Episode 53: In media res

On July 27th Kasie and Rex welcomed back Mary Sturgill to promote the SCWA’s Fall Retreat and to discuss where and how to begin a short story. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Short Story — Beginnings Agenda The SCWA’s Retreat is coming up! Short Story Basics Structure of a short story…

Episode 52: Ending the Short Story

On July 20th, Kasie and Rex went a few rounds over the right way to end a short story. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Short Story — Endings Agenda Short Story Basics Structure of a short story A “Satisfying” End Segment 1 So last week we kicked off Short Story month…

Episode 51: The Structure of a Short Story

On July 13th, we revisited our Short Story discussion this time focusing on structure. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Short Story — Structure Agenda Short Story Basics Structure of a short story How to Write a Short Story Segment 1 So last week we kicked off Short Story month by talking…

Episode 50: Short Story Month Kickoff

On July 6th we celebrated 50 episodes of Write On SC with a little retrospective and also a kickoff to the Short Story Month. Here are the show notes: Dr. Kasie Whitener, Clemson Road Creative, fiction writer Rex Hurst, English Instructor, fiction write  Theme for the day Episode 50 – Yay! What’s Next? and Short…

Episode 49: Putting Your Politics into Your Writing

On June 29th, Kasie and Rex discussed how to work politics into your fiction (or not). Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Putting Your Politics in Your Creative Writing Agenda Political Viewpoints in Classic Literature Dos and Don’ts on Adding Your Views Segment 1 We’re going to start with some examples of…