I'm Writing a Book. . .Kinda

Ophelia Reyamka
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Join me as I go through my very self-taught writing process, and spill all the tea on the people, places and experiences that inspire the characters, places and storyline in my new book "When the Sun and Moon Were Ours".

  1. 08/19/2023

    Episode 14 - (Almost) burning down a hotel - but not setting off the alarm, and going with it when things come easy.

    Hello all! Hope you guys are looking for an episode with a hella long title (and, to be completely honest, this was the shortest version I could agree upon. . .with myself) So, I'm back at work. Shortest retirement EVER, which is fine, but does mean that I am not having as much time to write. That being said. . .I am writing a lot more easily now that I've pivoted back to the book that I was writing before this podcast started. Such is life, sometimes you just have to roll with the punches of what is happening and working at the moment. Sometimes I fight with fate too often. Not today.

    25 min

  2. 07/28/2023

    Episode 13 - I'm a cheater, Starting Over and Being A Movie Star

    Hey everyone, it's Ophelia! Sorry I've been gone for a couple of weeks. I've been out and about traveling with one of my sons. Things don't go as planned. We ended up in different locations (a different country than we had intended!) and I didn't write ANYTHING for "When the Sun and Moon Were Ours" as planned. But. . . .I DID write a good amount for another book that I've been working on. Find out about my misadventures and what this other book is about.

    36 min

  3. 07/06/2023

    Episode 12 - Mr. Nightmare, Great Songs and People That Are Smarter Than Me

    Hey there - Ophelia here! Today I'm talking about how I have nightmares. . .and how I genuinely think they are part of another reality. I know, weird. (Even I think it's a bit weird) Anyways, it's got me thinking about writing a character that can manipulate dreams. This sends me on a whole journey of thinking about the not so normal abilities that my characters and the setting can have. Love to hear from you all! Happy listening!

    22 min

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    I'm Writing a Book. . .Kinda Trailer

    Hi, I'm Ophelia and I'm writing a book. . .kinda. Join me as I talk through my very self taught writing process and dish all the gossip on all the people, places and experiences that are soon to be people, places and experiences in my book.

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  5. 06/27/2023

    Episode 11 - Fake Identities, Into The Wild Alone and Everyday Failures

    Want to know my real identity? Well, get in line ;) Today I'm talking about expectations I'm failing at, how I'm coming to grips with that, how I can make my mute character communicate more and how nature is just constantly shaping my life and my book. (and I also talk about a million other things today - get ready for the ADD ride of your life cause I'm a little bit all over the place. . .hopefully in a good way.

    26 min

  6. 06/17/2023

    Episode 10 - 3 pages a day, Romance isn't everything and Haunted Cliff Jumping

    Hello everyone! Well, I did it, I retired from teaching, and one week in I'm a little lost. I'm usually really good about keeping to a schedule and accomplishing goals and this week I think I've accomplished doing maybe one load of laundry. So, this week I'm talking about how I hear other writers handle this self-disciplined writing life and also about how I've come to view romance in the scope of YA novels. Oh yeah, also how I'm super gullible about stories of dramatic artists throwing themselves over the cliffs in the south of France. Ya know, classic Ophelia.

    25 min

  7. 06/06/2023

    Episode 9 - Never Meet Your Heroes, Finding My Voice (and Finding the Fox. . .Theater)

    Hello my loves! Do you want to hear about my favorite author? Do you want to hear a podcast without a puppy running into every surface of a room? Well, you are in luck my friends, this is just the podcast. On this episode, I'm talking about how I'm trying to figure out what makes my writing voice. This is not something that I've really contemplated before, but I'm trying to be more intentional about it this time around. To do that, I'm looking at (and talking about) my favorite author Margaret Atwood.

    23 min

  8. 05/26/2023

    Episode 8 - Code Red while I map out my life

    I'm a week behind. . . .again. This time I have a fairly good excuse, and it has to do with a code red on our campus at school which got me thinking (a terrible habit, I know). Enjoy listening to how my life is continuing to not go as planned yet once again while I try to write a book. Love you all!

    22 min
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Join me as I go through my very self-taught writing process, and spill all the tea on the people, places and experiences that inspire the characters, places and storyline in my new book "When the Sun and Moon Were Ours".

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