Episode 303: Internal Conflict
What’s that feeling inside you?
Wes Matlock
Episode 302: Humor in Stories
What’s that, you want to know how to tell jokes in fiction? I guess we could… humor you.
Episode 301: Theming Your World… Again
Water, earth, fire, Amelia Earhart.
Episode 299: The Masquerade
Shhhh, don’t tell anyone we’re recording a podcast about magic that no one knows about.
Episode 298: Episodic Prose Stories
One big novel is great, but what if it was a bunch of tiny novels instead?
Episode 297: Developing Stronger Characters
You’ve got your basic cast figured out, but the characters are missing something.
Episode 296: Agency and Proactivity
The main character needs agency, but they don't need to be proactive.
Episode 294: Developing Story Ideas
You have an idea.
Episode 293: Titles
Every story needs to be called something, but the title you choose shouldn’t be a last-minute afterthought.
Episode 291: Compelling Character Motivations
Why is your hero doing what they’re doing? Do you know? Do they know?
Episode 290: Authorial Endorsement and Messaging
Can what your protagonist thinks and does really be that important?
Episode 289: Character Flaws
What would you say your greatest weakness is?
Episode 288: Melodrama
Behold, a podcast with emotions so deep you can feel them in your bones!
Episode 283: Gideon the Ninth
Today’s Hugo nominee is a spooky tale of haunted castles and grotesque monsters.
Star of Hope