On this episode, we talk about what each of us does in preparation for writing a book. We discuss how we prep for getting ready to spend four weeks writing daily (or nearly every day) and what we do a month in advance. It ranges from simply dreaming about the story, all the way to planning ahead of time where the story is going with some heavy plotting.

Of course, Preptober is also done in preparation for National Novel Writing Month. However or whichever challenge you undertake, these tips can be used year round and for any project you are preparing to begin.

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(p.s. sorry the episodes have been wonky this last month. I got sick at the beginning of the month and literally couldn't talk at one point, and plus, I was so tired I just didn't want to do anything, ahah~ I'm better now. But I have crap sleep habits!)

On this episode, we decided to do a Hear Me Out, where one of us picks a topic we either need to defend or discuss to understand better. This episode is Melissa's Hear Me Out where she wanted to discuss a concept she had been thinking called Mirrored Protagonist. A character that mirrors the protagonist, but is not the main character. We used Zuko as the example and we dug deep trying to figure out readers love secondary characters more and yet, if the secondary character was removed, it would not change the main character's story arc, let alone the overall arching storyline.

Unfortunately, the sound quality was hit hard this week, for some reason the audio became echoey. I tried all week to fix it, and this was the best version I was able to create. Sorry about that, but hopefully it won't take away TOO much from the overall discussion we had.

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On this episode, we discuss different magic systems and the different types of magic systems. We use examples from systems in popular media and then discuss our own thought process on how we created our own magic systems in our books and stories and why we did what we did, or why we leaned toward one type of magic system. There are countless ways to create your stories world, and the magic systems you include may reflect culture or a world view. Join us for more of a fan-girl episode on how much fun creating magic systems is and what we find fascinating and how we twist tropes to make them shine.

We'd love to hear from you! Drop us a comment or email us at royaltyfreewritingpodcast@gmail.com if you have any questions or topics you would like us to discuss. Thanks for listening, Bye!