Episode 318: Novel Writing From Someone Else’s Perspective

On July 19, 2025, Kasie and Rex took the lead from another blogger and explored novel writing from an intent, purpose, and process perspective. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Novel Toolkit Agenda Segment 1 & 2 Whilst scrolling through the #writing community hashtag on X (formerly twitter) I found this post…

Episode 315: The Idiot Plot

On June 21, 2025 Kasie and Rex took on the “idiot” plot. Rex did the notes, Kasie just copy/pasted them. Here they are: Theme for the day The Idiot Plot Agenda Segment 1 The Idiot Plot is less a literary technique and more a narrative hazard—where artificial stupidity drives the story. A clever writer either…

Episode 313: Revisiting Sequels

Episode 312 was May 31, 2025 and included Rex interviewing teen writer Lexi. Unfortunately, he didn’t prepare any show notes. When the podcast is ready, the link will be found here. On June 6, 2025, Kasie and Rex were reunited to respond to Karate Kid: Legends and other sequels which seem to be Hollywood’s go…

Episode 311: Brawls, Races, and Blizzards – Action Scenes

On May 23, 2025, Kasie and Rex took on the mechanics of action scenes. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Action scenes Agenda Segment 1 On occasion, we all write an action scene. Even the most even-keeled character-driven literary novel has action. In this episode, we’re focusing on the kind of high-action…