• Season 2: Chapter 25
    Feb 11 2026

    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 corner, where Ella faces a dangerous question.

    Check out the ever-growing Romantasy Family Tree here.

    As always, thank you for reading!

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    49 mins
  • Season 2: Chapter 24
    Jan 28 2026

    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!

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    57 mins
  • Season 2: Chapter 23
    Jan 13 2026

    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!

    Want to learn more about Megan’s deep-dive research into the roots and rise of romantasy? Head to BookShop.org!

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    53 mins
  • Season 2: The Supernatural Notes of M.K. Thorne
    Dec 31 2025

    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. Whether it’s a description of a new weapon he ran into in a fight, a bit of aitherion history he searched ancient texts to uncover, or an incident report explaining why he needs to avoid Manhattan for a while, each entry gives a deeper look into Laureldale while you fall in love with our ass-kicking, tattooed, hunting-for-a-redemption-arc hero.

    As always, thank you for reading!

    P.S. Want to join the ARC team? Click here and sign up for access to all paid content for free, no strings attached! (https://forms.gle/GuPVQZExGpBM1Txc9)

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    43 mins
  • Season 2: Chapter 22
    Dec 17 2025

    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 Alexandrian Order.

    As always, thank you for reading!

    Want to check out And Other Words for Fun? Go here to start the mini-season of Page by Page: Writing the Book in Real Time!

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    Writing advice, indie publishing, worldbuilding tips, fantasy author podcast, how to write a book, romantasy author, creative process, writing vlog, writing podcast, Megan O’Russell

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Season 2: Chapter 21
    Dec 9 2025

    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.

    (Look, Ma! We’re in video!)

    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!

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    1 hr
  • Season 2: Chapter 20
    Dec 2 2025

    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 in video! You can find us on YouTube (coming soon!) and on Substack! We'll be adding more channels in the future!

    P.S. Want to join the ARC team? Click here and sign up for access to all paid content for free, no strings attached! (https://forms.gle/GuPVQZExGpBM1Txc9)

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Season 2: Cocktail Catchup Hour (First Third)
    Nov 26 2025

    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 different post, going up at the same time as the episode!

    As always, thank you for reading!

    P.S. Want to join the ARC team? Click here and sign up for access to all paid content for free, no strings attached! (https://forms.gle/GuPVQZExGpBM1Txc9)

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    1 hr and 17 mins