On November 16, Kasie and Rex took on the craft topic of pace. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Pace — Why you’re bored with a book that you really wanted to LOVE Agenda What is “Pace”? How to recognize pace as a reader How to write and revise “pace” What everyone’s…
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Episode 65: The Horror Genre Episode
On October 19, we took on Horror as a genre. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day What You Need to Know about Horror (as a genre) Agenda Horror 101 – definitions, etc. Familiar tropes, traditions, and other expected things in horror novels Film vs. Novel and the continuity or lackthereof Segment 1…
Episode 64: Name Your Characters
On October 12, Kasie and Rex talked about how they came up with names for their characters and some classic techniques. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Naming Characters and Using Real People in Fake Stories Agenda Character Names – A History Where do names come from? What are some risks to…
Episode 61: There’s More Than 1 Path
On September 21, Kasie chatted with local author James D. “Don” McCallister. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The Unexpected Path to Achieving Your Writing Goals Agenda Getting to know James D. McCallister The art of teaching writing Becoming an Indie Publisher Segment 1 I met James D. McCallister in Loose Lucy’s,…
Episode 51: The Structure of a Short Story
On July 13th, we revisited our Short Story discussion this time focusing on structure. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Short Story — Structure Agenda Short Story Basics Structure of a short story How to Write a Short Story Segment 1 So last week we kicked off Short Story month by talking…
