Dark Side of the Word

It’s time to catch you all up on what we’ve been up to the past month. CJ updates everyone on her query journey which sparks this week’s discussion… should you ask an agent for receipt upon delivery of a full request? Make sure to sound off in the question box. Kait has finally submitted chapters to CJ and she also talks about the new writing schedule that has kept her on track. So hop on in. We h...

Join us in discussing this month’s book club pick Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent. After throwing her father’s corpse out with the trash, Sally Diamond doesn’t understand why her neighbors are treating her weirdly. It’s not like she’s the daughter of a kidnapper. But then she reads her father’s letters and the memories she was repressing as a child come crashing back. With the events of her pa...

This week we’re rolling out our newest segment where we discuss the current events in the writing world or topics that we find interesting. Our first topic has been plaguing the writing community for years — Goodreads’ reviews. Join us in recounting the recent New York Times article, the Facebook post that started the conversation, and Kait’s two examples.  Note: After recording the podcast, we be...

Wondering what to watch and/or read next? CJ and Kait sit down to discuss what content they’ve consumed over the past month. They’ll weed out the bad from the good so that you don’t have to. This month, they’ll be talking Barbie, Based on a True Story, Horse, Come Play, Hell Bent, Arc of a Scythe, and so much more.  CJ:  Blog - https://www.wellreadtart.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/aw...

It’s time to catch you all up on our writing journey. CJ discusses returning to her 9 to 5 job while Kait is reporting live from the pit of despair. All topped with a dash of query trench humor — more like us ranting about query responses. So hop on in. We hope you can either relate to the front lines or gain some wisdom for your own journey.  Unpublished Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0fx...

Join us in discussing this month’s book club pick My Murder by Katie Williams. After being brutally murdered by a serial killer, Lou is brought back to life with all the other victims. She gets to return to her happy marriage. Her daughter. Her old job. Her dad. Or the parts of her life she was told that she lived before being killed. But things begin to unravel as she makes friends with the other...

Discussing Neal Shusterman's novel Scythe

Discussing Sophie Mackintosh's novel Cursed Bread

Discussing Leigh Bardugo's novel Ninth House.

Discussing Claudia Lux's debut novel.

Discussing Grady Hendrix's newest novel.