On May 6, Kasie and Rex continued the conversation on “origins” (see last weeks adaptations show) with a discussion about character origin stories. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Character Origin Stories Agenda Link to the podcast. A character’s origin story is backstory – how they came to be who they are…
Tag: fantasy
Episode 179: The Price of Conformity
On March 19, 2022, Kasie and Rex dove back in to the heroine’s journey with yet another model. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The Heroine’s Journey Part 3 Agenda Quick review of where we’ve been The Virgin’s Promise Required (?) elements of the heroine’s journey Segment 1 The South Carolina Writers…
Episode 116: Where you at Part 2 – that Fantasy/Sci-Fi World Building thing
On October 10, 2020, Kasie and Rex continued the prior week’s discussion on setting with this deeper dive into the fantasy and science fiction genres. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Setting Part 2: Worldbuilding in Fantasy and Science Fiction Agenda Join our community on Patreon Last week we talked about setting…
Episode 71: Gratitude, Holidays,& Rivals
On November 30, Kasie and Rex were live just blocks from where the state’s big rivalry football game would be played in a few short hours. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Thanksgiving Weekend – Gratitude, Holidays in fiction, and Rivals Agenda Gratitude for Writers How’d NaNoWriMo turn out? Holidays in fiction…
Episode 40: The Companions
On April 27, we held a workshop so we had to pre-record this third installment of the Hero’s Journey discussion. Here are the show notes: Introductions Dr. Kasie Whitener, Clemson Road Creative, fiction writer Rex Hurst, English Instructor, fiction writer Theme for the day The Hero’s Journey Part 3: The Companions Agenda Review of the…
