Episode 253: To Make or Not to Remake

On January 27, 2024, Kasie and Rex took on the Hollywood reboot fever. What stories are worth retelling? Here are the show notes: January 26, 2024 Theme for the day Re-Boots that Ought Not to Be Agenda Listen to the podcast Segment 1, 2, 3 & likely 4 too. So we’re in the middle of…

Episode 245: NaNoWriMo Boot Camp Part 1

On October 20th, Kasie and Rex started gearing up for another try at NaNoWriMo. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day NaNoWriMo Boot Camp: Planners and Pantsers Agenda NaNoWriMo Listen to the podcast Apologies for last week’s aborted episode. We’ll be coming back together with Nick Roberts. He’s a cool dude and he…

Episode 248: Protagonist and Antagonist in the Horror Genre

On December 2, Kasie and Rex were joined in the studio by horror writer Nick Roberts. Here are the show notes: “The beating heart of the horror genre is the knowledge that bad things can happen to good people.” Welcome to special guest, Nick Roberts. Nick Roberts is a native West Virginian and a graduate…

Episode 244: Primary & Secondary Conflicts

On September 30, 2023, Kasie and Rex were live in Columbia taking on the topic of primary and secondary conflict in stories. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Central and Adjacent Conflicts Agenda Listen to Podcast Segment 1 So we have a couple of things to catch up on first. Two weeks…

Episode 240: Writing the Main Character

On August 5, 2023, Kasie and Rex took on the Protagonist as a role in the story. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day What makes a good main character? Agenda Segment 1 Last month we jumped around a bit – special guests, time travel, the mentor character. It was all pretty self-serving….