Listen to the podcast On March 29, 2025, we celebrated Kasie Day in Cayce, S.C. and to get read for it took on the topic of naming characters for the show. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day What’s in a Name Agenda Quick Catch Up Naming Characters Do’s and Don’ts Segment 1…
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Episode 304: Boundaries, Limitations, Fences, and Parameters
Listen to the podcast On March 22, 2025, Kasie and Rex took on the natural limitations of stories as we write them and explore the pros and cons of those limitations. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Limits & Boundaries Agenda Quick Catch Up Set-up the limits conversation Types of boundaries and…
Episode 303: Banned Books and LGBTQ+ Representation with Mark Allan Gunnells
Listen to the podcast On March 15, 2025, Kasie and Rex welcomed Mark Allan Gunnells back to the studio to talk about book bans and LGBTQ+ representation in the current horror and commercial fiction markets. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day LGBTQ+ Representation in current lit Agenda Quick Catch Up with special…
Episode 302: Query Fatigue
Listen to the podcast On March 8, 2025, Kasie and Rex took on querying and the frequently-asked questions and frequently-given responses and advice. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Query Fatigue Agenda Quick Catch Up The purpose of the query What to include and what to exclude A proven(?) methodology Segment 1…
Episode 301: Sum it Up
Listen to the podcast On March 1, 2025, Kasie and Rex took on the dreaded plot synopsis, the industry document beloved by agents and publishers so they don’t have to read the entire book. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Writing a Synopsis Agenda Quick Catch Up The purpose of the Synopsis…
