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Episode 311: Brawls, Races, and Blizzards – Action Scenes

On May 23, 2025, Kasie and Rex took on the mechanics of action scenes. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Action scenes Agenda Segment 1 On occasion, we all write an action scene. Even the most even-keeled character-driven literary novel has action. In this episode, we’re focusing on the kind of high-action…

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Episode 308: Story Modalities and How to Choose

Listen to the podcast On May 3, 2025, Kasie welcomed Kristen Tiede back into the studio for a discussion on types of books and reasons to select them. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Storytelling Modalities Agenda Segment 1 Rex is on his grand tour of the East Coast so today I’ve…

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Episode 307: Fake Religions

Listen to the podcast On April 19, 2025, Kasie and Rex took on the task of creating a religious system in your novel. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Building a Faith System in Fiction Agenda Segment 1 The center throughline for my (Kasie) vampire story is the faith system that ties…

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Episode 304: Boundaries, Limitations, Fences, and Parameters

Listen to the podcast On March 22, 2025, Kasie and Rex took on the natural limitations of stories as we write them and explore the pros and cons of those limitations. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Limits & Boundaries Agenda Segment 1 So Pixar has released a new show called “Win…

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