Episodes
Story Beats
Story beats. Love ’em or hate ’em they’re the blueprints of story telling. This episode Russ and Tim traverse the various beats, from start to finish, and share their experience using them in their own works.
Episodes
Pantsers vs Planners
Pantsers vs planners. Spreadsheets, beat sheets, edge of seats, oh my! Russ and Tim attempt to find middle ground on whether to plan or not to plan before writing.
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Men Writing Female Characters
Men writing female characters. Russ and Tim tackle this difficult topic and share how they approach writing female characters. TLDL, don’t be an a**hole.
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Where To Begin?
Where does a story begin? A character, an idea, an article someone sent you? Stories can begin anywhere, but too often good stories go untold because life impedes the writer’s path. Russ and Tim discuss how they got started with Read more…