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Back to Search18.13: Finding the Core Conflict
Season 18 Episode 13
In our ongoing exploration of tension, the time has come to examine conflict. It can be shaped and delivered in numerous ways, but you have to know t…
3 years ago
18.12: The Long Shadow of Unanswered Questions
Season 18 Episode 12
Our continuing exploration of tension has taken us to a favorite technique: unanswered questions. Sure, this obviously applies to mysteries, but cons…
3 years ago
18.11: Turning Up the Contrast With Juxtaposition
Season 18 Episode 11
Our deconstruction and categorization of tension continues this week with an exploration of Juxtaposition, which is a contrast between two elements t…
3 years ago
18.10: Anticipation is More Than Just Making Us Wait
Season 18 Episode 10
Last week we talked about tension, and promised that we'd be breaking it down into more pieces. This week we're discussing one of those pieces: Antic…
3 years ago
18.09: Unpacking the Tension
Season 18 Episode 9
For the next several episodes we'll be talking about tension. That may seem like a lot of time to spend on just one word, but as we unpack the word '…
3 years, 1 month ago
18.08: Building a Mystery
Season 18 Episode 8
After last week's deep dive into The Spare Man we're ready to talk more generally about mysteries, and the tools we use to write them. Obviously we c…
3 years, 1 month ago
18.07: Deep Dive into THE SPARE MAN
Season 18 Episode 7
Spoiler Alert! This week is our deep dive into Mary Robinette Kowal's The Spare Man. It's a sci-fi mystery novel often described as "The Thin Man in …
3 years, 1 month ago
18.06: An Interview With Howard Tayler
Season 18 Episode 6
Your Hosts: Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler In this episode we interview Howard Tayler, one of the fou…
3 years, 1 month ago
18.05: An Interview with Mary Robinette Kowal
Season 18 Episode 5
Your Hosts: Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler In this episode Howard Tayler conducts our interview with …
3 years, 2 months ago
18.04: An Interview With Dan Wells
Season 18 Episode 4
Your Hosts: Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler In this episode Erin Roberts very enthusiastically launche…
3 years, 2 months ago