Episode 208: Alice in Chains Mash-Up (The Man-in-the-Hole Plot)

On December 3rd, Kasie and Rex were back in the studio taking on plot structure as a methodology for understanding and crafting a story. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Plot structure: Man in the Hole Agenda Are you coming to our Holiday Party? It’s Wednesday, December 14th at 6 p.m. at…

Episode 207: Revising for Tension in Every Scene

On November 19th Kasie and Rex take on tension (again) and segue into the revision-by-scene process. Kasie went to Clemson so this episode was recorded on the 17th. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Tension in Scenes: Revising each scene to make sure it meets expectations Agenda So we said last week…

Episode 206: What’s Not Being Said and other kinds of tension

On November 12, 2022, Kasie and Rex took on the topic of tension in the book and the scene. Types, reasons, and how to. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day How to Create Tension in Scenes Agenda First, just as a head’s up, next week we’re going to do “writing isn’t easy…

Episode 200: It Shoulda Been Me

On September 24, 2022, Kasie and Rex delivered their 200th episode on Writer Envy. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Writer Envy Sucks Agenda Segment 1 So I was scrolling through recommended podcasts and found #AmWriting. If you’re unfamiliar with the #amwriting, it began with a woman in Colorado on Twitter who…

Special Guest: Jerry Dean Pate’s “lost cause”

On September 3, 2022, Rex was on a cruise with his bride so Jerry Dean Pate joined Kasie in the studio to talk about his first novel, Plagued by Bad Beliefs. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Challenging the myth of the lost Cause Agenda Last week’s episode on war was so…