On July 19, 2025, Kasie and Rex took the lead from another blogger and explored novel writing from an intent, purpose, and process perspective. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Novel Toolkit Agenda Segment 1 & 2 Whilst scrolling through the #writing community hashtag on X (formerly twitter) I found this post…
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Episode 316: No, Dad, I’m Giving Up Your Dream (the coming of age story)
On June 28, 2025, Kasie and Rex took on Coming of Age stories (including cheesy teen movies, Kasie’s favorite film genre). Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Coming of Age Stories Agenda Segment 1 It’s a classic, a trope, a cliche, it’s the coming of age story and everyone knows it because…
Episode 315: The Idiot Plot
On June 21, 2025 Kasie and Rex took on the “idiot” plot. Rex did the notes, Kasie just copy/pasted them. Here they are: Theme for the day The Idiot Plot Agenda Segment 1 The Idiot Plot is less a literary technique and more a narrative hazard—where artificial stupidity drives the story. A clever writer either…
Episode 306: Teaching Reluctant Readers
Listen to the podcast On April 5, 2025, Rex was on travel so Kasie welcomed Jodie Truesdale into the studio. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Teaching Young People Storytelling Agenda Segment 1 Rex is on his grand tour of the East Coast so today I’ve invited a longtime listener and former…
Episode 305: What’s in a Name?
Listen to the podcast On March 29, 2025, we celebrated Kasie Day in Cayce, S.C. and to get read for it took on the topic of naming characters for the show. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day What’s in a Name Agenda Segment 1 We’ve got Kasie Day festivities coming up at…
