The Writing Affliction Podcast

Episode Notes "This was written with AI…” We're seeing these five words everywhere these days. Sometimes, there is plenty of meat to the accusations, but just as often it's words lobbed at people who wrote each and every word themselves, who the accusers either don't like or are produced themselves by AI spambots. Join genuinely human authors Kat and Katze as we sit in the uncomfortable Catch...

Episode Notes What inspires you? Authors Kat and Katze talk about where they get their inspiration from, the differences between stories that are inspired by, a retelling of, and plain plagiarism. Finally, get insights into why so many authors use the terms “plotting” and “pantsing!”

Episode Notes There are many great authors that started out in fanfiction, and we live in a time when it's no longer taboo to speak of fandom being your origin story. So suppose you have a fanfiction you wrote and you want to make it into something original, Kat and Ruby talk you through some of the things you will want to think about as you work toward turning that story into an original story.

Episode Notes From Greek mythology to Dante’s Inferno to the introduction of Lancelot into the Arthurian canon, fanfiction has always been a part of the way humans tell stories. Authors Kathryn Thornwood and Ruby Katze have their podcast debut talking about how they met during the pandemic in a fandom, what makes fanfiction such a great place to start writing, and showcase the many works that star...