Unrelated But...
Unrelated, but...is the unscripted and unhinged writing podcast featuring two writers desperately trying to stay on topic as they dabble with the occasional advice and discussion of tropes, plot, character arc, fandom media, books, and more.
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- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 21
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2023
Season Finale: Topic? What Topic?
And that's a wrap for 2023, folx! Chris and Lore are going on hiatus with some talk of spooky stories, smelly ancestors, five minutes of actual topic, and a whole lot of cracking themse…
The Sex Episode
Are you a ~spicy~ author or hoping to be one? Lucky for you, Christopher has been writing explicit fiction since every fanficcer had their own geocities site. Lore's new to the craft …
Writerly Tea Time 2
Beta readers, fantasy words, the over-taking of YA and more. Join us as we discuss some infamous Hot Takes in the writing world.
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Favorite First Lines
Struggle along with Christopher and Lore as they desperately try to stay on topic. After an amusing aside about the rating system of "spicy" scenes and a leisurely walk down memory lan…
Building Aoirlaad
No matter how hard we might try to avoid it, there comes a point in every story where you simply have to do the worldbuilding. Join us as we map out the basics about the monarchy, the …
The Good Omens Episode
*SPOILER WARNING*
If you have not seen Season 2, and have managed not to be spoiled, please note this is very very spoiler-y.
It's been weeks now since Season 2 of Good Omens hit our scr…
Conflicts and Themes
Settle in for a longer than normal episode as Christopher and Lore discuss how to create conflicts that work for your characters and theme. Watch them (very, very bravely) read their c…
Its Finally Time to Name the Characters, and how we managed it
Naming characters is either the easiest or one of the hardest aspects of starting a story. Forget all the world building and plot development, just coming up with the right name for yo…
Writerly News & Tea Time
Thoughts on the WGA Strike (#HoldTheLine), the industry's irresponsible use of funds and manpower, AI(it's trash, we do not support), and much more. Featuring Lore's angry rummaging and…
How to Write a Novel (or not)
Hey there guys! Guess who's back? It's us, obviously, Christopher and Lore. We're starting season two off with a new feature and a new project: we're writing a novel! Since writing …
Non-Romantic Relationships (Have Them!)
An (oddly subdued) conversation about the necessity of exploring all types of human relationships in writing. Featuring a segue about how much Chris and Lore made themselves hate Wyatt …
Plotter, Plantser, or Pantser?
In their usual fashion, Chris and Lore *attempt* to talk about a very common idea in the writing world and inevitably end up rambling on about Sheen and Tennant like the absolutely sham…
The Mary Sue Myth (and other self inserts)
Join as we discuss the validity of the term Mary Sue and what exactly a wish-fulfilling or self insert character entails. Absolutely filled to the brim with pop culture references (Sup…
Writers Make Choices (Please)
Plots can't move if the writer isn't making decisions (and sticking to them).
Christopher has her own novel-length ideas about this and Lore is just here for the LOLs.
Interact with us!
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Pop Culture Magic, Baby
Maybe it was the topic, the lateness of the hour or the unbelievably taxing week we just survived but recording this episode brought out a bit more opinionated chaos than our previous i…
THE THESAURUS ONE
Love it or hate it, the thesaurus is in every writer's toolbox. It's knowing how and when to use it that's the trick (and we all know we're at least 58% bullshitting our way through fig…
Twitter/Tumblr Writing Posts and Our Very Eloquent Thoughts on the Matter
The randomizer picked a good one this week: live reading posts we found under the writing tags on tumblr (the only social media Christopher understands) and Twitter. Tune in to hear a …
How to Stay Positive in Writing Spaces (Despite Zoom)
This go around Chris and Lore talk about writing communities and how to avoid the muddy waters of the dreaded Group Think, how to navigate what kind of critique is right for you, and ho…
Characters Vs Plot
Join us as Christopher and Lore dive into that age old question of what comes first your plot or your character. While we start out 100% convinced that it's always going to be characte…
World Building (Part 1 of Who Even Knows)
Next Up! An episode about World Building rapidly dissolves into chaos when Chris and Lore's take on the subject turns into the horrors and boons of exposition and how it affects the sto…