For the final episode of Season Two, we looked back on the first year of the podcast, on writing, and also looking ahead to the plans we have for the future. We've done a lot of things that we're proud of, and have come a long way from where we were when we began this podcast. Thanks to you all for a lovely two seasons to start off with. And if you know why the name of this episode is what it is, Holly loves you. :)

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This episode we talked about two books, one a retelling of the other! 'The Island of Dr Moreau' by H.G. Wells and 'The Daughter of Doctor Moreau' by Silvia Moreno Garcia. We talk about the ethics of mad science and the way in which a modern retelling can transform old but brilliant material for modern audiences.

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This week, we talked about things that we would really love for ourselves as writers. The conversation touched on things like the value of money, and the things that you can buy with it, as well as going over some of the fantasies that many authors will share.

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This week we read and chatted about a classic, which also happens to be an all-time favourite of one of our hosts! This discussion took us along the themes of autonomy and progression in women's healthcare, writers of classic literature and the benefits of reading classics, as well as the usual chicanery.socials:holly.eon

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In this episode we discuss the usefulness of writing degrees, as one of us actually has two of them! We talk about our experiences with writing and how our confidence levels have perhaps been impacted by our professional education in writing courses, the practicality of getting a job with a writing degree, as well as the way in which writers are deemed legitimate or not.

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This week we discussed 'Jamaica Inn'. One of us loved it and the other Did Not Finish it, so the discussion was a rant and also about the good aspects that it held as a piece of literature. We also went on a few rambles about cars and gave the topic for our next episode, next week.socials:holly.eonbenchsssssss

This week's episode discusses Writing Month - commonly referred to as NaNoWriMo. We took part in Camp NovelBound and discussed the projects that we chose to focus on for this month, the challenges of a writing challenge of this scale, and the way in which our writing has progressed as a result. socials:holly.eonbenchsssssss

In this episode we discuss the newest, pinkest princess at military school. The discussion takes us into topics like image and the way in which fantasy protagonists - especially women - can cater to unhealthy or dangerous beauty standards, the things we liked and didn't love about the book, and a brief mention of the publishing industry and the quality of editing in recent, popular novels, particularly in the romantasy genre

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