Episode 222: Get in the Game Pt 2

On March 18th, Kasie and rex continued the conversation about the built-in drama caused by sports in stories. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Built-in Stakes: Sports in Fiction Part 2 Agenda Link to the podcast. Last week we worked on sports Part 1 – we knew it would have enough for…

Episode 220: The Appeal of a Legal Thriller

On February 25, 2023, Kasie and Rex jumped in on the #MurduaghMurderMania with their take on legal thrillers. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The Appeal of the Legal Thriller Agenda Link to the podcast. South Carolina is embroiled in a dramatic legal thriller right now. The Murdaugh trial, if you’re living…

Episode 218: The Last Flaw

On February 11th, Kasie and Rex stuck with the flaws conversation for one more round. Here are the show notes: Agenda: Character flaws: minor, major, and fatal How they manifest in the story Tips and tricks for not making them trite So what are actual flaws? These are limitations or weaknesses that the character might…

Episode 217: More Flaws than you can shake a stick at

On February 4th, Kasie and Rex continued their conversation on character flaws. Here are the show notes: Topic: Character Flaws continued Agenda: Update on SlaughterShark and Being Blue Character Flaws revisited How to write a good flaws character Link to the podcast. We’re building off this link from Writers Write on Character Flaws. So what…

Episode 216: Adding Dimension to the Story with Character Flaws

On Jan 21, our Fears & Flaws episode got so side tracked by fears, we decided to table the “flaws” half to next week. So here are the show notes for our Jan 28th episode. Agenda Link to the podcast. Segment 1/2 Why does a character need flaws? (link) So they’re relatable – they’re human,…