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Welcome to the season 1 finale!

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After a night out at the bars, our main character finds the trains have ended for the night and he must brave the four mile walk through the forest in the dead of night to reach home…but he is not alone in the forest…

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00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Guest

01:00 Nathan's Terrifying Drunken Experience in Ireland

04:37 Brainstorming the Fictional Story

09:08 Exploring the Fae and Magical Realism

13:51 The Character's Hallucinations and Internal Struggles

18:08 Setting the Scene

19:08 Exploring the Fae's Influence

21:28 Challenges and Games with the Fae

25:30 Psychological Tension and Character Dynamics

28:41 The Epiphany and Resolution

36:34 Character Development

40:44 Book Recommendations (fiction and non-fiction!)

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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib: https://bookshop.org/a/112791/9781953387448

When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut: https://bookshop.org/a/112791/9781681375663

A Physical Education: How I Escaped Diet Culture and Gained the Power of Lifting by Casey Johnston https://bookshop.org/a/112791/9781538773253

Forager: Field Notes for Surviving a Family Cult: A Memoir by Michelle Dowd https://bookshop.org/a/112791/9781643755779

A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan https://bookshop.org/a/112791/9780735225282

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan https://bookshop.org/a/112791/9780618773473

I Survived the Dust Bowl, 1935 by Lauren Tarshis https://bookshop.org/a/112791/9781338891829

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Join Young Adult author Maya Ameyaw as we take a reddit post and write a witchy Christmas Carol quest where you heal your inner child and find little bits of magic in everyday.

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Under All the Lights - https://bookshop.org/a/112791/9781773218632

00:00 Introduction to Maya Ameyaw and Inkwell Writing Workshops

01:24 Exploring YA Novels: Themes and Characters

02:23 Reimagining Real Stories: The Reddit Story

05:34 Character Development: The Skeptic and the Witch

08:55 The Quest: Collecting Magical Items

12:34 Dealing with Past Trauma and Relationships

20:41 Rekindling Magic in Everyday Life

21:06 Breaking the Hex

24:13 Memories and Healing

27:21 The Challenges of Writing and Inspiration

31:15 Advice for Aspiring Writers and Favorite Reads

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Join us in interviewing Akwaeke Emezi about their new book, writing experience in writing YA, Adult fiction, and for TV.

Their newest book Son of the Morning comes out November 4th and can be pre-ordered now: https://bookshop.org/a/112791/9780063323186

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