On April 18, 2020, Kasie and rex took on the topic of reboots, specifically the gritty kind. Theme for the day Gritty Re-Boots Agenda What is a “gritty reboot”? Why are they so popular? Are they fan fiction? Link to the podcast Segment 1 I took this topic to #wschat on Tuesday because I didn’t…
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Episode 89: Stories from Troubling Times
On April 4, 2020, Kasie and Rex took on the responsibility of explaining story types to our audience who may be confused about what they’re seeing/hearing/reading lately. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day The Stories You Can’t Stop Seeing “in these troubling times” Agenda Different story categories Overused and cliche phrases How…
Episode 88: Dystopia IRL
On March 28, 2020, Kasie and Rex talked about the rise of dystopian literature and whether we can see more COVID-19 Pandemic-related stories. Here are the show notes: Your Hosts Kasie Whitener, author, After December Rex Hurst, author, Across the Wounded Galaxy Theme for the day What can Dystopian literature do for you Agenda Virtually…
Episode 86: Epidemic, Pandemic, Outbreak – disease & disaster in literature
On March 14th Kasie and Rex decided to talk pandemic. As in literary representations of panic and disease. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Epidemic, Pandemic, Outbreak: Disease in Literature Agenda Disease as a device Books that have used epidemics How to add one to your novel 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…
