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…
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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…
Episode 199: Closet Monsters
On September 10, 2022, Rex was out and Dr. Thaddeus Jones, filmmaker and screenwriter joined Kasie in the studio to talk about monsters. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Monsters in the Closet Agenda Segment 1 I was intrigued by a segment on a podcast called The TED Interview with sitcom writers…
Episode 196: Voices In Your Head
On August 13, 2022, Kasie and Rex took on the basics of characters and how those voices inside your head don’t make you crazy, they make you a writer. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day All About Characters Agenda Character origins, attitudes, and quirks SCWA’s Annual Conference and Virtual Conference are open…
Episode 186: Backstory Essentials
On May 14th, Kasie and Rex revisited a favorite subject: exposition, this time with the specific lean toward development of a character through the details you leave out. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Backstory: the character side of exposition Agenda Link to the podcast Segment 1 Two weeks ago, we did…
