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 Quick catch-up What I found on the internet What I Wish I’d known Five elements of a novel Segment…
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Episode 316: No, Dad, I’m Giving Up Your Dream (the coming of age story)
On June 28, 2025, Kasie and Rex took on Coming of Age stories (including cheesy teen movies, Kasie’s favorite film genre). Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Coming of Age Stories Agenda Quick catch-up What is the coming of age story? Examples of good and bad How to write a coming of…
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 Quick catch-up What is the Idiot Plot? How to know it when you see it How to avoid it Segment 1 The Idiot Plot…
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 Quick catch up Types of action scenes Mechanics and dos and don’ts Segment 1 On occasion, we all write an action scene. Even the most even-keeled character-driven literary novel…
