Episode 124: Do You Have to Like the Main Character?

On December 4, 2020, Kasie and Rex took on the idea of creating likable characters. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Likeable Characters Agenda Join our community on Patreon Famously hated protagonists Do you need your reader to like the MC? Devices to get readers to like your protagonist Link to the…

Episode 122: Before We Begin

On November 21, 2020, Kasie and Rex took on exposition as the spotlight topic. We’ve edged around it before but never focused quite like this. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Before the Story Began Agenda Join our community on Patreon What is exposition? How do you put it in the story?…

Episode 120: The Iceburg Theory

On November 7th, Kasie and Rex looked at the iceburg way of leaving things out of the story on purpose. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The Iceburg Agenda Join our community on Patreon What is the iceberg? How does it affect planning? How does it affect revision? Link to the Podcast…

Episode 119: Boo! Halloween Special

On October 31, 2020, Kasie and Rex took on Halloween stories, horror, and scary tales in general. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Halloween Special: The Origins of Scary Stories Agenda Join our community on Patreon Happy Halloween What makes a story scary? Why do we write them? Read them? Link to…

Episode 117: Metaphors & Prophecies

On October 17, 2020, Kasie and Rex followed up on Tuesday’s #wschat on Twitter about metaphor and prophecy. Are they similar enough to make one episode? Let’s find out: Theme for the day Metaphors and Prophecies Agenda Join our community on Patreon What is a Metaphor? What is a prophecy? How is each used in…