Listen to the podcast On February 15, 2025, Kasie and Rex built on Valentine’s Day with this exploration of love in stories. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Love Agenda Quick Catch Up What are the types of love we see in stories? How connected to the plot should these love stories…
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Episode 298: The Proxy Character
listen to the podcast On February 8, 2025, Kasie and Rex had a special guest, Hollie Whitener, in the studio to discuss here suggested topic of the character that proxies for the audience. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The Proxy Character Agenda Quick Catch Up What is a proxy character and…
Episode 297: Writing a Successful Sequel
listen to the podcast On February 1, 2025, Kasie and Rex took on the preparation to writing a sequel. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Writing Sequels Agenda Quick Catch Up Do you need to know on book 1 that there’s gonna be a book 2? How do you avoid leaving too…
Episode 295: Character Wants and Needs
listen to the podcast On January 11, 2025, Kasie and Rex took on the “I Want” part of the story. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day What Your Character Wants Agenda Quick Catch Up The “I Want” song in Broadway shows Why what the character wants matters How to match the obstacles…
Episode 292: Story Balance and the Dark Side of Christmas
Listen to the podcast On December 21, Kasie and Rex took on the dark side of the Christmas story and talked in general about how stories need balance. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Story Balance / The Dark Side of Christmas Agenda Quick Catch Up All stories need balance: examples How…
