Writer's World

Writer's World

Join teen authors Ken Mears and Melissa Fales as they dive deep into everything writing. Covering everything from Life Writing to Worldbuilding to How to Self-Edit, these teens are ready and excited to share their writing knowledge with you! Before you get started though, let's meet your hosts a bit more. Ken was first published in 2019, and he is currently slated for several more books to be released in the next couple of years. He loves traveling, the outdoors, and of course, writing.

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January 31, 2025 56 secs

Hello Writer's World fans! We thank you for all the love and support you've given the show over the years, it was a labor of love. In the years since you last heard from us, we've been hard at work planning and preparing to launch a brand new podcast network, Food For Thought Audio! The first of our new shows, The Story Ark Podcast, recently launched, and we'd like to invite each of you to go give it a listen. If you enjoyed Writer...

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Who's ready for a professional author to take you through going from prompt to story idea? We certainly are! Join Ken today as he goes solo and performs a live brainstorm!

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This little author went to market. Join us today in this short episode all about the basics of using social media to market yourself and your work as an author, based on Ken's personal experience with social media marketing! We promise you won't regret it!

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Writing conferences are a great way to network and learn from other writers. This year, Melissa and I both benefited from the fantastic Teen Author Bootcamp, even though it was forced to be online. So, today we are happy to share some of the lessons we learned from TABC this year!

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Love is.... awkward? Yep, you heard us, love is a very odd and awkward thing. Join us in today's episode as we discuss how t write good, realistic, romance.

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Who doesn't just adore Loki or fear Thanos? There are lots of great villains that are the perfect antithesis of the hero, and so are some of the greatest characters of all time. Learn all about making villains we love to hate in today's episode of Writers World!

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Every good story needs a protagonist. Whether they are a golden hero, or a brazen anti-hero, we need someone to root for. Join us today as we delve into what makes a great protagonist, and how it may or may not connect to so-called "Archetypes.

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From hollow planets to moons with methane lakes, there are all kinds of strange and exciting possibilities when it comes to designing your world. Today, we are back for Season 3 with a whopper, excited to talk about the basic structure of a planet, and all the cool ideas that arise from it.

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Join us today for a very special season finale! Today we will be interviewing 3 awesome teen musicians about their lyric writing and musical aspirations. Thanks a ton to Ben, Olivia, and Maddie for joining us today, all their info is down below!

Ben Reichard: 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxwPFYM0nXYqqlbZiP3-X0Q

Instagram: @ben_reichard_music

Olivia Arner: 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn6Cet0AJh...

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We all know how this ends, a big showdown with two cowboys in the middle of a small western town. Well, come join us as today we talk all about how to get to that point by writing a western!

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From arrows guided by a whistle to swords made of lasers, there are a lot of possibilities for weapons in your writing. Today, we're going to talk all about the basics of creating unique weapons.

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Have you ever wanted to write as awesome a novel as The Hunger Games, Fahrenheit 451, or 1984? Well, today we dive into the basics of writing your very own dystopia! Are you ready to go dark?

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You have your role, and you can't do anything else. This is the fundamental idea of a Caste System. Join us in today's episode as we discuss what Caste Systems are and how you use them.

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Don't you just love some good symbols interwoven into writing? That little bit of extra complexity and food for thought? Well, today we're going to talk about using a bit of symbolism in your writing!

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Okay, what on earth is the difference between poetry and prose? What even is prose? Learn all about the difference between poetry and prose in today's episode as we talk about the differences and benefits of each!

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You know them and love them. Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Superman, Batman, and plenty of others. But how can you start writing your own stories using superheroes? Let's find out in todays episode!

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You just gotta be quicker than the other guy when running from zombies. Come join us today as we talk about what you need to know to start a good zombie apocalypse story!

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There's a storm coming. Now that brings a sense of foreboding, doesn't it? Join us in today's episode as we explore the basics of foreshadowing, a wonderfully fun and useful literary device. 

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We're all unique, so why shouldn't our characters be unique too? Today, we're going to dive into the basics of making characters their own individuals!

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What if the Nazis won World War 2? What if Albert Einstein was from China? Today, we get to talk about alternate history, a fantastic little niche of a genre, all about "What-if History."

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