<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/style.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"><channel><atom:link href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/desperate-writing/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title><![CDATA[Desperate Writing]]></title><lastBuildDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 07:52:04 +0000</lastBuildDate><generator>Captivate.fm</generator><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2020 Lysatronix]]></copyright><managingEditor>lysatronix@gmail.com (Lysatronix)</managingEditor><itunes:summary><![CDATA[This is a podcast for writers who want to know how to write or how to improve their writing. Episodes include tips on how to better your craft, how to use a semicolon, and how to be bored. 

Helmed by Lysa Lloyd, former host of Sexuali-tea podcast, as her newest conquest. She delves into niche topics in these short and sweet episodes that will benefit any writer, new or seasoned. Join her in her quest to conquer the world. --Er, be a better writer.]]></itunes:summary><image><url>https://artwork.captivate.fm/ede9f52c-c28e-405b-b539-be19f861d841/despwriting-icon.png</url><title>Desperate Writing</title><link><![CDATA[https://desperate-writing.captivate.fm]]></link></image><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/ede9f52c-c28e-405b-b539-be19f861d841/despwriting-icon.png"/><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Lysatronix</itunes:name><itunes:email>lysatronix@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:author>Lysatronix</itunes:author><description>This is a podcast for writers who want to know how to write or how to improve their writing. Episodes include tips on how to better your craft, how to use a semicolon, and how to be bored. 

Helmed by Lysa Lloyd, former host of Sexuali-tea podcast, as her newest conquest. She delves into niche topics in these short and sweet episodes that will benefit any writer, new or seasoned. Join her in her quest to conquer the world. --Er, be a better writer.</description><link>https://desperate-writing.captivate.fm</link><atom:link href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" rel="hub"/><itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Sweet and simple writing tips for desperate authors.]]></itunes:subtitle><itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>serial</itunes:type><itunes:category text="Education"><itunes:category text="How To"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Arts"><itunes:category text="Books"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Fiction"></itunes:category><item><title>#4: Editing For Novels</title><itunes:title>#4: Editing For Novels</itunes:title><description>Twitter: lysatronix
Email: desperatewriting@gmail.com
Newsletter: tinyletter.com/desperatewriting
Rec: Triple Town (app)
</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Twitter: lysatronix</p><p>Email: desperatewriting@gmail.com</p><p>Newsletter: tinyletter.com/desperatewriting</p><p>Rec: Triple Town (app)</p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://desperate-writing.captivate.fm/episode/4-editing-for-novels]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">bacd5e59-551a-42e8-bd2c-e67016a6eab9</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/ede9f52c-c28e-405b-b539-be19f861d841/despwriting-icon.png"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lysatronix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2020 09:00:00 +1000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/e5eb9a03-c9d4-4594-b61c-3cea88705596/episode4-editing.mp3" length="7567486" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>03:56</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode><itunes:summary>Twitter: lysatronix
Email: desperatewriting@gmail.com
Newsletter: tinyletter.com/desperatewriting
Rec: Triple Town (app)</itunes:summary><itunes:author>Lysatronix</itunes:author></item><item><title>#3: The Three Cs</title><itunes:title>#3: The Three Cs</itunes:title><description>The Three Cs: character, conflict and context.
Rec: True Blood.
Lysa&apos;s newsletter: tinyletter.com/desperatewriting
</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Three Cs: character, conflict and context.</p><p>Rec: True Blood.</p><p>Lysa's newsletter: tinyletter.com/desperatewriting</p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://desperate-writing.captivate.fm/episode/3-the-three-cs]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">591c29b4-b41a-46ee-8941-00ae0a02a1a7</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/ede9f52c-c28e-405b-b539-be19f861d841/despwriting-icon.png"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lysatronix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 09:00:00 +1000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/7246bf41-3abe-4949-ac7e-6b33205eaf3e/episode3-thethreecs.mp3" length="9755085" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>05:05</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>3</itunes:episode><itunes:summary>The Three Cs: character, conflict and context.
Rec: True Blood.
Lysa&apos;s newsletter: tinyletter.com/desperatewriting</itunes:summary><itunes:author>Lysatronix</itunes:author></item><item><title>#2: Structure</title><itunes:title>#2: Structure</itunes:title><description>https://heroinejourneys.com/heroines-journey/ (Mauren Murdock&apos;s Heroine&apos;s Journey Arc)
https://www.squibler.io/blog/novel-structure/ (Squibbler&apos;s Story Structures)
Rec for this week: https://www.youtube.com/user/wheezywaiter (WheezyWaiter)
Find Lysa on Twitter http://twitter.com/lysatronix (here). 
</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://heroinejourneys.com/heroines-journey/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mauren Murdock's Heroine's Journey Arc</a></p><p><a href="https://www.squibler.io/blog/novel-structure/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Squibbler's Story Structures</a></p><p>Rec for this week: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/wheezywaiter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WheezyWaiter</a></p><p>Find Lysa on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/lysatronix" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://desperate-writing.captivate.fm/episode/2-structure]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">678c1bcf-850f-4d65-801c-5f70ef588c27</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/ede9f52c-c28e-405b-b539-be19f861d841/despwriting-icon.png"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lysatronix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:00:00 +1000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/689b965c-6105-4ac8-9d1d-394c0fb70c2e/episode2.mp3" length="6663858" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>03:28</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>2</itunes:episode><itunes:summary>https://heroinejourneys.com/heroines-journey/ (Mauren Murdock&apos;s Heroine&apos;s Journey Arc)
https://www.squibler.io/blog/novel-structure/ (Squibbler&apos;s Story Structures)
Rec for this week: https://www.youtube.com/user/wheezywaiter (WheezyWaiter)
Find Lysa on Twitter http://twitter.com/lysatronix (here).</itunes:summary><itunes:author>Lysatronix</itunes:author></item><item><title>#1: Crappy First Drafts</title><itunes:title>#1: Crappy First Drafts</itunes:title><description>Blank pages are so daunting, so here&apos;s some tips on how to make the process of writing your first draft bearable.
Follow me on http://twitter.com/lysatronix (Twitter), or subscribe to my http://tinyletter.com/desperatewriting (newsletter). Email me at lysatronix@gmail.com.
</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Blank pages are so daunting, so here's some tips on how to make the process of writing your first draft bearable.</p><p>Follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/lysatronix" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, or subscribe to my <a href="http://tinyletter.com/desperatewriting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newsletter</a>. Email me at lysatronix@gmail.com.</p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://desperate-writing.captivate.fm/episode/1-crappy-first-drafts]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">27f16322-99c3-454e-b409-4a8761d5eaca</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/ede9f52c-c28e-405b-b539-be19f861d841/despwriting-icon.png"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lysa Lloyd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:15:00 +1000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/e75fb373-478c-43d3-9d09-ed7b828ca445/episode1-writingacrappyfirstdraft.mp3" length="9041210" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>04:42</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:season>1</itunes:season><itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode><itunes:summary>Blank pages are so daunting, so here&apos;s some tips on how to make the process of writing your first draft bearable.
Follow me on http://twitter.com/lysatronix (Twitter), or subscribe to my http://tinyletter.com/desperatewriting (newsletter). Email me at lysatronix@gmail.com.</itunes:summary><itunes:author>Lysa Lloyd</itunes:author></item><item><title>#0: Introduction to the pod</title><itunes:title>#0: Introduction to the pod</itunes:title><description>Hello, welcome to Desperate Writing! Come in, pull up a seat, have a cup of tea. Join me every week as I talk about ways to improve your writing, whether it be through structure, grammar, character, or whatever. 
I&apos;m Lysa, and you can find me on http://twitter.com/lysatronix (Twitter), or email me at lysatronix@gmail.com. Subscribe to my newsletter http://tinyletter.com/desperatewriting (here). 
</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello, welcome to Desperate Writing! Come in, pull up a seat, have a cup of tea. Join me every week as I talk about ways to improve your writing, whether it be through structure, grammar, character, or whatever. </p><p>I'm Lysa, and you can find me on <a href="http://twitter.com/lysatronix" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, or email me at lysatronix@gmail.com. Subscribe to my newsletter <a href="http://tinyletter.com/desperatewriting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </p>]]></content:encoded><link><![CDATA[https://desperate-writing.captivate.fm/episode/0-introduction-to-the-pod]]></link><guid isPermaLink="false">87ed6093-0eaf-4141-9fba-6addad70804b</guid><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/ede9f52c-c28e-405b-b539-be19f861d841/despwriting-icon.png"/><dc:creator><![CDATA[Lysatronix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:00:00 +1000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/81549a79-f4ce-46e9-a0aa-f9f21663a08d/episode0-introduction.mp3" length="3192289" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:duration>01:40</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType><itunes:summary>Hello, welcome to Desperate Writing! Come in, pull up a seat, have a cup of tea. Join me every week as I talk about ways to improve your writing, whether it be through structure, grammar, character, or whatever. 
I&apos;m Lysa, and you can find me on http://twitter.com/lysatronix (Twitter), or email me at lysatronix@gmail.com. Subscribe to my newsletter http://tinyletter.com/desperatewriting (here).</itunes:summary><itunes:author>Lysatronix</itunes:author></item></channel></rss>