Episode 40 - Review: The Prestige
Daystar and Alexander review the movie The Prestige, and explore what made it such a well constructed, perhaps even rational, work of fiction. Timestamps 2:24 Summary + Was it Rational? 16:30 Fores...
10 Mars 201847min
Episode 39 - Children in Fiction
Daystar and Alexander discuss children in fiction, including what makes them realistic and why reactions to them can vary so widely. Timestamps 0:31 Advantages of child protagonists 4:43 "Children ...
13 Jan 201843min
Episode 38 - The Medium of Prose Fiction
Daystar and Alexander discuss the unique aspects of the various mediums of prose fiction, and how new technologies introduce new opportunities and challenges. Timestamps 5:03 Technological limitatio...
11 Nov 201743min
Episode 37 - Power Dynamics
Daystar and Alexander discuss how to plan out and navigate different power dynamics to keep your stories engaging. Time Stamps 0:42 Power in Fiction 3:46 World vs Protagonist vs Antagonist 11:14 N...
9 Okt 201754min
Episode 36 - Effective Brainstorming
Daystar and Alexander explore brainstorming, and how trope lists, patterns, and symmetry can be used to come up with new takes on old ideas.
8 Sep 201738min
Episode 35 - Breaking the Story
Daystar and Alexander explore how to "break the story" when outlining its plot and character arcs. Time Stamps: 00:49 What is Breaking the Story? 5:12 Example 13:38 Character Arcs 28:40 Plot and ...
15 Juli 201743min
Episode 34 - Review of Dark Wizard of Donkerk (Spoilers)
Daystar and Alexander review Alex's latest NaNoWriMo book, The Dark Wizard Of Donkerk. Time Stamps: 1:12 Magic Systems 9:18 The Twist 15:53 Spirit Magic 20:47 Potential Sequel 25:17 Plot Threads...
18 Juni 201738min
Episode 33 - Review of Pokemon: OoS (Spoilers to Ch. 43)
Daystar and Alexander review some of each other's writing, starting with Pokemon: The Origin of Species 3:30 Planning the story 8:36 Present Tense 10:15 Viewpoints 16:39 Goals/Defeats 23:41 Cycle...
20 Maj 201743min
