On August 5, 2023, Kasie and Rex took on the Protagonist as a role in the story. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day What makes a good main character? Agenda Segment 1 Last month we jumped around a bit – special guests, time travel, the mentor character. It was all pretty self-serving….
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Episode 239: Ideas are not stories
On July 29, 2023, Kasie and Rex answered a question that came up during Summer Series on Tuesday: How can I protect my idea? Short answer: you can’t. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Ideas aren’t stories Agenda Link to Podcast Segment 1/2 In Tuesday’s Summer Series session on marketing, a writer…
Episode 238: Turn Left to Go Right
On July 22, 2023, Kasie and Rex revisited the mentor character, this time to discuss specifically the relationship between them. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Mentor-Apprentice Relationships in fiction Agenda Link to Podcast Segment 1 So last week we did time travel and I have to confess, it was a LOT…
Episode 237: Timeless or Expired?
On July 15, 2023, Kasie and Rex took on time travel as a storytelling choice. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Time Travel Novels Agenda Link to Podcast Segment 1 Rex is back from vacay. Renewed, refreshed, ready to hit the ground running? But he didn’t have a topic idea so I…
Episode 236: The 7 Basic Plots Revisited with Dr. Anna Courie
On July 1, Kasie was joined by Dr. Anna Courie, a good friend and author who agreed to try out the 7 Basic Plots conversation. So what are the 7 basic plots? Here are the show notes: July 1, 2023 Theme for the day Dr. Anna Courie and the 7 Basic Plots Agenda Link to…
