Remembering Ginny Padgett

On September 16th, Kasie and Rex wanted to dedicate the show to Ginny Padgett, longtime SCWA member and leader of the Columbia II Chapter to which both Kasie and Rex belonged. Unfortunately, the engineer did not cue up our show and we weren’t able to get on the air. Nonetheless, Ginny was a wonderful person…

Episode 243: Besties and Kissyfaces – Side Characters Take Center Stage

On September 2, 2023, Kasie and Rex continued character study with the best friend and love interest roles in the story. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Best friends and Love interests: supporting characters take center stage Agenda link to podcast Segment 1 In August we attempted a series on characters: Episode…

Episode 242: I’m the Bad Guy. Duh.

On August 19th, Kasie and Rex finished the discussion started last week about antagonists. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day What makes a good antagonist? Agenda like to podcast Section 1/2 Does the antagonist always have to lose? (link) What about the mutual satisfaction ending? Plot-by-role discussion of the antagonist at this…

Episode 240: Writing the Main Character

On August 5, 2023, Kasie and Rex took on the Protagonist as a role in the story. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day What makes a good main character? Agenda Segment 1 Last month we jumped around a bit – special guests, time travel, the mentor character. It was all pretty self-serving….