Writing can be a process of solitude...or it can be a collaborative journey filled with action, adventure, and drama. Halle and Marissa will introduce the world of co-writing and give you the tips and tricks to navigating this new world.

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Episode 2: The Wonderful World of Co-Writing

Every writer is Dr. Frankenstein. We take pieces of ourselves, people we know, and different traits to create our monsters known as characters. Halle and Marissa will tell you how to make characters that will become someone’s future favorite.

Episode 3: Successfully Creating a Person

As all writers know, the art of writing comes with many fun, creative, and kooky moments, but with moments like those come the frustrating, depressing, punch-a-hole-in-the-wall moments as well. In this episode, Halle and Marissa will discuss the best and worst parts of being a writer.

Episode 4: Writing: The Double-Edged Sword

Want to Rocky your writing skills and creativity? Halle and Marissa will tell you how to mentally pump iron with writing exercises. Try these exercises to give your writer brain abs of steel or your nonexistent money back.

Episode 5: Push-Ups For Your Creativity

When mastering the art of writing, writers need to form their own writing habits. Are yours more Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde? In this episode, Halle and Marissa will discuss the good and the bad, and also give you some tips.

Episode 6: The Jekyll and Hyde of Your Writing Habits

Don't judge a book by it's cover...judge it by it's summary instead! Halle and Marissa play a game where they read the summary of a book and decide if they would buy it.

Episode 7: Would You Buy It? #1

From your ears to your hands, music can inspire what you write and put you in the mood. Listen as Halle and Marissa talk about what they listen to as they write.

Episode 8: Music and Writing

From the inspiring The Color Purple, to the witty The Princess Bride, Halle and Marissa list some of their favorite books of all time.

Episode 9: Our Favorite Books

Before every mission, before every journey, you should have a plan of action. For us writers, our plan is our outline. Halle and Marissa will talk about different outlining methods, even for those who like to wing it, and tell you how they outline their works.

Episode 10: The Blueprint of Your Story

Authors-In-Training is all about writing, books, and storytelling. It's a podcast for everyone, from novices to experts, talking about writing and sharing experiences.

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