to lovers. — Book Tropes
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this week, we are attending a trope themed cocktail party, and so we're taking this opportunity to discuss everything book tropes! Our favourite tropes, least favourite tropes, how we feel about books being marketed by their tropes, which tropes we are absolutely sick of, and which tropes we use in our own writing.…
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it starts with the heart and it ends in space. — FUTURES anthology
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did you know we're published in a book?! A local South Australian publisher, Glimmer Press, just published their most recent anthology: FUTURES, and our very own winey writer hosts made the cut. This episode, we review and discuss FUTURES including conversations about our own stories, how difficult it is to write short form, what it's like to atten…
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murder your darlings. — How To Torture Characters
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TW: discussions of trauma, injury, illness, and death. this episode, we discuss the craft of writing in terms of torturing characters — how to torture your characters, the importance of internal torturing, how to write emotion and trauma that you are unfamiliar with, and how much trauma is too much trauma?…
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how many toddlers could you take in a fight? — Monsters and Villains
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what makes the perfect villain? This episode we're chattin' monsters and villains, which includes discussions about how to write a convincing villain, how to keep readers invested in your monsters, and our favourite monsters/villains from books and media.Oleh Abby Guy and Harrison Stewart
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a believer in the woo woo. — Book Tarot
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this episode, Harry has cooked up some f*ckin' wild way for us to do tarot readings with books, and we put aside our pessimism to try our hand at reading fortunes. Can our (extremely) random assortment of novels tell us how successful are careers are? And what does the future say about our love lives?…
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we're on schedule for a menty b. — PhD Check In
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is a PhD in Creative Writing really worth it? this episode is a PhD check in, in which we discuss what it looks like to be 18 months into a doctorate degree for Creative Writing. We chat about the drastic changes in our research topics, what we're working on now, what a PhD schedule looks like for us, and whether the PhD is worth it for aspiring wr…
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i'm in a lot of debt to know what a sentence should look like. — Editing
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this episode we discuss how we feel about editing a novel, including what it's like to edit your own work, the different stages of a draft, and receiving constructive criticism. We also dedicate a significant amount of this conversation to which grammar choices make a sentence hotter (spoiler, a correctly used semi-colon is hot as hell and the em-d…
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the queerness of it. — Happy Pride Month!
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Happy Pride Month!! this episode, we celebrate Pride Month by having an open conversation about what it means to be queer, the definition of queerness, and queer politics. We apply these discussions of the LGBTQIA+ community to recent debates about Bridgerton, drag queens, and Gen Alpha activism while also recommending a range of fictional and acad…
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fuck The Rings of Power?? — Series Review
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Harry is a fanatic of everything J.R.R. Tolkien, and Abby (who knows very little) finally watched The Rings of Power. This episode, we review Amazon Prime Video's adaption of the history of the Middle-earth, as detailed in the appendices of The Lord of the Rings. We discuss character, plot, predictability, and our opinion on book to film adaptions.…
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a time travelling sexaholic in search of the ultimate dinogasm. — Fake Book Titles
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this episode, we play a self-invented game/plotting exercise called 'Fake Book Titles' or 'These Books Do Not Exist' in which we exchange fabricated book titles and must brainstorm a relevant plot, characters, setting, etc. according to the book title alone. Listen in to hear all about a book with a burning sea, a budding romance between a bronco a…
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the absolute piggiest of stys. — How to Rot Consciously
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this episode, we discuss the importance of mental health days, regardless of where you sit on the rotting scale — from slightly bruised banana to wholemeal sandwich that has been in the bottom of a child's backpack for a week.Oleh Abby Guy and Harrison Stewart
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find your person to word spew at. — Writing a Novel
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how do you write a novel? we're still trying to work it out, and as we hit new stages of writing our books we take to the pod once again with an update on the processes and tips that are working for us — from music, to location, to writing chronologically, and the value of daydreaming.Oleh Abby Guy and Harrison Stewart
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have you ever listened to bardcore? — Audiobooks
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this episode, we discuss audiobooks using our perspective as both readers and writers. What are the benefits of audiobooks verses paperback? What expectations would we have if our work was being narrated? And the long-standing debate: is listening to audiobooks considered reading? more importantly, Harry listens to a snippet from an audiobook that …
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Abby's just lost a toe! — What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera
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Welcome to #2 of the WineyWriters Book Club! This episode we review What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera. We describe this novel as a cutesy, coming-of-age, gay romance in New York about two boys who fall in love...for the time being. Join our honest conversation as we discuss the importance of own voice representation in novels, ch…
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the punks confuse me. — Genres We Don't Write
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as writers, we are happily wedded to the romance and fantasy genres (with no divorce in sight), but this episode we take to the pod to discuss the genres we don't write: historical, sci-fi, crime, and literary.Oleh Abby Guy and Harrison Stewart
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less of an overwhelming, steaming pile of shit. — Writing First Drafts
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we are in the pits of writing hell, and so this episode we discuss what it's like to be writing our very first novels. We sat down to chat about the consumption of media whilst writing and how this impacts the words on the page -- but this quickly turns into a conversation about first drafts: the blocks we run into, the holes we fall through, and t…
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let me buy some new shoes, i'll stand corrected. — Currently Reading
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we're a third of the way into 2024 (oh god), and so that calls for another reading wrap-up! this episode, we discuss the books we've read recently, what we're reading right now, and what we hope to read soon. These discussions include but are not limited to the following titles: Seducing My Brother-in-Law by Shae Michaels, the ACOTAR series by Sara…
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unfortunately, Virginia Woolf is dead. — The Romance Novel
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this episode, we talk all things romance and romance novels. This includes conversations about twenty-first century dating culture, love languages, our favourite and least favourite romance tropes, and the romance novels that cause us to giggle and kick our feet.Oleh Abby Guy and Harrison Stewart
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a metaphor for the roasting and murdering of coffee beans. — Book Pet Peeves
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this episode we discuss our bookish pet peeves and the things that send a book straight to our DNF pile. From bad covers, to terrible tropes, to boring POVs — and characters releasing a breath they didn't know they were holding — we, as usual, have plenty to whine about.Oleh Abby Guy and Harrison Stewart
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supernatural in the sense of dragons and goats — Fantasy Fiction
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this episode we chat (...tangent) about our absolute favourite genre – fantasy. We discuss definitions of the genre, what we love and loath when reading a fantasy novel, and share some of the novels we read as kids that turned us into fantasy fanatics.Oleh Abby Guy and Harrison Stewart
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no pickles being tickled here. — 1 Star Book Reviews
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this episode, we read 1 star reviews of some of our favourite novels and discuss whether we agree or disagree with the review. Should The Fellowship of the Ring be called The Fellowship of the CockGobblers instead? Did The Song of Achilles really put Harry in a reading slump? And why does Abby have beef with Watership Down?…
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sorry, you don't have a dick — Toxic Masculinity and the Romance Novel
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this episode, we put on our postgrad caps to discuss 'toxic' masculinity in the romance novel and how we feel about the depictions of men in popular romance. We talk about how romance novels are impacted by our current cultural context (such as an alpha male epidemic), masculinity in queer romance, and changes we'd like to see as we read masculinit…
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alright bitches, here's the knot — Bride by Ali Hazelwood
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Welcome to WineyWriters first book club! This episode we review Ali Hazelwood's first step into new territory with her paranormal romance, Bride. Abby never thought she'd get Harry to read a novel with a marketing tactic built entirely on knotting, yet here we are. Join our honest conversation about Hazelwood's latest release as we discuss world bu…
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put on your cap and goggles and be prepared to swim. — Michael Hauge's Plot Structure
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join us this episode as we put Michael Hauge's six stage plot structure to the test and create a romance novel full of mistaken identities, wannabe pilots, men who would definitely play Wonderwall to you on their guitar, and a pretty average ceramic artist. Is Michael Hauge's six plot structure a useful tool when writing a novel, or should you skip…
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we're not butter churning, we're sitting on TikTok. — Dealing with Distractions
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this episode we chat about the distractions we face while trying to write, including food, music, social media, rabbit holes on the internet, and cats. We were hoping to discuss how we deal with these distractions and the methods we use to keep ourselves on task (which we do, for the most part) but instead we get, well, incredibly distracted.…
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have I missed my chance at success? — The Value of Youth
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this episode we discuss an article written by R. F. Kuang for Time called 'Olivia Rodrigo and the Impossible Pressure to Stay a Prodigy'. There is a price and marketability attached to youth, whether that is in beauty, relationships, or careers, and even at 23 we wonder if we've moved past the peak in our lives without even realising. In this episo…
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if you know me professionally, no you don't. — Catch Up Episode
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this episode, we return to recording after a short break and discuss what we've been up to in that time...namely reading books and drinking far too much wine.Oleh Abby Guy and Harrison Stewart
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you're on OUR pod, bitch. — with Minty Hydrangea
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this episode we are joined by local South Australian drag queen, Minty Hydrangea. While educating us on drag culture, performing, and how long it takes to look that good, we discuss life in the Arts, what it's like to jump off stages, how to fix windscreen wipers, and how tall Harry really is.Oleh Abby Guy and Harrison Stewart
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well then, study up Harry -- 10 Ways to Beat Writer's Block
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this episode, we address the fact that Harry doesn't believe in writer's block by consulting a Penguin Random House article called '10 Ways to Beat Writer's Block'. We judge the methods that are outlined in this article, and discuss whether we think they are useful solutions when we just can't get words on the page.…
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Harry Styles? he'd kill a victorian child -- Books That Would Take Out a Victorian Era Child
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this episode, we add a literary twist to an old TikTok trend and discuss books that we think would take out a Victorian era child. What qualifies a book for the list, you may ask? On our list are talking lions who are also God, Bella Swan, cannibalism, overtly sexual content, and sentient rats that cook, among other things...…
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yo, alien, give me EVERYTHING -- with Payton Hogan
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this episode we are joined by fellow academic, writer, and creative Payton Hogan to chat about her experience during part-time honours and the growth of her creative process. Somehow, this includes discussions about guillotines, soldering irons, alcoholic woody, and what it would be like to have the power to touch a book and absorb all its knowledg…
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he’s a smoking, wine drinking, fuckwit. -- Writing (Interesting) Characters
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this episode, we reflect on some of the characters we've previously written and deep dive into how they could have been improved. We discuss what we've learnt so far as amateur writers working with character, and what we can do to write better characters moving forward.Oleh Abby Guy and Harrison Stewart
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when there’s a killer on the loose, a sex toy is your number one priority -- Answering Our Rapid Fire Questions
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this episode we ask ourselves the same rapid fire questions that we ask every guest - except we gave ourselves fifty minutes instead of five. We discuss our favourite books, books we DON'T recommend reading, our current work in writing, and whether we will be joined by the ghost of Abby next year...Oleh Abby Guy and Harrison Stewart
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and that’s when I walked out of the cinema -- The Horror Genre with Tabby Knight
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this episode we are joined by fellow PhD student and our resident expert in horror, Tabby Knight, to help us get into the festive Christmas spirit by discussing murderous clowns. We know Tabby as someone who reads and watches copious amounts of horror but, recently, she went to see a horror film in cinema that made her walk out halfway. We discuss …
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this episode we challenged each other to use writing prompts to create short pieces of romance fiction. Somehow, this lead us down the cereal aisle in the supermarket, through rivers of wine, and into restaurants with extremely questionable hygiene practices. We discuss our approach to writing prompts as emerging authors and whether they are a usef…
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if you can make me chuckle, you can get my pants off -- Characters We Would (Consensually) Sleep With
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this episode, we discuss which characters we would, as Harry words it, 'do the dirty with' -- from Mr. Darcy, to Draco Malfoy, to Flynn Rider. For unhinged conversations about f*ckability qualities, like intelligence, humour, and plain old good looks, this is the episode for you.Oleh Abby Guy and Harrison Stewart
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bit of roughage on your thighs -- Indie Publishing with Author Elizabeth Stevens
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this episode we introduce our very first guest, author Elizabeth (Izzie) Stevens, to discuss indie publishing, her ridiculous publishing schedule, her latest release, and just how sexy those books can get. if you want to swoon about Vaughn as much as Izzie did while writing him, you can now purchase her latest release Prince of Thorns from all good…
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that’s not how dinosaurs looked, buddy. -- Characters that should be sent to Hell
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this episode, we talk (rage) about non-villain characters we think deserve Hell, why terrible men get excused in romance fiction, and the absolute blasphemy of bringing dinosaurs back to life and not even getting their appearance right in the process.Oleh Abby Guy and Harrison Stewart
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just like wanting to kick a kid -- Our Writing Process
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this episode we embrace the 'writers' part of winey writers and discuss our different approaches to writing -- whether flash fiction, short story, novel, or even which POV to take -- and Harry tries to explain why he thinks writer's block is a lie.Oleh Abby Guy and Harrison Stewart
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my phd is soup and i’m a fork -- Juggling University, Work, and Social Lives
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this episode we discuss our Honours degree and what it's like to juggle academia/education/university, work, social lives, and mental health when you're in your early twenties.Oleh Abby Guy and Harrison Stewart
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you’re allowed to say penis -- Current Reads
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this episode, we talk about our current reads, non-committal relationships with books, fan fiction and ship culture, and gay pulp fiction.Oleh Abby Guy and Harrison Stewart
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we’re gonna wine! -- On Undergraduate Degrees in Writing
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Welcome to the very first episode of Winey Writers! This episode, hosts Harry and Abby introduce ourselves by talking about whether our undergraduate degrees in writing were really worth our time, and why we chose to pursue careers in writing at all -- but mostly we wine and whine, because winey writers is a podcast for chattin' shit.…
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