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 Quick catch-up What I found on the internet What I Wish I’d known Five elements of a novel Segment…
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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 Quick catch-up What is the coming of age story? Examples of good and bad How to write a coming of…
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 Quick catch-up What is the Idiot Plot? How to know it when you see it How to avoid it Segment 1 The Idiot Plot…
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 Introduction of special guest The basics on teaching English The canon and its value (or not) The bigger value of an…
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 Quick Catch Up Naming Characters Do’s and Don’ts Segment 1…
