Words Are Hard
By Rachael Waldburger & Ramsay Plautz
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Episodes: 56
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Words are hard. We’re here to help.
Join Rachael Waldburger (editor, indie author, and English teacher) and her brother Ramsay Plautz (the extrovert in charge of keeping the conversation going) as they dive into writing and editing techniques. New episode weekly. Tangent-to-topic ratios will vary.
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56. Active and Passive Voice
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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55. Common Writing Frustrations
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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54. The Tea on Ingram
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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53. Anthologies with Kelly Miller
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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52. What To Do When You Hate Your Project
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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51. How to Catch Up on Goals
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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50. The Murky Middle
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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49. Writing Mentors with Bethany Hensel
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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48. Mondegreens, Malapropisms, and Folk Etymology
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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47. Writer's Block
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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46. Writing Tools
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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45. Building a Writing Routine
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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44. Fanfiction
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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43. Rejection
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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42. Narrative Techniques
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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41. Season 2
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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40. Framing Devices
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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39. Common Spelling Mistakes
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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38. Tense and POV
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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37. Poetry
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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36. Common Grammar Mistakes
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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35. Technical vs Functional Grammar
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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34. Revisions with Bethany Hensel
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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33. AI
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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32. Pacing
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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31. Characterization Through Dialogue
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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30. Conlangs
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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29. Fantasy Name Pronunciation
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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28. Eggcorns
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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27. Starting a Project
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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26. Bethany Hensel (Part 2)
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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25. Bethany Hensel (Part 1)
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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24. Christmas Special
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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23. Literary Devices
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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22. Theme
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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21. Types of Editing
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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20. Style Guides
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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19. Mood & Tone
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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18. Self-Publishing
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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17. Traditional Publishing
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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16. Plot
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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15. Show vs Tell
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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14. Rhetorical Devices
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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13. Revision Tips
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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12. Titling Projects
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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11. Extinct Letters
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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10. Extinct Punctuation Marks
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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9. Dialogue
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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8. Outlining a Project
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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7. Voice
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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6. Developing Characters
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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5. Worldbuilding
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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4. Writing Sins
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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3. Zombie Rules
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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2. Punctuation
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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1. Pilot
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Jul 09, 2024 |