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18.33: Deep Dive: The Schlock Mercenary Finale
Season 18 Episode 33
The first episode in our eight-episode Deep Dive into Howard’s weekly webcomic strip, Schlock Mercenary. We grill Howard on how he taught himself to …
2 years, 7 months ago
18.32: The Kirsten Vangsness Expansion Pack
Season 18 Episode 32
We have a special guest episode! Kirsten Vangsness, Criminal Minds star, joins us to talk about her experience as a writer, actor, and playwright. Sh…
2 years, 7 months ago
18.31: Getting Personal: Mining Your Life for Themes
In our final episode diving into how and why Dan wrote “Dark One: Forgotten,” talk about how you can take something personal and mine it for fiction.…
2 years, 8 months ago
18.30: Planting Supernatural Seeds
Season 18 Episode 30
How do you slowly reveal the supernatural in an obviously supernatural story? How can you prepare your audience for a reveal without disclosing it to…
2 years, 8 months ago
18.29: Collaboration And Partnership
What are the best practices for collaboration? How do you write in an established intellectual property (IP)? How do you write a new story in an esta…
2 years, 8 months ago
18.28: Writing Conversational Dialogue
Season 18 Episode 28
How do you write dialogue that sounds natural? We have some things to keep in mind when you write conversations between characters. When people conve…
2 years, 8 months ago
18.27: Framing Stories
Season 18 Episode 27
Have you ever framed a story within a story? Are you looking for a way to add structure or tension to your story? In this episode, we contemplate the…
2 years, 8 months ago
18.26: Broadening Your Writing Wheelhouse: Video Game Dialogue, RPG Adventures, & More
Season 18 Episode 26
Let’s talk about the things you can write that are not typically what we talk about—formats that aren't novels and short stories. In this episode, we…
2 years, 9 months ago
18.25: To Narrator or Not to Narrator
Season 18 Episode 25
In our second episode on Dan Wells’ audio-only book, “Dark One: Forgotten,” we provide you with tools and advice to consider when deciding whether or…
2 years, 9 months ago
18.24: “Dark One: Forgotten” Deep Dive
Season 18 Episode 24
The team grills Dan on his audio-only book “Dark One: Forgotten,” which he co-wrote with Brandon Sanderson. We find out how he wrote a book that beca…
2 years, 9 months ago