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…

Episode 172: What’s Your Writing Style?

On January 15, 2022, Kasie and Rex revisited the age-old Planner vs. Pantser debate with this diagnostic episode including best practices and tools for all writing styles. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day What’s Your Writing Style? Agenda Planner vs. Pantser Creators Revision junkies Good habits no matter what your style Bad…