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20 Things That Have Changed
Surprise! It’s a podcast! Seriously, a new podcast! It’s been six years, and we figured it was time. We talk about what’s changed, CJ’s aversion to TV shows, George Ha...
Guts. Get Them.
This show is not for the squeamish…writer. We talk about guts–how to get them, how to trust them, how to use them, and if necessary, how to shoot them. Well, not reall...
2010 Predictions. Oh, and Structure
2010 finds us thinking we are psychic! That’s right. Get the scoop on the innards of publishing and our predictions for this year–the good, the bad and the ugly. All t...
There’s Sand in My Margarita
It’s the holidays again. We sing (sorry!), we drink, we make merry, but mostly, we come up a story like no other. Casablanca has nothing on us.
Movie Night: Dirty Dancing
No, not us. The movie, silly. We critique Dirty Dancing. We talk about the joy of flying these days, Harlequin woes, and say goodbye to one of our own. We laugh, we cr...
Reinvention. And Mango Mimosas.
We cut loose! Finally! Okay, Sam/CJ cuts loose. Lani/Lucy is about the same. We drink mimosas, discuss what it’s like to have a split personality and generally go off ...
Dueling PSAs and Conferences
So, what does it take to make Lani and Sam come out of hiding? Find out on this special episode of Will Write for Wine! There’s bad behavior, bad language, and fightin...
2008 Holiday Special
Hey, it’s a special WWfW episode! No, we haven’t improved with time. We sing. Computers burst into flames. Brains melt. We make up a Christmas story that involves duct...
The Awesome (Drink!) Final Farewell
The last episode. We drink. We laugh. We end an era.
Doing Time, Baby
It’s another Improv Week on Will Write for Wine – this time at the specific request of the Wiffers… so don’t blame us. Plus, school shopping, things that run on batter...
The Pantsless Podcast
We discuss endings this week on Will Write for Wine, and it quickly degenerates into crude sexual innuendo. What can we say? We’ve been drinking. We cover when to get ...
WIPs and Chains
We’re getting sexy on this week’s Will Write for Wine, as Lani and Sam bow to popular demand and do a show on balance with as many off-color references as they’ve ever...
Letting Go
This week on Will Write for Wine, Lani and Sam talk about when to let go of a project. Also, ex-boyfriends in a drawer, bad advice for serial killers, and wine in a st...
Fight Club
This week on Will Write for Wine…the gloves come off as Sam and Lani disagree, or… do they? or do they just think they do? Elwin comes through with cheap Spanish wine,...
Revisions, Oy!
We have prevailed! Despite all the technical difficulties we had last week, we managed to get the podcast done this week, and we’re very happy about that. We blame it ...
The Don’t Look Down Draft
It’s don’t-look-down week on Will Write for Wine, with Lani talking about doing a rough draft without a net, and Sam having to drink a lot just to listen to her. Also,...
Writer Improv – Villains
We’re back after three long weeks, and we’re talking about villains. How to make one, how to keep one, how to make him do tricks for your friends at parties. Plus, laz...
Ed McMahon Ain’t Coming
It’s our 50th Show! Yeah, we can’t believe it either. We give you 50 – yes, 50 – reasons why you should stop worrying and learn to love that you’re a writer. And we ma...
Dealing with Non-Writers (aka Normal People)
This week on Will Write for Wine – how to deal with the non-writers (aka, normal people) in your life. It’s like a podcast and a therapy session all in one! We’ll bill...
Finding Your Funky Bird
It’s query week on Will Write for Wine. Lani gives her famous (well, kinda) Funky Bird Query Workshop, and Sam makes wise-ass remarks. Plus, the Wine Card Challenge, p...
Conflict! Eueugh!
This week on Will Write for Wine… it’s week two of our two-week series on goal, motivation, conflict, and Podcast Alley Top Ten Stunts! Last week Sam drank a stout, th...
Goal and Motivation
This week on Will Write for Wine… we’re talking goal and motivation! And Sam drinks stout! Yes, because the Wiffers organized and got us in the top 10 for more than 24...
Writer Improv – World-Building
It’s the WWE on WWfW as Lani and Sam bicker over everything from critiquing to damaged heroes to the Depression! Yes, the Depression! Only on World-Building night woul...
One Year Anniversary!
It’s been a whole year on Will Write for Wine! Who knew it would ever last this long? Not us! To celebrate, Lani and Sam get together in the same house and drink mimos...
On Voice – What The Hell Is It and How Do I Get It?
This week on Will Write for Wine, Lani and Sam get together to talk about voice, sacrificial chickens, toasted fruit and elegant wood. (Sounds dirty. It’s not.) Lani b...
Rules? There are Rules? Crap.
Will Write for Wine returns with… Rules! How to know one when you see it, how to break it when you have to. Also, adverbs, Pennsylvania’s mysterious invisible snowplow...
Movie Night – Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
It’s Movie Night on Will Write for Wine! We talk about writing action adventure, the key to great reversals, and why Marion was the only Indiana Jones heroine worth he...
On Collaboration With Jenny Crusie and Anne Stuart
Tonight on Will Write for Wine… Sam’s sick! Poor Sam! But the show goes on, as Lani interviews New York Times bestsellers (and co-collaborators for DOGS AND GODDESSES)...
Help… I’m Published and I Can’t Get Up!
Tonight on Will Write for Wine… it’s our longest podcast ever! We’re published, and we can’t get up! Tips on how to prepare yourself for the wild ride of publication. ...
What Every Writer Needs… Besides Wine
It’s the most boring episode of Will Write for Wine – EVER! We discuss office supplies, what kind of printers you should get and xczzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzm///. Who...