Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time
Join author Megan O’Russell in this candid, humor-filled glimpse into the creation of a new book series, starting at page one. You’re invited to step into the real-time writing process as Megan weaves fae, shifters, witches, and seers into her latest young adult fantasy novel: Sketchbook of a Wayward Seer. No second drafts allowed. No untwisting love triangles. No bringing characters back to life. meganorussell.substack.com
Episodes
Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
This week, Ella and her friends overhear an argument about Ella’s near-death that turns into a crusade against school officials and Sheriff Archer. The friends then retreat to the iron-barred cell known as the blind cor...
Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
This week, Ella finally meets Mrs. Archer only to, seconds later, have a vision of Jason’s mom seemingly suffering a heartbreaking loss.
As always, thank you for reading!
P.S. Want to join the ARC team? Click here and s...
Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
This week, we leave Kate’s and head for the Argo, where Ella questions her every action as the events of her vision of Jason creep ever closer.
As always, thank you for reading!
Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
This week, Chris makes his author debut! Join us as Chris steps into the role of a character, M.K. Thorne, in the Laureldale Universe and compiles a journal of notes on the supernatural from Thorne’s point of view. Whet...
Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
This week, we join Ella at home alongside Jason and Paige…and Sydney and Andre…with Sydney’s, Andre’s, and Paige’s parents in tow. We also discuss the reemergence of Uncle Declan, revisit erebite lore, and discover the ...
Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
This week, we join Ella as she faces the tailgating horde of meandering gossip zombies and falls again…into two separate visions.
As always, thank you for reading!
Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
This week, we discover what happened to Ella after her fall and face the wrath of a protective fae.
As always, thank you for reading!
If you want to see how ridiculous we are during these recording sessions, we're now i...
Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
This week, join us for our very first official Cocktail Catchup Hour. If you’d like the recipe for the Bourbonberry Bliss (my own creation!), check out the transcripts for this episode, which will be on substack in a di...
Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
This week, we join Ella at her rock climbing competition, where no vision has prepared her for what’s in store.
As always, thank you for reading!
P.S. Want to join the ARC team? Click here and sign up for access to all ...
Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
This week, we join Ella and Jason in the art classroom for some questionable first aid before heading back out to Field Day for the KAT tournament.
Look at this amazing Owl Painting from Megan!
As always, thank you...
Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
This week, we join Ella and Jason as they compete for first and second place in the challenge course, during which an old wound reopens.
Interested in the Lonely Island music video Chris mentioned? Click the following:
...Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
This week, we join Ella at the starting line for the Field Day challenge course. And we share a story about how Megan misplaced a necklace on the Fiddler on the Roof national tour…only to find it in a very odd location.
...Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
This week, we join Ella on the battlegrounds/football field as the Field Day competitions begin. But there’s trouble brewing beneath the bleachers.
New to the podcast? Check out Season 1: Episode 1 here!
As always, than...
Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
This week, we join Ella as she emerges from her Noah vision into a potentially much worse reality.
Visit my Facebook Page to see the progress on my cosplay so far!
As always, thank you for reading!
Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
This week, Ella leaves the vault and makes her way back to Kate’s with Jason and Paige. On their way back to school for Field Day, Jason and Ella are greeted by a panicked Noah, and Ella falls into an old vision from a ...
Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
This week, we join Ella in the vault with Caleb and Violet. Having finally secured a few moments alone with her aitherion friends, Ella unveils that Osten, the witch who held her captive, knew more than he should about ...
Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
This week, we join Ella as she puts plan Dumbass Move, Ella into play. Will she be able to escape her human shackles and reunite with her aitherion accomplices?
As promised, here is a link to the Spoon Theory story ment...
Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
A special hello to our new Dragon Con friends! If you don’t love spoilers and would like to start the Laureldale Series from the beginning, follow this link to listen to Sketchbook of a Wayward Seer Chapter One:
Ch...Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
This week, we listen in as Ella has a hard conversation with Evan before heading to her Principal Harrison-ordered therapy session, which…goes about as well as you’d think.
We also go off-script to discuss tweens readin...
Welcome to Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time. Readers and writers alike are invited to take a look behind the veil as YA author Megan O’Russell creates her newest series, Laureldale, one episode at a time.
This week, we head to Principal Harrison’s office. But first, Ella shares with us the nightmares that haunted her childhood, and why one of the monsters in the night is far worse than the others.
And then we do a deep d...
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