On September 11, 2021, Kasie was joined by Catherine Peace, romance author, for the second week. This time without Rex. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day(s) The Romance Episode Part 2 Agenda SCWA Upcoming events and goings-on Welcome back Catherine Peace Commercial fiction with love scene bonuses How to write a love…
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Meet Author Carolyn Hartley
Carolyn Hartley is a digital forensics expert called upon to testify in court in defense of consumers and/or hospitals who may have been harmed in a privacy breach. Her expertise is based on three decades of writing, lecturing, and publishing for national medical societies. Her best selling medical consumer book, The Caregiver’s Toolbox, published by…
Meet Author CJ Heigelmann
C.J. Heigelmann is an emerging author of Contemporary and Historical Fiction who has published two novels, An Uncommon Folk Rhapsody, and Crooked Fences. C.J. learned to negotiate the changing fabric of race relations within the United States while experiencing different nuances of racial interconnection and social class ideologies from California to Connecticut, the Deep South, and during…
Episode 82: Prologues are like traffic cones
On February 15, 2020, Kasie was in Charlotte signing books so we recorded the show early. Here are the notes: Topic: To Prologue or Not to Prologue Agenda: What is a prologue? Benefits and Drawbacks of Prologues Types of prologues How to write a prologue How to decide if you need one? Segment 1 You…
Episode 44: Who is Mary Sue?
On May 25th Kasie and Rex took on stock and cliche characters, specifically “Mary Sue.” Here are the show notes: Introductions Dr. Kasie Whitener, Clemson Road Creative, fiction writer Rex Hurst, English Instructor, fiction writer Theme for the day Stock Characters and the Mary Sue Complex Agenda What are stock characters? Who is Mary Sue?…