On May 14th, Kasie and Rex revisited a favorite subject: exposition, this time with the specific lean toward development of a character through the details you leave out. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Backstory: the character side of exposition Agenda How do you generate backstory material? How much backstory is too…
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Episode 180: It’s All Been Done Before
On March 26, 2022, Kasie and Rex took on Christopher Booker’s 7 Basic Plots. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The Seven Basic Plots Agenda What are the 7 Basic Plots? Deeper Dive on one or two How to write the one (or two) we focus on Segment 1 The South Carolina…
Episode 177: So She Does it Differently
On March 5, 2022, Kasie and Rex kicked off Women’s History Month with the Heroine’s Journey, the first in a series on the topic. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The Heroine’s Journey Part 1 Agenda What is the heroine’s journey? How is it different from the hero’s? Critical questions before deeper…
Episode 176: How You Know You’re Writing a Hero’s Journey (and what to do about it)
On February 26, 2022, Kasie and Rex revived the Hero’s Journey topic from the depths of the Write On SC vault. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The Hero’s Journey Review Agenda We’re back! Live again after 2 weeks not The Hero’s Journey basic elements Should you write a Hero’s Journey? Link…
Episode 173: Stupid Shit Other People Pass Off as ‘How to Write’
On January 22, 2022, Kasie and Rex took on the process of writing as taught by the experts found via Google. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The Writing Process Agenda Mechanics & Stages Tools & Must-Haves Some of the worst advice available Link to podcast Segment 1 So last week we…