Episode 193: The best of times. The Worst of times. Classic.

On July 23, 2022, Kasie and Rex continued their travel through literary devices with juxtaposition and flashbacks. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Flashback and Juxtaposition Agenda Link to the podcast Segment 1 Last week we continued our work with literary devices working on themes and their workhorses: symbolism and motifs. This…

Episode 192: But what does it MEAN?

On July 16, 2022, Kasie and Rex continued the discussion on theme, symbolism, and motifs. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Themes, Symbols, and Motifs Agenda Link to the podcast Segment 1 Last week we continued our work with literary devices begun in Episode 190: Dogs at the Poker Table wherein we…

Episode 191: Choose Your Weapon

On July 9, 2022, Kasie and Rex picked up where they’d left off with literary devices. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Literary Devices Until We Run Out of Time Agenda Link to the podcast Segment 1 It’s been a while since we worked on literary devices (episode 125) so here’s a…

Episode 186: Backstory Essentials

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 Link to the podcast Segment 1 Two weeks ago, we did…

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…