Listen to the Podcast On December 13, 2025, Kasie and Rex revisited the comic relief character. Here are the show notes: Topic: Comic Relief Agenda: Quick catch up Define the Clown Uses for the Clown How to use the Clown Segment 1 It’s been a while since we covered the dozen uses for the Fool…
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Episode 321: Writing Unlikeable Characters
August 9, 2025 Theme for the day Unlikeable Characters Agenda Quick catch-up Character roles Why you should like them How to write a character you don’t like 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….
Episode 318: Novel Writing From Someone Else’s Perspective
On July 19, 2025, Kasie and Rex took the lead from another blogger and explored novel writing from an intent, purpose, and process perspective. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Novel Toolkit Agenda Quick catch-up What I found on the internet What I Wish I’d known Five elements of a novel Segment…
Episode 317: Effective Use of Dialogue
On July 12, 2025, Kasie and Rex finally did an episode dedicated to dialogue. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Dialogue Agenda Quick catch-up Dialogue Dos and Don’ts How to write great dialogue Segment 1 We have kind of edged around dialogue, talking about its role in implacture (episode 314) and exposition…
Episode 316: No, Dad, I’m Giving Up Your Dream (the coming of age story)
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 Quick catch-up What is the coming of age story? Examples of good and bad How to write a coming of…
