On February 6th, we started a series on Character Motivation. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Character Motivation: Vengeance, Revenge, Retribution Agenda Character Motivation Series Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic motivation How to write a character bent on revenge Segment 1 Last week’s discussion on killing the buddy uncovered some important nuggets such as:…
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Episode 130: Give Your Characters Agency
On January 22nd, Kasie and Rex revisited the “Be Mean to Your Characters” idea with this part two — give them agency. What could be meaner, right? Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Give Your Characters Agency Agenda Remind/Revisit Episode 57 What is Agency and why do you want it? How you…
Episode 126: Humbugs, Grinches, and Misers
On December 19, Kasie and Rex had their last show of 2020. To play to holiday crowds and celebrate all the reasons 2020 made us grumpy, we’re taking on Scrooge. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Instigator Characters & the Classic Scrooge Agenda Troublemaker or Antagonist? How “Scrooge” became the Vaseline of…
Episode 121: Don’t Say It
On November 14th, Kasie and Rex took on the art of great dialogue by mostly looking at bad dialogue. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Don’t Say It: The Don’ts of Dialogue Agenda Join our community on Patreon Dialogue concepts revisited The Don’ts How do you make dialogue work? Link to the…
Episode 113: Establishing Desire
On September 19, 2020, Kasie and Rex took on the question of how to motivate your character. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Establishing Desire Agenda Join our community on Patreon What your character wants Needs and wants are different Tropes and cliches How to introduce it Link to the podcast Segment…
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