Episode 327: What Are Wizards?
We were going to talk about wizards, but we couldn't agree on what they are.
Wes Matlock
Episode 326: Parents in Fiction
Parents: they really get in the way when your underaged hero wants to have dangerous adventures
Episode 325: Ending Lines
What is that last line even for?
Episode 324: Opening Lines
Due to the linear nature of spacetime, stories have to start somewhere.
Episode 320: Exploitation and Appropriation
How do you know which stories aren't yours to tell, and why should you care?
Episode 319: Monsters of Fire and Flame
Things are heating up this week, because we're talking about dragons, salamanders, and more!
Episode 318: Lost Knowledge
Is lost knowledge always found in the last place you look?
Episode 317: Plot and Character Are Not Enemies
What people actually mean when they say “character driven,” and how plot strengthens character.
Episode 316: Prescriptivism
The term “prescriptivism” gets thrown around a lot, but what does it really mean?
Episode 315: Flat Characters
But what is a flat character, really? Where did the term come from, and is it always bad?
Episode 314: Levels of Editing
Most writers will seek out editing at some point, but what kind of editing should you get?
Episode 313: Cutting Clutter
Behold, an introduction, a beginning if you will, and we shall, heretofore, lay out the topic.
Episode 312: Bias Free Language
A phrase that sounds perfectly harmless to one person can be deeply unsettling to another.
Episode 311: Delivering Information in Stories
Readers need to know things to understand your story.
Episode 310: Productivity in Writing
How to put words on paper?
Episode 309: Adaptations… Again!
Sometimes a story is created as one thing, but you want to make it into another thing.
Episode 307: Constructing a Tragedy
In storytelling, happy endings are the default for good reason.
Episode 306: Transportation in Spec Fic
Before your hero can clock in for a space 9 to 5, they first have to commute to work.
Episode 305: Multitasking in Storytelling
Sometimes you want a story to do one thing, but you also want it to do another thing.
Ronald DeMitchell