Character Collective - Writing Words and Character Conversations

S3 Episode 42: Don't let the title freak you out... but it's true. Also, yes, it's really episode 41, but come on... We had to, right? !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode, we stick a fork in the podcast! Done. That's All Folks! As they say. But, hey, maybe it won't be, you never know. Lol. It may seem like it's a rather out-of-the-...

S3 Episode 40: Uniqueness is a tricky subject for neordivergent writers. !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai can't read their character's insights - great. Kristy wrote in a book with pen and the world didn't implode - that IS great. We decide we have nothing to offer - well, fuck! Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we...

S3 Episode 39: Book trauma and book branding - because that's a mix !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai shares their book trauma - that time they burned their own books Kristy talks branding herself as, THE ANNOTATOR! We crap on, crap away. Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you l...

S3 Episode 38:  It IS fiction and a natural fact - horror comedy works 'cause opposite(genre)s attract !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai shares the disturbing realization that they've ALWAYS been a romance writer 😳 Kristy talks horror movies and shows, because horror is da bomb We plan to smoosh genres but get stuck on our favs because tha...

S3 Episode 37: Here is your prescription for queer neurodivergent fiction. !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai defines representation (and lack thereof) - or something Kristy tries on her stethoscope for autistic queer beats We talk writing PhDs again, but with new perspectives Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and...

S3 Episode 36: Finding therapy through letting our characters loose on coontz! !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. And the C word in this ep - like, a LOT! In this episode: Kai sends Weylan on a coont destruction mission and writes about it Kristy gets exactly what she asked the universe for, but forgot to tell it to stab some coontz...  We say coont (yes, I'm choosi...

S3 Episode 35: I'm not dead, you're dead! Oh, wait, yeah, I'm dead too. !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai embraces their existential non-existence Kristy chokes on nuts while nutting out the next steps We embrace the nopeness Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like u...

S3 Episode 34: Yeah, nah. Grave bros! !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai gives a self-promotional shoutout to NUSA - like, dammmn dude. Nice. Kristy enters fuck this mode at work and boy did they back the fuck down! We talk about stuff. And other stuff. Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to...

S3 Episode 33: Fix my characters - says Kai !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai asks for help - because there's a first-time for everything Kristy gives help - yeah, nothing new here at all We fix a relationship like the gods we are! Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us....

S3 Episode 32: Finding our best paths is a journey in itself !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai shares their therapist's 'worlds dumbest idea' Kristy talks through her newsletter plans We plan to unplan with plans Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please lik...

S3 Episode 31: To Blade or not to Blade? Dude, that's not even a question. !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai realises the level of trauma escalation in the First Strike books. Kristy realises her shit isn't shit! We unpack how we unpacked Kristy's Blades series and what's next. Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because...

S3 Episode 30: Continuing on from last week !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai said stuff Kristy said other stuff We said stuffs. Soz, I have the man flu and as an enby, I'm susceptible to regular colds AND the man flu. So I'm clearly dying and can't word. Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our char...

S3 Episode 29: Talking transmedia and decisions !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai still hates mmmm... *vom*, marrrr *vom*... the M word Kristy says, Facebook - I choose you. (Worst Pikachu reference ever!)  We talk transmedia and social media (because you know how good we are with remembering that exists!) Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the t...

S3 Episode 28:  !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai learns to fuck the rules, but only the fuckable ones Kristy learns to fuck everyone, but not really because asexual and all We are both editing and this pragmatic thing, might be a thing Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us...

S3 Episode 27 and a bit: It happened - we needed a week off! !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai says, nope Kristy doesn't drop by We just don't Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share too, because sharing is caring... or something like that...

S3 Episode X: They finally did it! Kristy read All for the Game! !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai embraces the stupid, embraces the obsession, embraces the, 'BE LIKE NORA'. Kristy puts up with Kai's AFTG obsession (hope she didn't think that would shut them up! Lol) We talk All for the Game - "Fucking finally!" - Kai Subs...

S3 Episode 26: AI is such a tool!  !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai trials AI as a research assistant Kristy hires AI as a writing intern We revisit AI because we don't have time to cross our fingers Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share to...

S3 Episode 25:  Let's get all sorts of dark !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kristy questions dark versus light Kai questions the question We talk about the writing gold in the darkest of fantasy fiction Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to know you like us. Please like us! Haha. Share to...

S3 Episode 24: We talk AI... but totally took a left at trauma! !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai is an ad for Medium - but they are right, you should totally follow and read all the things Kristy hyperfocusses on AI so that Kai doesn't have to We wonder what Grinder for AI would be called. Maybe I'll ask AI Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the...

S3 Episode 23: You heard the theory, now hear it in action. There will be a test - but we probs won't get around to it. !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai is working through their million bits of writing... Kristy re-assessesasseses because the needle moved! We implement our organising of the organisation and do the things Subscribe/like/follow/favo...

S3 Episode 22: This one goes here, this one goes there. WTF is that? !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai creates a 3x3 thingo with 9 steps for writing a book  Kristy does the 3 thing too but within defined categories We give you two ways to organize - we guess. Shrug. Hey, have we met? Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we tw...

S3 Episode 21: Let's see - what did we do? Surprise! STUFF! !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai joins the circus - well, they tried.  Kristy finds a childhood author hero and damn, she's in Australia! We complete phase one of project icanhasamoney? Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers and our characters need to k...

S3 Episode 20: Well, a travel grant sounds like a good idea... !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai needs to think ahead - oh fuck, we're screwed! Kristy needs to work out what environment she needs for writing - not sure the funding will cover elves with whips... We start the brainstorming - part 2 coming soon Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the...

S3 Episode 19: Good, evil... it's all relative, really. !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai talks about NUSA because space and no-one is suprised Kristy finds the fine line between pleasure and pain (or something) We talk about tangible goals and what our characters would do to get them. Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two w...

S3 Episode 18: And one time, at band camp... Because the flute is totally an emotional object in those movies. Well, shit! !Mild coarse language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai reflects on a unicorn mug Kristy reflects on a forgotten wedding ring We explore our bookesesseses emotional... objects   Subscribe/like/follow/favorite... do the thing because we two writers a...