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Back to Search14.22: Characters out of Their Depth
Season 14 Episode 22
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary Robinette, Dan, and Howard Sherlock Holmes has his Watson for a reason. Readers need a character to whom some things must b…
6 years, 9 months ago
14.21: Writing The Other — Yes, You Can!
Season 14 Episode 21
Your Hosts: Dan, Tempest, and DongWon The single most asked question we get on the subject of writing cultures other than our own is some variation o…
6 years, 10 months ago
14.20: Allegory in Fiction
Season 14 Episode 20
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary Robinette, Margaret, and Howard What is an allegory, anyway? This episode probably won't settle that question, but we did m…
6 years, 10 months ago
14.19: Religion and Ritual
Season 14 Episode 19
Your Hosts: Brandon, Dan, Howard, and Mahtab We often worldbuild religions and rituals for the stories we create. In this episode we discuss the deci…
6 years, 10 months ago
14.18: Setting as Theme
Season 14 Episode 18
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary Robinette, Dan, and Howard Theme is one of those high-falutin' concepts we're often reluctant to approach in a nuts-and-bol…
6 years, 10 months ago
14.17: It’s Like “Car Talk” meets “Welcome To Nightvale”
Season 14 Episode 17
Your Hosts: Howard, Mary Robinette, Dan, and DongWon This episode is about comp titles (comparative titles), which are those things you use to descri…
6 years, 11 months ago
14.16: Your Setting is a Telegraph
Season 14 Episode 16
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary Robinette, Margaret, and Howard Your setting can quickly tell the reader what kind of a story they're reading, and in this …
6 years, 11 months ago
14.15: Technology
Season 14 Episode 15
Your Hosts: Brandon, Dan, Howard, and Mahtab We've spent a lot of time talking about magic systems in our worldbuilding. It's time to talk about scie…
6 years, 11 months ago
14.14: When To Tell
Season 14 Episode 14
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary Robinette, Dan, and Howard "Show, don't tell," they tell us. Except sometimes showing is not always the best thing to do. O…
6 years, 11 months ago
WX 14.13: Obstacles vs. Complications
Season 14 Episode 13
Your Hosts: Brandon, Mary Robinette, Margaret, and Howard What's the difference between an obstacle and a complication? Margaret Dunlap takes the lea…
7 years ago