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The Mommy’s Pen Podcast – S2, E6: Nora Berates Etsy Sellers for Historical Inaccuracies

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This week we take a break from our look at genres and let Nora take the wheel.

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Show Notes:

Season 2, Episode 6: Nora Berates Etsy Sellers for Historical Inaccuracies

We’re taking a break from our genre series this week with a little slice of life from our house. Listen as Nora surfs Etsy and berates shop owners for historical inaccuracies in their period costumes. No actual shop owners are named (or harmed) in this episode.

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The Mommy’s Pen Podcast: S2, E5 – The Horror Genre

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This week we take a look at the HORROR genre.

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Show Notes:

Season 2, Episode 5: The Horror Genre and Coraline

We continue our exploration of genre with a little help from Neil Gaiman. Because who else can we turn to when we need a horror story for kids? Nora and Sue dive into what makes something a horror story by taking a look at Neil Gaiman’s “Coraline.” Horror for kids! What fun!

Things we mention that you should check out:

  • Our mailing list! Sign up today and you’ll get cool subscriber only perks like bonus material and artwork, including an advance copy of my forthcoming novel, The Cat, the Cash, the Leap and the List.
  • Shawn Coyne and the Story Grid. There’s a whole story grid universe: website, book and two podcasts: The Story Grid and the Story Grid Editors Roundtable.
  • The five leaf Genre Clover, or as Nora likes to call it, the Genre Flower.
  • Coraline by Neil Gaiman.

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The Mommy’s Pen Podcast: S2, E4 The Performance Genre

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This week we take a look at the Performance genre.

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Show Notes:

Season 2, Episode 4: The Performance Genre and “Spirit Riding Free”

We continue our exploration of genre with the help of the excellent kids series “Spirit Riding Free” from Netflix. The first half of the episode “Lucky and the Price of Freedom” (season 2, episode 7) is a great example of the Performance genre.

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Things we mention that you should check out:

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The Mommy’s Pen Podcast: S2, E3: The Western Genre

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This week we take a look at the Western genre.

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Show Notes:

Season 2, Episode 3: The Western Genre and “Spirit Riding Free”

We continue our exploration of genre with the help of the excellent kids series “Spirit Riding Free” from Netflix. The episode “Lucky and the Unbreakable Spirit” (season 1, episode 1) is a great example of the Western genre.

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Things we mention that you should check out:

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