X-Write-Z
Hi and welcome to X-Write-Z, a podcast fueled by our love of books and the craft of writing. Veronica is a Gen-Xer, and Anna is a Gen-Zer. Together, we’re on an intergenerational mission to help writers write better stories.
X-Write-Z
Latest Episodes
Just Because It Happened, Doesn't Mean You Have to Tell Us
This week, we’re looking at common mistakes or habits surrounding the portrayal of events in a story.Whether a manuscript has multiple actions smushed into one sentence or entire scenes worth of unnecessary set up and transition, we’ve g...
Filtering Out Filter Words
If we could only show you one thing, we’d love for it to be this: the importance of reducing filter words in your writing. In this episode, we break down what a filter word is and discuss why it’s worthwhile to cut them + how you ca...
What to Look For: Self-Editing Dialogue
This week, Anna and Veronica tackle the common mistakes they see (and, yes, have made) in dialogue writing. Strong dialogue elevates stories, giving us character, voice, conflict, shocking reveals, swoonworthy declaration...
What Every Writer Can Learn about Worldbuilding from Romance and Horror
We’re baaaaaack! To kick off 2026, Veronica and Anna are considering what romance and horror can teach writers of any genre about worldbuilding. In this episode, we dig into some favorite examples of worldbuilding and di...
What Writers Can Learn from Back to the Future
Are you telling me you built a time machine…out of a DeLorean?! For the last episode of 2025, Anna and Veronica geek out over Back to the Future.Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads! Come along with us to explore what makes Back...