Episode 177: So She Does it Differently

On March 5, 2022, Kasie and Rex kicked off Women’s History Month with the Heroine’s Journey, the first in a series on the topic. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The Heroine’s Journey Part 1 Agenda What is the heroine’s journey? How is it different from the hero’s? Critical questions before deeper…

Special Episode: Carolyn Hartley’s New Book is here!

On February 12, 2022, Kasie interviewed Carolyn Hartley on the subject of her newly released historical fiction book. Here are the show notes: You’ve met Carolyn Hartley before, she’s one of our Patrons and the owner of J. Merrill Press in Lexington, South Carolina. The vision for J. Merrill Press has always been to publish…

Episode 175: Long Fic or Short Fic? That is the question.

Theme for the day On February 5, 2022, Kasie and Rex took on the debate between long fiction (novels) and short work (stories, flash). Here are the show notes: Everyone’s Reading Short Stories … No, they aren’t. Agenda Why aren’t we reading novels anymore? Short story trends and rumors their resurgence What form is best…

Episode 174: More Writing “How to” that we may or may not believe

On January 29, 2022, Kasie and Rex finished up the “How to Write” topic with these new resources. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The Writing Process – part two or “continued” Agenda What I’ve Learned (Joanna Penn edition) Rules we blatantly ignore Becoming a better writer by doing Link to podcast…