Episode 313: Revisiting Sequels

Episode 312 was May 31, 2025 and included Rex interviewing teen writer Lexi. Unfortunately, he didn’t prepare any show notes. When the podcast is ready, the link will be found here. On June 6, 2025, Kasie and Rex were reunited to respond to Karate Kid: Legends and other sequels which seem to be Hollywood’s go…

Episode 311: Brawls, Races, and Blizzards – Action Scenes

On May 23, 2025, Kasie and Rex took on the mechanics of action scenes. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Action scenes Agenda Quick catch up Types of action scenes Mechanics and dos and don’ts Segment 1 On occasion, we all write an action scene. Even the most even-keeled character-driven literary novel…

Episode 310: Male Archetypes or the Best Roles in a Story

Listen to the podcast On May 16, 2025, Rex was back and we picked up the male archetype conversation after last week’s visit with the ladies and an examination of female archetypes. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Variations on Male Archetypes Agenda Quick catch up Explain the notion of archetypes The…

Episode 309: The Female Triad – mother, whore, or madwoman

Listen to the podcast On May 10, 2025, Rex was off so Kasie brought in her sister and her daughter to talk about women in literature. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Variations on Women in Fiction Agenda Introduction of special guests The Madonna/Whore complex The Mad Woman Open discussion Freeform Rex…

Episode 308: Story Modalities and How to Choose

Listen to the podcast On May 3, 2025, Kasie welcomed Kristen Tiede back into the studio for a discussion on types of books and reasons to select them. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Storytelling Modalities Agenda Introduction of special guest Modalities What makes a good story Ways to access all these…