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Episode 14 - Destination: Best of Borough Dec 25, 2019

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The end of the year brings with it a ton of "Best of" lists. For many published authors, it tends to be a bit of a sore spot when your name isn't up there. We get it. We feel it! A big part of this industry is navigating the Green Monster at the end of the year. To bring a bit of humor to this, we decided to do our own BEST OF list by handing out superlatives. We've got everything from "Best Laugh" to "Best Celebrity Lookalike" to "Most Inspirational." We hope this episode brings a smile to your face and gives you a few new authors to check out.

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Episode 13 - Destination: Voice Lesson Lane Dec 18, 2019

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One this week's episode we take a drive on Voice Lesson Lane. Voice is one of the most essential tools in the writer's toolbox. How do you learn it? Is it something that you have naturally? How do you develop a writing voice so distinct your readers will be able to know instantly that a book could only be written by you? We take six books published this year that are perfect examples of "voice" and dissect the opening paragraphs.

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Episode 12 - Destination: NaNoWriMo - There & Back Again Dec 11, 2019

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November has come and gone. Whether you "won" NaNoWriMo with the full 50k or wound up with a nice 5k words of foundational scaffolding, you're a winner in our books. You've done the work, you've written the words, you've reached some sort of finish line. What do you do now? We've turned to the advice from fellow YA authors to see what their schedule looks like post-NaNo. Find out what these brilliant minds do to polish their drafts and turn their scaffolding into beautiful skyscrapers.

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Episode 11 - Destination: Doubt Town Dec 03, 2019

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Next stop: Doubt Town! Population: A thousand and one insecurities. We discuss the different times we've experienced impostor syndrome throughout our careers and the toll that takes. Let's face it, this is something that comes up often in the writing community and we think it should be talked about. No matter where you are in your career, Doubt Monsters still creep up on you. How do we slay them? Find out on this week's episode of Deadline City.

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Episode 10 - Destination: Thankful Station Nov 26, 2019

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Welcome to a very special Deadline City episode. You know how every novel has an acknowledgments page? Well, consider this ours. There are so many brilliant minds who have given us advice that has proved invaluable in our careers. From letting us know that everything will be okay, to writing techniques, these words have made us better writers. We want to share these nuggets of wisdom with you, and add a few of our own hard-earned lessons and special shout-outs.

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Episode 9 - Destination: World Building with Tochi Onyebuchi Nov 20, 2019

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How do you build your worlds? Whether you're writing sci-fi & fantasy or contemporary fiction, the universe of your story has to feel like a real place. Author of the recent War Girls, Tochi Onyebuchi, joins Deadline City to discuss how he creates his complex and imaginative worlds. We do a deep dive and ask: What makes for a good world? What makes for a world that we want to live in or completely avoid? We're always searching for ways to hone our craft and we can't do that without also gushing about the books we love and made us readers and better writers.

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Episode 8 - Destination: Emo Basement Feat. Mark Oshiro Nov 13, 2019

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This week we welcome the third unofficial member of Deadline City, author and all-around wonderful human, Mark Oshiro. Our destination is Emo Basement. This is a location that we really want to dissect. What makes readers cry? Love? Hate? What makes readers stay for the long haul? Mark Oshiro is an expert at making readers cry with his wonderful characters, and so we picked his brain. This will also give you an insight into what days are like in our office!

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Episode 7 - Destination: The Land of Disappointment Nov 06, 2019

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This week we get really honest about the ups and downs that come with the publishing journey. You write the book, you query, you get an agent, you get a book deal. Simple right? What do you do when the goalposts keep moving? And what happens when the road to success has one (or too many) unexpected wrong turns? Every writer might find themselves in the Land of Disappointment at some point during their career. Maybe for a day and maybe for a longer stretch. We've been there! Thankfully, there are things we can do to get out of Dodge. Grab your deadline buddy, and join us.

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Episode 6 - Destination: NaNoWriMo Town Oct 30, 2019

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Dhonielle and Zoraida are getting ready for the NaNoWriMo mad dash! National Novel Writing Month starts in just a couple of days. Whether it's your first time participating or you're a seasoned veteran, Deadline City is going over their writer's toolbox. What will you need in order to hit the 50K deadline at the end of November? Ready. Set. Write!

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Episode 5 - Destination: Villain Mansion Oct 23, 2019

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Deadline City is happy to welcome our very first guest, the queen of villains: Victoria Schwab. While we're plugging away at our books, we always go back to the driving force: the villains. The big bad. The thing or people standing in the way of your hero's want. Or perhaps, your villain is the protagonist of the story. We dig into why we love these antagonists and that je ne sais quois that makes them unforgettable. The one thing the three of us can agree on is that your hero is only as complex as the force in direct opposition, and in conversation, with them.

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