On July 26, 2025, Kasie and Rex prepped for their Summer Series presentation with a show on reading like a writer. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Read Like a Writer Agenda Quick catch-up How to select books Things to look for in the books Why writers are the worst readers Segment…
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Episode 318: Novel Writing From Someone Else’s Perspective
On July 19, 2025, Kasie and Rex took the lead from another blogger and explored novel writing from an intent, purpose, and process perspective. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Novel Toolkit Agenda Quick catch-up What I found on the internet What I Wish I’d known Five elements of a novel Segment…
Episode 317: Effective Use of Dialogue
On July 12, 2025, Kasie and Rex finally did an episode dedicated to dialogue. Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Dialogue Agenda Quick catch-up Dialogue Dos and Don’ts How to write great dialogue Segment 1 We have kind of edged around dialogue, talking about its role in implacture (episode 314) and exposition…
Episode 316: No, Dad, I’m Giving Up Your Dream (the coming of age story)
On June 28, 2025, Kasie and Rex took on Coming of Age stories (including cheesy teen movies, Kasie’s favorite film genre). Here are the show notes: Theme for the day Coming of Age Stories Agenda Quick catch-up What is the coming of age story? Examples of good and bad How to write a coming of…
Episode 315: The Idiot Plot
On June 21, 2025 Kasie and Rex took on the “idiot” plot. Rex did the notes, Kasie just copy/pasted them. Here they are: Theme for the day The Idiot Plot Agenda Quick catch-up What is the Idiot Plot? How to know it when you see it How to avoid it Segment 1 The Idiot Plot…
