Episode 61: There’s More Than 1 Path

On September 21, Kasie chatted with local author James D. “Don” McCallister. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The Unexpected Path to Achieving Your Writing Goals Agenda Getting to know James D. McCallister The art of teaching writing Becoming an Indie Publisher Segment 1 I met James D. McCallister in Loose Lucy’s,…

Episode 60: The Difference between Fiction and Non-Fiction. Duh.

On September 14, we welcomed Anna Fitch Courie into the studio to talk about her experience in Christian publishing. Here are the show notes:  Theme for the day Non-Fiction and Self-Promotion Agenda Anna Fitch Courie’s story of becoming an Author The Differences between Non-Fiction and Fiction Authorship Choosing Self-Publishing, Hybrid Publishing, or Traditional (a checklist)…

Episode 55: Books into Movies Part 2

On August 10th, Kasie and Rex welcomed MacKenzie Collier, Publicity Manager for the University of South Carolina Press, into the studio to discuss movies made out of classic novels and the #AskAnAgent trending topic on Twitter. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Books they Made Into Movies – Part 2 Agenda Get to…

Episode 52: Ending the Short Story

On July 20th, Kasie and Rex went a few rounds over the right way to end a short story. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Short Story — Endings Agenda Short Story Basics Structure of a short story A “Satisfying” End Segment 1 So last week we kicked off Short Story month…

Episode 44: Who is Mary Sue?

On May 25th Kasie and Rex took on stock and cliche characters, specifically “Mary Sue.” Here are the show notes: Introductions Dr. Kasie Whitener, Clemson Road Creative, fiction writer Rex Hurst, English Instructor, fiction writer Theme for the day Stock Characters and the Mary Sue Complex Agenda What are stock characters? Who is Mary Sue?…