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…

Episode 115: Where you at?

On October 3, 2020, Kasie and Rex took on the topic of when and where your story lives. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Where You At? The impact of Setting on story. Agenda Join our community on Patreon What is setting? How does setting impact the story? A PESTEL analysis. How…

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 85: Cliché – Just Don’t

On Saturday, March 7, 2020 Kasie and Rex were live from the studio of 100.7 The Point talking about clichés. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Cliche — Just Don’t Agenda The “cliche” note your feedback group gave you Some commonly used ones that always suck How to write without them Link…