Prose and Cons
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This is Prose & Cons - a podcast for emerging writers, by emerging writers. Because sometimes we feel like pros, and sometimes we feel like cons.
Brought to you by Precipice Fiction: Six Writers. Six Worlds. Alexandria Burnham, Paddy Boylan, Alex Eldridge, Matan Elul, Phoenix Raig and James Healy. Intro and outro delivery by Nathan Gothard. https://linktr.ee/precipicefiction
Our first anthology is available now! "The New Mythic: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Collection". Find it in ebook or paperback: https://mybook.to/TheNewMythic
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Out to Lunch: Schedule Announcement!
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Traditionally Published: Previewing Ally's Debut Novel
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Deus ex Machina
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Allegory vs. Application
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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What We Are Reading - A Deep Dive
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May 26, 2025 |
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What a Twist!
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May 05, 2025 |
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The Sanderlanche - A Cosmere Royal Rumble - Part II
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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The Sanderlanche - What We Think of Brandon Sanderson - Part I
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Plot vs Story
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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DEATH: What a Terrible Day for this Man.
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Keeping the Momentum - Writing Motivations
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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How to start a story
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Fantasy Deeper Dive
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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What's in a Name? - The Team Discusses (and fails at) Ranking Names
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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The Penguin: a masterclass in plot and character
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Celebrating 100 Episodes of Prose & Cons
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Short story analysis: The Wish by Roald Dahl
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Show Don't Tell 2: The Tellening
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Anxiety in The Bear: Dialling your mother to 11
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Text-based Games and Gamified Literature
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Tiny but Mighty: Short Stories
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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The Limits of a Language: Precipice Interview with Matan Elul
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Character Arcs
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Bonus episode: James and Paddy have strong feelings about Cormack McCarthy
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Work vs. Writing
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Taking Risks
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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New Release Schedule
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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What makes a character interesting enough to write?
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Where does inspiration come from?
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Author Deep-Dive: Dan Simmons
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Reading and Writing Horror with James and Alex
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Genre Deep Dive: Dystopian Literature
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Absolute Prose Highlights: How to Break a Story
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Absolute Prose Highlights: All Storytelling is Wrestling
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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What are your favourite writing techniques?
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May 28, 2024 |
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Film and Multi-media Madness: Precipice Interview with Alexandria Burnham
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May 14, 2024 |
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Books That Blew Our Minds
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May 07, 2024 |
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Why characters need to fail (before they can soar)
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May 01, 2024 |
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The Hero's Journey
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Mail time! Ask Us Anything (Pt. 2)
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Mail time! Ask us anything (Pt. 1)
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Avatar: Original vs. Netflix
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Non-linear Narrative
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Absolute Prose Highlights: Imposter Syndrome
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Language
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Absolute Prose Highlights: Critiquing Critiques
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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How To Write Comedy
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Absolute Prose Highlights: The Great Precipice Villain Draft
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Building tension with Clocks and Guns
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Absolute Prose Highlights: Creativity
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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(Un)disputed Classics
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Absolute Prose Highlights: The House of the Dragon
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Our Complicated Relationship with Fan Fiction
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Happy Holidays!
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Absolute Prose Highlights: Interview with Kealan Patrick Burke
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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The Medium Has Its Own Necessities - Books vs. Movies
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Genre Deep Dive: High Fantasy
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Videogame Narratives
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Bonus episode - Eggboy
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Show Don't Tell
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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More Opportunities for Writers Than Ever: Interview with Catherine Jinks
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Getting NaNoWriMo-ready
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Halloween Spooktacular
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Thematic Conflict
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Robots All The Way Down: AI and its Effect on Writers
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Narration Tips, Tricks and Style
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Confronting your Shadow: Interview with Shelley Robinson
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Writing Groups: The Pro(se) and Cons
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Genre Deep Dive: Cosmic Horror
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Imposter Syndrome
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Writing Mistakes 101: The Book of Boba Fett
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Unreliable Narrators
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Making Monsters
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Bonus episode - Oppenheimer: James vs. Paddy
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Story Settings
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Barbenheimer: I'm a Barbie Girl, Destroyer of Worlds
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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The Relationship Between Art and Science: An Interview with C.M. Kosemen
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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What We Read as Kids
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Being a Writer in the 21st Century – Interview with Sapir Englard
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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The Benefits of Taking a Break
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Writing Dialogue
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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The Great Precipice Villain Draft
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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A Look Under the Hood
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Why We Write Pt. 1
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Screenwriting vs. Prose
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May 29, 2023 |
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Genre Deep Dive: Mystery
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May 22, 2023 |
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What I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Novel
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May 16, 2023 |
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How To Create Realistic Characters
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May 09, 2023 |
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Pressing the Reset Button on a Project
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May 01, 2023 |
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Genre deep-dive: Grimdark
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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How to Break a Story
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Does Editing Count As Real Writing?
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Interview With A Master of Horror: Kealan Patrick Burke
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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All Storytelling is Wrestling
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Archetypes, Stereotypes & Cliches
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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How To Submit To Writing Competitions
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Food in Literature
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Where Characters Come From
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Stories with Messages
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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'The Last of Us' Game vs. Series *SPOILERS*
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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How to Endure as a Writer
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Books We Loved And Will Probably Never Finish
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Adapting Books to Film
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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The Subtle Art of TikTok
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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How What We Read Affects What We Write
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Genre Deep-dive: Soft Science Fiction
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Character Flaws
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Writing Your Career
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Writer's Block
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Critiquing Critiques
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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What's your favourite Genre?
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Preparing To Publish (Pt. 2)
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Preparing to Publish (pt. 1)
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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When is a story finished?
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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End of season 1
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Genre Deep-dive: Horror
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Feedback
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Planning vs. Pantsing
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Action and Choreography
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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House of the Dragon - Discussion extravaganza
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Creativity
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Perspective
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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The Pilot Episode - Tropes & Genre
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Worldbuilding
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Research
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Stories within stories
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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On Drafting
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Making Characters Real
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Meet the Writing Group
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Jun 13, 2022 |