Write Your Heart Out

About Write Your Heart Out

Two writers. Zero gatekeeping. Maximum drafts. Kayla & Rachel read your stuff, roast their own, and dive into craft, contests, and the messy, hilarious writer life. Drops every other Wednesday. Submit: contact@writeyourheartoutpod.com • IG @writeyourheartoutpod

Publisher

Kayla Ogden & Rachel Cyr

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Jun 2025

Latest episode

5 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

35 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Jun 2026

   Season 1 Wrapped!

   Thanks for everything, Hearties. We hope each of you has a wonderful summer. We'll be back in the fall, but In the mean time, send us your short stories, episode ideas, interview requests, offers of representation, or just reach out to tell us how much you miss us. Love, Kayla Ogden & Rachel Cyr Please subscribe, rate and review! New episodes every other Wednesday. E-mail us your short story at contact@writeyourheartoutpod.com Follow us on instagram @writeyourheartoutpod Lea...

2. 

   20 May 2026

   How to Critique Creative Writing | Writers Groups, Workshops & Feedback

   What makes a good critique in a writers group? How do you workshop fiction without destroying a writer’s confidence? In this episode of Write Your Heart Out, Kayla Ogden and Rachel Cyr dive deep into creative writing critiques, writing workshops, querying literary agents, revising fiction, and the emotional experience of sharing your work out loud. Kayla shares what happened when she submitted the opening chapter of her novel The Cherry Tree (formerly Pillow Forts Down) to a large critique gr...

3. 

   6 May 2026

   Storytime 8: Janine Inez’s “The Sacred Cow,” Dan Surber's horror “Viral,” and Justin Webb’s haunting descent in “Slam Shatter Scream”

   This week on Write Your Heart Out, Kayla and Rachel dive into a packed Storytime episode featuring three wildly different works of fiction: a lyrical fable about creative burnout and artistic devotion, a chilling modern horror story about violence, internet fame, and true crime culture, and a slow-burn paranormal thriller that spirals into psychological terror. They also discuss Lena Dunham’s memoir, creepy Instagram algorithms, horror tropes, writing tension, and the strange emotional weight...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

72

Social presence

90

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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