Episode 141: The Core Wound

On April 10th, Rex was back! We took on the idea of the core wound and its impact on the character. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Writing from the Core Wound Agenda We had Alexa here! What is “the core wound” How is it different from motivation? How do you locate…

Episode 140: Path to Publishing Part 2

On April 3rd, with Rex still on vacay, Kasie and Alexa finished up this topic on publishing with the “how to pick” and “what to do next” segments. Here are the show notes: Welcome to the show for the second week, Alexa Bigwarfe, Write|Publish|Sell, author, educator, and publisher. Get more on Write|Publish|Sell here. Buy Alexa’s…

Episode 139: The Path to Publishing Part 1

On March 27th, Rex was on vacation so Kasie invited her publisher, Alexa Bigwarfe into the studio to sub for him. We’re talking about it all but here’s a loose outline: Theme for the day(s) The Publishing Journey Agenda You have a book in YOU! – deciding to write You have to take it seriously…

Episode 138: Story Structure – Why it Matters and How to Choose

On March 20th, Kasie and Rex took on the structure of the novel. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Story Structure: Why it matters & How to choose Agenda Structure is scaffolding Basic structures available to you Structure vs. form How to choose and why to experiment Link to podcast Segment 1…

Episode 137: When did that happen?

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 Link to podcast Segment…