Story from Scratch

So you've got your package together and are ready to dive into the querying trenches. Except... there are hundreds of agents out there. How do you choose who to submit to first? What sort of things s…

This week, Justin and Yale walk you through prepping for the querying process. We talk about how to know when your manuscript is ready to query, what to include in your synopsis, and how to structure…

This month, we're going to be taking an in-depth look at the querying process. Got a finished manuscript but not sure what the next step is? No worries--we're here to walk you through it. In our over…

This week, we talk all about channeling genuine emotions in our fiction. We go over the benefits of drawing on your own experiences and feeling things alongside the characters. Justin poses the quest…

It's our Valentine's Day special! Our friend Ana joins us again to discuss writing romance (particularly in genres other than romance). We get Ana's insights on how romance can absolutely gut a chara…

This week on Story From Scratch... we have a difficult time staying on topic. Our good friend Anahita joins us for a discussion on writing multiple projects at the same time, not shying away from har…

We're back from our hiatus with a brand new season! To kick off the new year, Justin and Yale chat about their takeaways from 2020 and their writing goals for 2021. Yale talks about his new manuscrip…

Final Piece is a podcast Yale hosts about murder mysteries. 

If you like solving puzzles and playing detective games, please subscribe! You'll an all-original crime scene to investigate every other W…

This week, we take a look back at all that has happened in 2020. It was a tumultuous year, but nonetheless, we have made it to the end (almost). Justin talks about his upcoming music release and Yale…

This week, Yale and Justin take care of homework from a month ago. After watching their respective movies, our cohosts review what they enjoyed about 10 Cloverfield Lane, Fight Club, and Tale of Two …

This week, we have a short but sweet episode where Scott Thrower of Fairy Tales for Unwanted Children gives us his feedback on our beloved "From Scratch" segment.

Full episodes return starting next w…

This week, we're once again joined by the exquisite voice of Scott Thrower as we pick his brain on the self-publishing market. We chat about the scandalous exploitation that plagued the early self-pu…

This week, we're joined with an extra special guest. Creator of Fairy Tales for Unwanted Children, Scott Thrower is in this episode to talk about his work on the stunning podcast, his career as a sel…

It's time for another Halloween special! This episode, we once again have our friend Y. M. Pang join us as we discuss the differences between writing a horror story and writing scenes of horror in st…

Okay, so we've been building up to this one for a while now. After months and months of griping about writing groups, beta reads, and revisions, this episode, we finally attempt our big take-down of …

In a first for the podcast, special guest Y. M. Pang joins us for one of our "From Scratch" segments. When tasked with creating a story that incorporates each of our darkest fears, we come up with a …

This episode, we are joined by our good friend Michelle, one of the most accomplished writers we know. Michelle has published with some of the top science fiction and fantasy magazines, including The…

This episode, we each give our top 5 list of best twist endings and explain why we think they're so great. Between books, movies, and TV shows, our conversation reaches a wide net, so be warned! Majo…

This episode, we give our takes on how classic movies/books/tv shows could have ended with a twist ending instead of how they actually ended. What starts as a fun game turns into a test of our co-hos…

In this episode, we (try) to create our version of a good twist from scratch! Taking inspiration from a number of sources, Yale and Justin try to navigate through the complexities of writing a scene …