listen to the podcast On January 11, 2025, Kasie and Rex took on the “I Want” part of the story. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day What Your Character Wants Agenda Segment 1 This week on the morning show, I (Kasie) did a top 5 on the Disney “I Want” songs I…
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Episode 241: You are the ‘Bad Guy’ but that doesn’t mean you are a bad guy
On August 12, 2023, Kasie and Rex continued character month with a study of antagonists. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day What makes a good antagonist? Agenda Segment 1 First, Kasie finally got around to that whole cache of recordings and put them all up on Simplecast through June 30th. July to…
Episode 113: Establishing Desire
On September 19, 2020, Kasie and Rex took on the question of how to motivate your character. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Establishing Desire Agenda Join our community on Patreon What your character wants Needs and wants are different Tropes and cliches How to introduce it Link to the podcast Segment…
Episode 112: Antagonist, Villain, Frenemy
On September 12, 2020, we continued our Tragic Flaw conversation by turning our attention to those negative actors in a story: the antagonist. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Degrees of Discord: Antagonist, Villain, Frenemy Agenda Join our community on Patreon The Frenemy is what exactly? Like a villain, but not How…
Episode 57: Be Mean to Your Characters
On August 24th, Kasie and Rex took on the writer advice: Do Mean Things to Your Characters. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Be Mean to Your Main Character Agenda Who is the MC and why does it matter? Raising the Stakes so your Reader Keeps Reading Mean Things You Can Do…
