Episode 333: That’s no small moon, it’s a plot device!

On January 24, 2026, Kasie and Rex took on plot devices. Here are the show notes: Topic: Plot Devices Agenda: Segments 1 & 2 So last week Hollie joined us to talk about motifs which turned into a plot device conversation and we decided we could use of more that. So here it is, Part…

Episode 331: The Appeal of the Apocalypse

On January 10, 2026, Kasie and Rex took on the appeal of apocalypse. Here are the show notes: Topic: The End is Near Agenda: Segment 1 The appeal of the apocalypse. Seems like everyone takes a stab at writing about the end times. What does it look like in your imagination? Let’s remember that a…

Episode 328: Fools, Clowns, Comic Relief

On December 13, 2025, Kasie and Rex revisited the comic relief character. Here are the show notes: Topic: Comic Relief Agenda: Segment 1 It’s been a while since we covered the dozen uses for the Fool (Episode 181) so there are some new notes and updated links for it but the concept remains. Per Gemini…

Episode 321: Writing Unlikeable Characters

August 9, 2025 Theme for the day Unlikeable Characters Agenda Segment 1 We did Despicable characters discussion on Episode 27 but that was way, way back in 2019 and so it’s time we took another look at them. We went to the AI for a few discussable topics on this: Along with the “no character…