Yep, your author hosts are high on the coffee fumes in this episode as they talk about Vogler's archetypes, those characters that seem to show up in virtually every novel or movie, whether you're aware of them or not.

But as writers, we should be aware of them and what purposes they serve to our stories. So while William Brian Johnson takes the reins for this episode, D.A. Bale takes harassment to a whole new level of laughter to keep Brian from devolving into coma-inducing academic anemia.

Is there a subject you'd like us to discuss in a future episode? Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected] and we'll take a swing at the balls you lob our way.