Moving Write Along
Moving Write Along
The Young Writer's Initiative
The Young Writer’s Initiative presents Moving Write Along, a podcast produced, hosted, and written by young writers, for young writers. Moving Write Along’s goal is to create a warm, thriving community amongst young and developing writers for them to share their work and grow together alongside our podcast hosts. This podcast seeks to provide an accessible platform that writers of all backgrounds can learn from and enjoy.
Cadet's Guide to Characters
Our hosts talk about how to fathom, form and flesh out dynamic characters. From villains to heroes to the side-character we fall in love with.
Nov 27, 2021
55 min
On Burnout
One of the most universal things in well, the universe, is burnout. Our hosts start a conversation on coping with burnout as well as overcoming it. As much as writers enjoy having space for their productivity, they need to know they aren't alone in their artistic struggles.
Nov 13, 2021
39 min
What's Scary About NaNo
Our hosts traverse the darkest reaches of the NaNoWriMo Expanse. What it is, why it's scary, and how you can make sure you have a healthy, productive National Novel Writing Month.
Oct 30, 2021
41 min
The Art of Scary Stories
Since there's no trick-or-treating in space, our hosts open up about the fickle genre of horror, delving into its past origins and how to assure a bright future. They analyze the fatal flaws of some of our most beloved horror films and even read their own scary stories.
Oct 16, 2021
48 min
You Can Sit With Us: Misogyny in YA
The hosts tackle one of the scariest aliens that's plagued our galaxy for generations: misogyny. And we announce who gets to plant their flag on the moon as the winner of our plotter v. pantser v. plantser debate.
Oct 2, 2021
42 min
What Counts As Real Writing
Our hosts defend and define the concept of "real writing". Is Les Mis just fanfiction of the French revolution? Was Mr. Shakey-Shakespeare himself as highbrow as we think he was? It's all revealed in this week's mission.
Sep 18, 2021
38 min
The Plotting Wars
On their inaugural mission into the writing unknown, our hosts Ruby, Kat, and Ray battle it out in an epic debate over three popular writing methods: plotting, pantsing, and plantsing.
Sep 4, 2021
37 min
Our Theme Song
The official theme song for Moving Write Along, created by our co-producer Jazmin A.
Aug 31, 2021
20 sec