On January 21, 2023, Kasie and Rex took on those creeping fears that doom characters. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Character Month: Characters’ Fears and Flaws Agenda We’ve been working on characters this month, first with the basic types and then with the characters who have to die – which, by…
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Episode 214: Rankin Must Die
On January 14th, Kasie and Rex broke down the purpose for and inevitability behind some characters’ deaths. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Character Month: Characters Who Have to Die Agenda Link to the podcast. Last week we talked about basic character types: antagonist, protagonist, the confidante or best friend, and the…
Episode 213: Characters are not people
On January 6, 2023, Kasie and Rex kicked off Character Month with a discussion on character types and some tools you can use to sketch yours out. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Character Month Kickoff: Characters are NOT people Agenda Link to the podcast. So we did a run of plot-structure…
Episode 210: The Early Climax
On December 17, Kasie and Rex finished the Freytag’s Pyramid discussion begun the week before. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Plot structure: Freytag’s Pyramid Part 2 Agenda How much fun was our Holiday Party? We really appreciated the readers – Lis Anna-Langston, Walter Curry, Bonnie Stanard, AJ Brown, Phil Lenski, Paula…
Episode 207: Revising for Tension in Every Scene
On November 19th Kasie and Rex take on tension (again) and segue into the revision-by-scene process. Kasie went to Clemson so this episode was recorded on the 17th. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Tension in Scenes: Revising each scene to make sure it meets expectations Agenda So we said last week…
