On April 30, 2022, Kasie and Rex took on those classic writing class no-nos. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Cliches, idioms, and other wordly short-cuts Agenda Link to the podcast Segment 1/2 There are a few kinds of literary short cuts and usually your English teacher just called it lazy writing….
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Episode 181: A Dozen Uses for the Fool
On April 2, 2022, our episode on the archetype “the fool” aired while Kasie was in Savannah running 13 miles for fun. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The fool or clown archetype: comic relief in story and film Agenda What is the fool? Where have we seen it before? Does a…
Episode 180: It’s All Been Done Before
On March 26, 2022, Kasie and Rex took on Christopher Booker’s 7 Basic Plots. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The Seven Basic Plots Agenda What are the 7 Basic Plots? Deeper Dive on one or two How to write the one (or two) we focus on Segment 1 The South Carolina…
Episode 177: So She Does it Differently
On March 5, 2022, Kasie and Rex kicked off Women’s History Month with the Heroine’s Journey, the first in a series on the topic. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The Heroine’s Journey Part 1 Agenda What is the heroine’s journey? How is it different from the hero’s? Critical questions before deeper…
Episode 176: How You Know You’re Writing a Hero’s Journey (and what to do about it)
On February 26, 2022, Kasie and Rex revived the Hero’s Journey topic from the depths of the Write On SC vault. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The Hero’s Journey Review Agenda We’re back! Live again after 2 weeks not The Hero’s Journey basic elements Should you write a Hero’s Journey? Link…
