• Meet Dr. Len Lawson
• What is empathy and how does literature connect to it?
• How to really bring empathy through your work

Complete show notes including links to  Len Lawson's bio and works on the blog here.

On June 26th, Kasie and Rex welcomed fellow SCWA Board of Directors member Cayce LaCorte into the studio to talk all about that slushfest itch.

• Meet Cayce LaCorte
• Put Yourself Out There, they said, It’s Good For You.
• Sore losers and Slushfest
• How to stay out of slush

Full show notes on the blog here.

Studio recording was not functional for the first half of the show, so our talk with Cayce is just half the episode. But we're adding the Behind the Scenes for you here, too. Something we reserve for our Patreons.

The Virgin, the Whore, and the Madwoman: Female stereotypes in fiction

• Virgin, Whore, or Madwoman?
• Do these stereotypes still exist?
• How to avoid it?

Full show notes out on the blog here.

Diversity, inclusivity, and writing outside of your own experience

Agenda

• Indie Bookstore Mention
• SCWA upcoming events
• Writing People of Color (POC) characters
• How to do it (sort of)

Full show notes out on the blog here.

• Who dies
• When and how
• Writing an unclichéd scene
• How to do it

Full show notes out on the blog here.

• What it means to be taboo
• History of taboo-ness in writing
• The purpose and benefits of taboo topics in literature
• How to do it

Full show notes out on the blog here.

Show notes out on the blog here.

• Vella from Amazon and what it means for serialization
• What is serialization and how can you do it?
• Should you serialize?

• It’s SCWA Conference weekend, here are some highlights
• It’s been a year since “internet grab bag” episode
• Where we go looking for questions
• Q&A from the internet

Full show notes out on the blog here.

• What is “the core wound”
• How is it different from motivation?
• How do you locate it and work it into the story?

Show notes are on the blog here.

Show notes are out on the blog here.

• How the death of a specific character impacts the story
• Cliches and tropes to avoid with this