Episode 405: Hero Haters
It's probably cause of the hero's dad or something.
Wes Matlock
Wesley edits content for the blog and co-hosts The Mythcreant Podcast with Chris and Oren. He has a teaching and literary background, works as a product manager at his day job, and edits manuscripts on the side. When not working with words or people, he's out in urban forests leading restoration projects or at home in the garden listening to the plants whisper secrets.
Episode 404: Disease in Spec Fic
Get boosted against bad storytelling!
Episode 403: Political Drama
Hot take: Kings aren't great actually
Episode 402: Creating Fictional Holidays
Fictional holidays can stress you out in entirely different ways!
Episode 401: Special Abilities
No boring regular abilities will do for your hero!
Episode 400: Novel Characters
How to make characters shiny and new!
Episode 399: Stranger Things 4
A criminal waste of Winona Ryder.
Episode 398: Creating Fictional Cultures
Tragically, Westeros isn't a historical place.
Episode 397: The Sandman
For want of a raven, the dream was lost.
Episode 396: Always Be Solving Problems
If the hero isn't doing anything, the reader will be bored.
Episode 395: Omens and Prophecies
Sometimes a crow is just a crow... but it's probably an omen
Episode 394: Death Personified
Don't Fear the Reaper-Cast
Episode 393: Airships
Zeppelin or Flying Tallship?
Episode 392: Obi-Wan Kenobi
But does he say "hello there," as the prophesy foretold?
Episode 391: Murderbot
Hacking governor modules across the corporate rim!
Episode 390: Annoying Characters
When a writer tries for cute and gets something else entirely.
Episode 389: Non-Romantic Relationships
Now don't kiss. Stop it!
Episode 388: Clashing Choices
When the heart wants two different things.
Episode 387: Story Structures
What even are story structures?
Episode 386: Fantasy Weapons
Which is the waviest?
Oren Ashkenazi