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 Segment 1 It’s a classic, a trope, a cliche, it’s the coming of age story and everyone knows it because…
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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 Segment 1 The Idiot Plot is less a literary technique and more a narrative hazard—where artificial stupidity drives the story. A clever writer either…
Episode 314: Implicature
On June 14, 2025, Kasie and Rex took on what’s being implied. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Implicature Agenda Segment 1 So the definition is: “the action of implying a meaning beyond the literal sense of what is explicitly stated, e.g., saying the frame is nice and implying I don’t like…
Episode 311: Brawls, Races, and Blizzards – Action Scenes
On May 23, 2025, Kasie and Rex took on the mechanics of action scenes. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Action scenes Agenda Segment 1 On occasion, we all write an action scene. Even the most even-keeled character-driven literary novel has action. In this episode, we’re focusing on the kind of high-action…
Episode 310: Male Archetypes or the Best Roles in a Story
Listen to the podcast On May 16, 2025, Rex was back and we picked up the male archetype conversation after last week’s visit with the ladies and an examination of female archetypes. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Variations on Male Archetypes Agenda Segment 1 What are archetypes? Why do writers use…
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