On March 13th, we continued our month-long discussion around time in the story. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day When did that happen? Agenda Time as a topic — new month! Setting your story in a specific time How to show the passage of time in your story Segment 1 Last month’s…
Episode 136: When are we?
On March 6th, Kasie and Rex took on the topic of Time Travel – how, why, and when to do it. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day I Don’t Know How But They Found Me: Time Travel Agenda Time as a topic — new month! Time Travel in novels How to write…
Episode 135: Character Motivation – Survival
On February 27th, Kasie and Rex Theme for the day Character Motivation: Survival Agenda Character Motivation Series What we mean by “Survival” as a motivation Segment 1 We can start with this blog that uses GRAILS as an acronym for character motivation. How clever is that: G — Greed R — Revenge A — Acceptance…
Episode 134: Motivated by Greed
On February 20, Kasie and Rex continued the Character Motivation series with an episode on greed, avarice, and ambition. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Character Motivation: Ambition, Greed, & Avarice Agenda Character Motivation Series Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic motivation (review) How to write a character driven by ambition, greed, or avarice Segment…
Episode 133: Motivated by Forgiveness
On February 13th, we continued our trek through character motivation by talking about forgiveness, atonement, and redemption. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Character Motivation: Forgiveness, Atonement, Redemption Agenda Character Motivation Series Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic motivation (review) How to write a character seeking forgiveness Segment 1 But first, housekeeping: South Carolina Writers…
