Infatuated

This week, Emily dives into The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman, and Rebecca visits Idaho by Emily Ruskovich. We talk about using Pinterest to make novel mood boards, the art of writing odes, and we learn a lesson about seeing magic in the world. Rebecca also rants about a very important topic: cookies!   Our infatuations: The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman Idaho - Emily Ru...

This week, Emily regales us with The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper, by Hallie Rubenhold, and Rebecca shares the story of Ella Risbridger and her anthology Set Me On Fire: A Poem for Every Feeling. We talk about writing to music, a lack of motivation when it comes to finishing scenes, and books we thought we'd love but didn't. Rebecca also tells us about her DMs with...

This week, Emily cracks into the world building of secret-and-story-filled The Binding by Bridget Collins, while Rebecca shares some poetry about arty experiences from Jane Yeh's Discipline. We also use the writing corner to discuss using real or fake locations, and what visual stimuli inspires us. Emily also shares the story behind amethysts! We experience a few sound glitches in this episode, we...

In this first episode of Infatuated, Emily gushes over the Stalking Jack the Ripper series by Kerri Maniscalco, while Rebecca explains the unique Milkman by Anna Burns. We have a chat about writing anxieties, finding books that made us want to write our own, and we learn how Emily takes inspiration from other works. Rebecca also rants about how it took her 35 minutes to buy some semi-skimmed milk!...