Are you a structure or a disco person? Rules or anarchy, maaaaaaaan? And what’s all this got to do with outlines anyway? Some say you HAVE to do an outline or what are you even doing? Others say BALLS to outlines, they’re for boring bores. Vicky and Joe? They’d like to share the 9 biggest outline myths—and give you a super-simple, delightfully smart way to structure your writing, even if the idea of structure turns you right off. Sit back and enjoy!
Key Takeaways:
[4:10] What’s happening in the Dingle?
[7:45] What are some of the myths about outlines?
[9:35] Outlines do help you with the blank page syndrome.
[11:00] Outlines can change! It doesn’t have to be so ‘written in stone’.
[11:25] Do outlines strife creativity?
[14:50] Do you have to have an outline?
[17:25] You don’t always need to know what you are writing about when you start.
[20:05] Publishers and publishing houses do want to see an outline.
[23:15] Approach your book from a ‘reader’s journey’.
[27:35] Vicky is hosting another Write Night! Link below!
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A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor Towles
Night Watch, by Terry Pratchett
The Last House on Needless Street, by Catriona Ward
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language, by Amanda Montell
This week on the podcast, Vicky gets “vulgar” with Yinka: they talk MONEY MONEY MONEY! You know, that thing you’re not supposed to mention in polite society. Amidst much chortling, they open the doors into money mindset, why “charge your worth” is dangerous advice, and how much damage not talking about money does to women. Sit back, relax, and enjoy!
Key Takeaways:
[3:15] Women and their prices, what’s the problem?
[5:35] When it comes to empowerment, how much of it is your actual choice vs. what you’re perceived/expected to do?
[6:45] How free are your choices?
[7:55] What does it mean to have a good money mindset?
[10:45] Building wealth is seen as shady business, especially for women.
[12:00] Money brings protection, money brings security.
[18:10] What is the difference between western vs. non-western feminism? In Africa, it’s seen completely differently.
[23:15] We have to separate our own worth vs. money.
[28:30] How do we have a healthy relationship with money?
[33:00] How did Yinka get into this line of work?
[36:40] Trading time for money? It’s just a stage.
[39:10] What happens if someone can’t afford to pay you?
[42:40] It all boils down to value and your own self worth.
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Ever wondered why Vicky bangs on about the importance of storytelling? Well, pull up a chair and open your ears and listen: this week, she interviews Black British narrative storyteller and humorist James Pogson. James is known informally as LinkedIn’s poet laureate and this week he spills an entire teapot about why it’s so important we get to hear individual stories and voices, especially from Black people and especially marginalised voices. It might get uncomfortable: that’s cool. Sit with it. Absorb it. Listen.
Key Takeaways:
[1:25] This podcast might make you uncomfortable, but it’s an important topic about how Black people are treated in Britain and in society!
[3:00] Why is it so important that people tell their stories?
[4:30] James shares his experiences as a man ‘writing while Black’.
[5:45] Black people are still fighting for their humanity.
[9:40] How do we express our true selves at work and not suppress it?
[11:40] What does James do and how does he help people tell their stories?
[14:00] People just don’t know how to tell their stories.
[17:35] James shares some of the common misconceptions people have about him ‘because he’s Black’.
[22:20] When James had to put on a mask for Covid, he had a lot of internal conflict. Should he take it off to show he’s not a threat? Leave it on? Dilemma.
[25:35] There are countless stories of white people telling stories that Black people were animals and savages.
[29:00] James is in the process of writing a series of books! Stay tuned for more!
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Bad Friday, by Norman Samuda Smith