Episode 68: The Importance of Feedback

On November 9, Kasie and Rex broke down what it’s like to get and give feedback on your written work. A painful part of the process, yes, but an important one. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Feedback, Critique, and Taking it on the Chin for your Writing Agenda The value of…

Episode 64: Name Your Characters

On October 12, Kasie and Rex talked about how they came up with names for their characters and some classic techniques. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Naming Characters and Using Real People in Fake Stories Agenda Character Names – A History Where do names come from? What are some risks to…

Episode 62: Poetry as Social Activism

On September 28, Kasie and Rex invited local poet John Starino into the studio. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Poetry as Social Activism  Agenda Get to know John Starino The Utah Phillips opportunity Poetry for Social Good The poetry underground here in Columbia Segment 1 John Starino and I first met…

Episode 51: The Structure of a Short Story

On July 13th, we revisited our Short Story discussion this time focusing on structure. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Short Story — Structure Agenda Short Story Basics Structure of a short story How to Write a Short Story Segment 1 So last week we kicked off Short Story month by talking…

Episode 50: Short Story Month Kickoff

On July 6th we celebrated 50 episodes of Write On SC with a little retrospective and also a kickoff to the Short Story Month. Here are the show notes: Dr. Kasie Whitener, Clemson Road Creative, fiction writer Rex Hurst, English Instructor, fiction write  Theme for the day Episode 50 – Yay! What’s Next? and Short…