On March 18th, Kasie and rex continued the conversation about the built-in drama caused by sports in stories. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Built-in Stakes: Sports in Fiction Part 2 Agenda Classic sports films The types of stakes sports add (continued) Sports as primary and sub plot Link to the podcast….
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Episode 221: Get in the Game
On March 11, 2023, Kasie and Rex took on sports stories and their natural drama as devices for your fiction. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Built-in Stakes: Sports in Fiction Agenda Classic sports novels The types of stakes sports add How to write a sports plot Link to the podcast. Last…
Episode 217: More Flaws than you can shake a stick at
On February 4th, Kasie and Rex continued their conversation on character flaws. Here are the show notes: Topic: Character Flaws continued Agenda: Update on SlaughterShark and Being Blue Character Flaws revisited How to write a good flaws character Link to the podcast. We’re building off this link from Writers Write on Character Flaws. So what…
Episode 216: Adding Dimension to the Story with Character Flaws
On Jan 21, our Fears & Flaws episode got so side tracked by fears, we decided to table the “flaws” half to next week. So here are the show notes for our Jan 28th episode. Agenda Why a character needs flaws Realistic examples of flaws How to not beat us over the head with flaws…
Episode 214: Rankin Must Die
On January 14th, Kasie and Rex broke down the purpose for and inevitability behind some characters’ deaths. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Character Month: Characters Who Have to Die Agenda How you know this one has to go The many purposes of a character’s death Ways to hide the inevitable death…
