Moving Write Along

Back for their second inter-galactic season, our hosts Ray, Ruby, and Kat interview black non-fiction author and counselor Shirley Anstis. They discuss why it's important for young people to see themselves represented, the vastness of black history, and the enemies to lovers trope. About Shirley: Shirley Anstis is a counselor and writer. She came to counseling after years as a Careers Adviser working in schools with young people and teenagers. She facilitates therapeutic writing workshops online and is the editor of a community magazine. As a counselor for over 10 years, she helps people connect to their true selves, rediscover their identity, their goals, and what brings them joy and happiness. Her books are concerned with mental health, personal stories, and finding role models for living well. They seek to increase self-awareness, self-care, and optimism.

The cat and crew conclude their epic, interstellar pitch war and say goodbye to their first season. MWA will be back on February 5th in 2022! See you then, Writing Cadets!

On our final and most chaotic mission of season 1, the control room crew faces off against the hosts in an interstellar pitch war. Can the team live, laugh, love through this, or will they be divided by space and time?

Our hosts talk about how to fathom, form and flesh out dynamic characters. From villains to heroes to the side-character we fall in love with.

One of the most universal things in well, the universe, is burnout. Our hosts start a conversation on coping with burnout as well as overcoming it. As much as writers enjoy having space for their productivity, they need to know they aren't alone in their artistic struggles.

Our hosts traverse the darkest reaches of the NaNoWriMo Expanse. What it is, why it's scary, and how you can make sure you have a healthy, productive National Novel Writing Month.

Since there's no trick-or-treating in space, our hosts open up about the fickle genre of horror, delving into its past origins and how to assure a bright future. They analyze the fatal flaws of some of our most beloved horror films and even read their own scary stories.

The hosts tackle one of the scariest aliens that's plagued our galaxy for generations: misogyny. And we announce who gets to plant their flag on the moon as the winner of our plotter v. pantser v. plantser debate.

The hosts tackle one of the scariest aliens that's plagued our galaxy for generations: misogyny. And we announce who gets to plant their flag on the moon as the winner of our plotter v. pantser v. plantser debate.

Our hosts defend and define the concept of "real writing". Is Les Mis just fanfiction of the French revolution? Was Mr. Shakey-Shakespeare himself as highbrow as we think he was? It's all revealed in this week's mission.