Words Are Hard

By Rachael Waldburger & Ramsay Plautz

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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.

Episode Date
56. Active and Passive Voice
Mar 12, 2026
55. Common Writing Frustrations
Jan 28, 2026
54. The Tea on Ingram
Jan 20, 2026
53. Anthologies with Kelly Miller
Dec 16, 2025
52. What To Do When You Hate Your Project
Dec 12, 2025
51. How to Catch Up on Goals
Nov 25, 2025
50. The Murky Middle
Oct 01, 2025
49. Writing Mentors with Bethany Hensel
Sep 24, 2025
48. Mondegreens, Malapropisms, and Folk Etymology
Sep 17, 2025
47. Writer's Block
Sep 09, 2025
46. Writing Tools
Sep 03, 2025
45. Building a Writing Routine
Aug 26, 2025
44. Fanfiction
Aug 12, 2025
43. Rejection
Jul 29, 2025
42. Narrative Techniques
Jul 22, 2025
41. Season 2
Jul 01, 2025
40. Framing Devices
Apr 29, 2025
39. Common Spelling Mistakes
Apr 23, 2025
38. Tense and POV
Apr 09, 2025
37. Poetry
Apr 01, 2025
36. Common Grammar Mistakes
Mar 25, 2025
35. Technical vs Functional Grammar
Mar 18, 2025
34. Revisions with Bethany Hensel
Mar 11, 2025
33. AI
Mar 04, 2025
32. Pacing
Feb 26, 2025
31. Characterization Through Dialogue
Feb 18, 2025
30. Conlangs
Feb 11, 2025
29. Fantasy Name Pronunciation
Feb 04, 2025
28. Eggcorns
Jan 29, 2025
27. Starting a Project
Jan 21, 2025
26. Bethany Hensel (Part 2)
Jan 07, 2025
25. Bethany Hensel (Part 1)
Dec 31, 2024
24. Christmas Special
Dec 24, 2024
23. Literary Devices
Dec 17, 2024
22. Theme
Dec 10, 2024
21. Types of Editing
Dec 03, 2024
20. Style Guides
Nov 26, 2024
19. Mood & Tone
Nov 20, 2024
18. Self-Publishing
Nov 12, 2024
17. Traditional Publishing
Oct 29, 2024
16. Plot
Oct 22, 2024
15. Show vs Tell
Oct 15, 2024
14. Rhetorical Devices
Oct 08, 2024
13. Revision Tips
Oct 01, 2024
12. Titling Projects
Sep 24, 2024
11. Extinct Letters
Sep 17, 2024
10. Extinct Punctuation Marks
Sep 10, 2024
9. Dialogue
Sep 03, 2024
8. Outlining a Project
Aug 27, 2024
7. Voice
Aug 20, 2024
6. Developing Characters
Aug 13, 2024
5. Worldbuilding
Aug 06, 2024
4. Writing Sins
Jul 30, 2024
3. Zombie Rules
Jul 23, 2024
2. Punctuation
Jul 16, 2024
1. Pilot
Jul 09, 2024