Authors-In-Training

Need more ways to work out your creative muscle? Then check out disk two of the Authors-In-Training workout video. Halle and Marissa will give you more ways to give your creativity the killer bod you want or your non-existent money back guaranteed.

For some people, children are very difficult to write. We all have written children as either too stupid, too smart, too hyperactive, or older/younger than they’re supposed to be. Halle and Marissa have, and they will tell you their tips on writing child characters correctly.

We all have those characters we hate reading, here is ours. From the woman dripping pheromones to the man that’s a douchebag but somehow gets the girl, Halle and Marissa talk about the characters they hate to read.

Does writing consume your life? We all have a hard time finding that balance of living a healthy, social life and making time to write a novel without taking X amount of years. Halle and Marissa struggle with it and they will give you tips and advice on how they keep their life in check.

What characters do you hate with a burning passion? In this episode, Halle and Marissa talk about the worst of the worst characters.

Whether it’s online, live-action, or tabletop, role-playing can help you become a better writer. “How?” you may ask. Well, listen as Halle and Marissa teach you the basics of role-playing and how it has helped them become better writers.

Meet Dr. Jarret Keene. Writer, Poet, Freelance Editor, and College Professor. He's a man of many talents and in this episode Halle and Marissa pick his brain about how he writes poetry, the funniest mistakes he has seen as an editor, why he decided to teach ancient literature, and much more. He has written: The Killers: Destiny is Calling Me, Monster Fashion, A Boys Guide to Arson

The books we read as a child will forever stay in our hearts and help us become who we are. Listen as Halle and Marissa take a trip down memory lane and talk about the books they have read when they were children.

With every good story there is a beginning. This is theirs. Join Halle and Marissa as they take you through their journey as writers and introduce the world to Authors-In-Training.

Before every mission, before every journey, you should have a plan of action. For us writers, our plan is our outline. Halle and Marissa will talk about different outlining methods, even for those who like to wing it, and tell you how they outline their works.