Writers On The Block

Two 20-something Indian authors talk about writing, relationships, and all the chaos that unfolds onto the page.
Podcasts episodes coming soon🖤

[Writers On The Block @WritersOTBPod]

And then write a story about it? We have! Listen to Writers On The Block on @Spotify and @anchor to know the behind the scenes real life stories

[AlishaSehgalWrites @AlishaSehWrites]

Have ya ever listened to a song and realized ur the villain in their story? #collegelife #AuthorsOfTwitter #WritingCommunity #writerslift #WritingWithFire #writer #SpotifyPlaylist #SongOfTheDay #doremi

[Writers On The Block @WritersOTBPod]

Um we need to get this for Alisha immediately...

[hannah @hazelsgems]

guys… it finally came and I’m so happy��

[Acyn @Acyn]

Wow

[Writers On The Block @WritersOTBPod]

We're not even waiting 50 years... oops @ninaramanwrites @AlishaSehWrites Writers on the Block Season 3 coming out soon! #europeadventures #spain #Greece #studyabroad #lastsummer #graduation #Classof2022 #imfeeling22

[Writers On The Block @WritersOTBPod]

We may our may not be living our reputation era this season on WOTB 🙈😜🍷Tune in ...

[AlishaSehgalWrites @AlishaSehWrites]

This song has been my anthem for all of the sexism you face as a woman going through college and a lot of your formative years.

[Lazzyyyyyy @em_Lazzy]

Why is it ALWAYS

[lilian @liliandaisies]

when a father beats up or even kills his daughter’s rapist many people cheer and praise him. when a woman fights back against the man who abused her society labels her an “abuser” and she is heavily blamed for defending herself.

[Writers On The Block @WritersOTBPod]

@bookwormbullet Definitely felt a lot of pressure to conform to typical cover art. But the typical cover art turned my POC characters into anything but POC characters. I was grateful that I found people who listened to me until we got it right, but this struggle shouldn't have been such an issue

[Writers On The Block @WritersOTBPod]

@bookwormbullet I have no words. How do they even find their actions acceptable? We are 2 Asian American writers who podcast about our lives and writing careers. We would love to hear more about your experiences on the podcast if you would be interested.

[Writers On The Block @WritersOTBPod]

Would love to talk about this in our podcast with you. This shouldn't be where we are at as a society 😔 @bookwormbullet

[bookwormbullet @bookwormbullet]

I find the convo of publishers relying on booktokers to promote their books so funny bc booktokers of color get treated like trash by publishers regarding book promo.

In March, a popular YA imprint asked me if I wanted to be a recurring, paid content creator for their TikTok.🧵

[Writers On The Block @WritersOTBPod]

@rad_dude124 @biggestjoel I just wish that ppl fighting for men's mental health would do it not only when issues about women are brought up. Like we should be equally working on both and not using one to detract from another.

[Walker Scobell TH @walkerscobellth]

"It's my fourth time reading it" 📗

#WalkerScobell showed his "#PercyJackson: The Lightning Thief" book on IG LIVE today 🔱

[Writers On The Block @WritersOTBPod]

Ever wonder what studying abroad is like? Tune in to the next season of Writers On The Block for the adventures and crazy stories of life in Barcelona, Spain! Out on Spotify & Anchor.

#studyabroad #Spain #Barcelona #spainstudyabroad #travel

[CG Drews @PaperFury]

writers are just like "I write to escape this messed up world" while they're over there writing an even messier world. for!! fun!!

[maggie maggie @ma88pie]

@gracedli Booksellers get it how hard it is for our authors to get that book published and into our stores.Ever need a good cheer come into BN at the Grove. Your book amazing

[sam 🍊🏡 @lj_sam_]

fixing this is more important than banning plastic straws

[Writers On The Block @WritersOTBPod]

#WritingCommunity let's do a #writerslift

We are 2 authors in our twenties podcasting about life and writing. We would love to hear about your projects and favorite reads! Feel free to share links 😃

Would also love to get to 200 followers!

[Writers On The Block @WritersOTBPod]

Yes!

[Alex 💫 🔜 Megacon London CD2 @alexcopemann]

The Artists of the Riordanverse community wanted to show their support for #LeahisOurAnnabeth - we decided to do this collab, to show our love and excitement for her to play this role 🤍🦉@camphalfblood @rickriordan @LeahSavJeffries (check quote retweets for individual pieces)

[Shreyas Doshi @shreyas]

To improve your odds of success in almost any interview process:

Act mature

Listen

Always exude curiosity & optimism

Make them see your superpowers

Be open about your main weakness
(with the hiring mgr)

Speak to everyone like a peer
(they are neither superior, nor inferior)

[Writers On The Block @WritersOTBPod]

True true true....oh wait...

[Misha @himishahan]

The immigrant urge to monetize a hobby.

[Writers On The Block @WritersOTBPod]

And the fact that these same writers do endless background research for other stories makes this worse 😳

[mirha 🌷 @buttmirha5]

a white girl once asked me if it was ok to have a desi protagonist bec agents "dont read white stories nowadays" and it would "make her book marketable". she then sent me pictures of mosques, saris, laddu (different asian cultures carelessly merged into one) for her moodboard...