Cold

This week in the Cold, we talk about the moral center of every story, and how in fairytales, curses and choices play a primary role in constructing that moral. As we continue to build our own fairytal...

31 Heinä 202227min

This week in the Cold, we’re continuing our autopsy of the fairytale genre, as well as the construction, from the ground up, of a brand new tale of magic, morality, and love, titled “Romakaji.” The ro...

24 Heinä 202220min

This week in the Cold, we venture into our third episode focusing on the fairytale genre. Not only are we writing our own fairytale, using all of the common tropes we loved as kids, and let's face it,...

11 Heinä 202219min

The moment a stranger enters a story there is a seismic shift, and reader or audience member knows things will never be the same...for good or ill. This week in the Cold, we examine the role of the st...

27 Kesä 202210min

This week in the Cold, we talk about how our very surroundings inspire us creatively, and how a change in our environment can find us walking new paths, dreaming new dreams, and conjuring stories we'd...

20 Kesä 202217min

This week in The Cold, we're talking about S-E-X from the ground up. From the way teens (at least the ones I eavesdrop on during carpool) view their own budding sexuality, to how our choices affect ou...

6 Kesä 202222min

This week in the Cold, we talk about THE END. Because the weeks after finishing a novel can be sticky. It’s a time of fits and starts, frustration, and lack of focus. Even if you've got a dozen story ...

23 Touko 202218min

This week in the Cold, we talk about what we want to be when we grow up. Or at least, what we wanted to be when we were kids. This past week was also Carol Burnett's 89th birthday, and when I was a gi...

2 Touko 202217min