Your smug takes on writing content hurt new writers. Stop it.

selective focus photo of person writing

There is a growing pattern I’ve noticed of both creators and commentators. More established writers are creating a wildly hostile environment around entry-level writing content and message boards. And it should stop.

Twitch and the Conflicted Joy of Streaming

Twitch and the Conflicted Joys of Streaming

As much as enjoy streaming on Twitch, there’s a lot about the platform that I still don’t like or understand. It’s like being invited to a party where people are happy to have me, but I know isn’t for me. Like all chronic overthinkers, I made a pro/con list.

On Open Source

With my digital neighbourhood becoming increasingly gentrified and hostile, I’m looking to put down roots elsewhere. I’ve found a place in open source.

007 – Beta Reading

Steph and Trevor return and break down beta reading, critique, and developmental editing.

Five AM

You wake up. It’s five o’clock. You make coffee and go about your day. Time passes and you look at the clock again. It’s still five o’clock.

006 – Writing When Writing is your Day Job

Steph and Trevor both write for their jobs, in different ways. Steph administers a test on Bishop.

005 – Writer’s Block

Bishop gets some upgrades. Stephanie and Trevor tackle their differering experiences with writer’s block.

004 – Preptober

Steph and Trevor reflect on past NaNoWriMo wins and losses and how best to set yourself up for success for NaNo 2023.

The Waning Days of August

In the waning days of August, summer vacation draws to a close. A child discovers something buried in the sand at the bottom of the lake.

003 – First Words

How do you open a scene? How do you start a short story? How do you write the first chapter of a novel? And what, pray tell, is a podcasting robot?

002 – Getting to Know You

Episodes RSS In our debut episode, join friends, collaborators, and co-conspirators Stephanie and Trevor as they invite you to get to know the hosts, the work, the genres, and the podcast. Meet Steph, the oddball self-published crazy cat lady horror author, who is three anthologies in and shows no sign of slowing. Learn about how family informs her short story collections, how true events inspired one of her most ick-inducing horror shorts, and how she coordinates her outfits for her tattoo appointments. Meet Trevor, instructional designer and dad of three,…

001 – Trailer

Welcome to Writing and Robots, a new podcast from stephanieanneauthor.ca and Love Make Share! Visit us online at writingandrobots.com for episodes, show notes, links, writing prompts, and more.