winey writers
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 of conversations, and engages in a lot of — as Harry likes to call it — Fuckidiness™.
Episodes
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
let me buy some new shoes, i'll stand corrected. — Currently Reading
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
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 Sarah J. Maas, The Red Palace by June Hur, The Last Sun by K. D. Edwards, and works of fanfiction.
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
unfortunately, Virginia Woolf is dead. — The Romance Novel
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
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.
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
a metaphor for the roasting and murdering of coffee beans. — Book Pet Peeves
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
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.
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
supernatural in the sense of dragons and goats — Fantasy Fiction
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
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.
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
no pickles being tickled here. — 1 Star Book Reviews
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
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?
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
sorry, you don't have a dick — Toxic Masculinity and the Romance Novel
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
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 masculinity in future romance novels.
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
alright bitches, here's the knot — Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
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 building, character, and plot, and go into unnecessary detail about the spice between Vampyres and Weres.
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
put on your cap and goggles and be prepared to swim. — Michael Hauge's Plot Structure
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
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 it altogether?
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
we're not butter churning, we're sitting on TikTok. — Dealing with Distractions
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
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.
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
have I missed my chance at success? — The Value of Youth
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
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 episode we address our anxieties about youth, success, and personal growth.