On March 11, 2023, Kasie and Rex took on sports stories and their natural drama as devices for your fiction. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Built-in Stakes: Sports in Fiction Agenda Last week we worked on legal thrillers, legal courtroom dramas, the kinds of stories that have built-in stakes. Something illegal…
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Episode 219: The 3 Act Structure
On February 18, Kasie and Rex took on the classic 3-act structure (from Aristotle!). Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The Three-Act Plot Agenda So we did a run of plot-structure shows in December – man-in-the-hole plot, Freytag’s pyramid, and more Freytag albeit the earlier climax, and finally traditional arcs. But we…
Episode 211: Traditional (Christmas) Story Arcs
On December 24, 2022, Kasie and Rex continued the Story Arc journey with traditional arcs specifically Christmas story examples. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Plot structure: Traditional Arcs & Christmas Stories Agenda We have a special guest in the studio with us today, a patron of the show and visitor from…
Episode 209: Where and When to Climax
On December 10, 2022, Kasie and Rex continued the plot structure journey with Freytag’s pyramid which some writers criticize for climaxing too soon. Seriously. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Plot structure: Freytag’s Pyramid Agenda Are you coming to our Holiday Party? It’s Wednesday, December 14th at 6 p.m. at The Aristocrat…
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…
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