Episode 147: The virgin, the whore, and the madwoman

Theme for the day(s) The Virgin, the Whore, and the Madwoman: Female stereotypes in fiction Agenda This summer’s work Virgin, Whore, or Madwoman? Do these stereotypes still exist? How to avoid it? Link to the podcast Segment 1 So in June we’re going to be giving you some Independent Bookstore names, locations, and other fun…

Episode 145: Death in Fiction

On May 29th, Kasie and Rex were back in the studio to talk about how and when to kill a character and what that death should look like. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day(s) Death in Fiction Agenda Who dies When and how Writing an uncliched scene How to do it Link…

Episode 139: The Path to Publishing Part 1

On March 27th, Rex was on vacation so Kasie invited her publisher, Alexa Bigwarfe into the studio to sub for him. We’re talking about it all but here’s a loose outline: Theme for the day(s) The Publishing Journey Agenda You have a book in YOU! – deciding to write You have to take it seriously…

Episode 137: When did that happen?

On March 13th, we continued our month-long discussion around time in the story. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day When did that happen? Agenda Time as a topic — new month! Setting your story in a specific time How to show the passage of time in your story Link to podcast Segment…

Episode 136: When are we?

On March 6th, Kasie and Rex took on the topic of Time Travel – how, why, and when to do it. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day I Don’t Know How But They Found Me: Time Travel Agenda Time as a topic — new month! Time Travel in novels How to write…