On December 2, Kasie and Rex were joined in the studio by horror writer Nick Roberts. Here are the show notes: “The beating heart of the horror genre is the knowledge that bad things can happen to good people.” Welcome to special guest, Nick Roberts. Nick Roberts is a native West Virginian and a graduate…
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Episode 244: Primary & Secondary Conflicts
On September 30, 2023, Kasie and Rex were live in Columbia taking on the topic of primary and secondary conflict in stories. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Central and Adjacent Conflicts Agenda Update on HorrorCON and Storyfest What is central conflict? What are adjacent conflicts? How to write good conflicts Listen…
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 Role of the best friend, FAQs Role of the love interest, FAQs How to…
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 Character types Antagonist must-haves How to write a good antagonist like to podcast Section 1/2 Does the antagonist always have to lose? (link) What about the…
