Character Collective - Writing Words and Character Conversations

Episode 23: Melbourne's in lockdown so our Valentine's special will be next week. In the meantime... BOOK COVERS! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai gets distracted way too easily - because you are totally not used to that Kristy, the Queen of Covers, tells you how to NOT waste your money Free lessons on how not to be unprofessional writers - beca...

Episode 22: Because we clearly don't have enough seriesessesesess to deal with. Why not more? -_- ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai creates a 3 book YA L(G)B(T) slow burn MM romance series Kristy builds a 3 book Fantasy Romance series exploring characters from her Chaos Divide Series Melbourne weather continues to suck butt - evidence on the...

Episode 21: All the delicious book planning. **MAJOR SPOILERS ALERT!** ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai plans out Playing the Fields (First Strike Book 4) Kristy plans out Tick Tock (Hood and Hook Book 2) Melbourne weather sucks butt Follow us on TikTok: Kristy - author_kristywestaway Kai - kai.parker.writer GET UP ON THE CHARACTER COLLECTI...

Episode 20: This was a mish-mash of WTF? Come join us  ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai finished Calling the Shots Kristy finished Escape from Sherwood And we're both too buggered to celebrate. Lol GET UP ON THE CHARACTER COLLECTIVE FACEBOOK GROUP HERE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecharactercollective . Come play because you know...

Episode 19: So, we were going to do a thing, and then we did another thing. You know us by now, right?  ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai (or Jasper) makes a spaceship Kristy works out her shit (somewhat) And we chat about publishing with a small press - Violet Gaze Press GET UP ON THE CHARACTER COLLECTIVE FACEBOOK GROUP HERE: http...

Episode 18: Yeah, so, first week in and 2021 is a bust. Let's try again! Lol ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. * EPISODE DISCLAIMER FROM KAI - In this episode, we talk about gender identity and sexuality. I am very aware on listening back that sometimes the conversation through MY words jumps between gender identity and sexuality and there may be confusion. As mentio...

Episode 17: What the hell are we doing in 2021? No, seriously, tell us.  ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb In this episode: Kai disappears as Jasper takes over Kristy tells a story that starts with drinking alcohol (yes... we're all shocked -_-) And we don't ask anyone anything because everyone needs a break sometimes! GET UP ON THE CHARACTER COLLECTIVE FACEBOOK...

Episode 16: Happy New Year peeps! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kristy makes some gentle goals Kai learns not to eat caramels on the podcast And we ask William (Escape from Sherwood) and Marcus (Holding the Line: First Strike Series Book 2), would you rather have the ability to read minds or control minds? Send your words and art to character.col...

On the TWELFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, my True Love gave to me: 12 NAKED TWINKS, 11 Off-Key Singers, 10 Flaming Buttholes, 9 Penis Piercings, 8 Hairy Beavers, 7 Fucking Fanboys, 6 Strippers Stripping, 5... COOOOOCK RIIIIIINGS... 4 Dancing Whores, 3 Butt Plugs, 2 Vibrators, And a Dildo from Bad Dragon Websiiiiiiiite! Thank you, thank you. *BOWS* Welcome to our 12 Days of Christmas Special Edition episode...

Episode 15: Merry Christmas, and stuff! ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: Kai gets a Cobolt Soul Journal because Kristy is awesome Kristy avoids all the spoilers (that's her life now) And we ask James (Escape from Sherwood) and Dezi (aka Marisha Mendelez from Holding the Line: First Strike Series Book 2), would you rather spend the rest of your life...

On the ELEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, my True Love gave to me: 11 OFF-KEY SINGERS, 10 Flaming Buttholes, 9 Penis Piercings, 8 Hairy Beavers, 7 Fucking Fanboys, 6 Strippers Stripping, 5... COOOOOCK RIIIIIINGS... 4 Dancing Whores, 3 Butt Plugs, 2 Vibrators, And a Dildo from Bad Dragon Website! Welcome to our 12 Days of Christmas Special Edition episode of the Character Collective Podcast. Today's Secret...

On the TENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, my True Love gave to me: 10 FLAMING BUTTHOLES, 9 Penis Piercings, 8 Hairy Beavers, 7 Fucking Fanboys, 6 Strippers Stripping, 5... COOOOOCK RIIIIIINGS... 4 Dancing Whores, 3 Butt Plugs, 2 Vibrators, And a Dildo from Bad Dragon Website! Welcome to our 12 Days of Christmas Special Edition episode of the Character Collective Podcast. Today's Secret Santa pairing is betwe...

On the NINTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, my True Love gave to me: 9 PENIS PIERCINGS, 8 Hairy Beavers, 7 Fucking Fanboys, 6 Strippers Stripping, 5... COOOOOCK RIIIIIINGS... 4 Dancing Whores, 3 Butt Plugs, 2 Vibrators, And a Dildo from Bad Dragon Website! Welcome to our 12 Days of Christmas Special Edition episode of the Character Collective Podcast. Today's Secret Santa pairing is between The Priest and Jack...

On the EIGHTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, my True Love gave to me: 8 HAIRY BEAVERS, 7 Fucking Fanboys, 6 Strippers Stripping, 5... COOOOOCK RIIIIIINGS... 4 Dancing Whores, 3 Butt Plugs, 2 Vibrators, And a Dildo from Bad Dragon Website! Welcome to our 12 Days of Christmas Special Edition episode of the Character Collective Podcast. Today's Secret Santa pairing is between Mal and Harvey and Dave. Mal is a......

On the SEVENTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, my True Love gave to me: 7 FUCKING FANBOYS, 6 Strippers Stripping, 5... COOOOOCK RIIIIIINGS... 4 Dancing Whores, 3 Butt Plugs, 2 Vibrators, And a Dildo from Bad Dragon Website! Welcome to our 12 Days of Christmas Special Edition episode of the Character Collective Podcast. Today's Secret Santa pairing is between PJ and Thor and Marcus. PJ is a kick-ass author from...

On the SIXTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, my True Love gave to me: 6 STRIPPERS STRIPPING, 5... COOOOOCK RIIIIIINGS... 4 Dancing Whores, 3 Butt Plugs, 2 Vibrators, And a Dildo from Bad Dragon Website! Welcome to our 12 Days of Christmas Special Edition episode of the Character Collective Podcast. Today's Secret Santa pairing is between Pete and Hoots and Ilya and Leigh. Ilya and Leigh are gorgeous boys from t...

On the FIFTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, my True Love gave to me: 5... COOOOOCK RIIIIIINGS... 4 Dancing Whores, 3 Butt Plugs, 2 Vibrators, And a Dildo from Bad Dragon Website! (Yeah, totes know it's different on the recording. Trust us, just keep listening!) Welcome to our 12 Days of Christmas Special Edition episode of the Character Collective Podcast. Today's Secret Santa pairing is between Selandra and T...

Episode 14:  So, you wrote a book. Go you. But, what now? ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: * We take you through the next steps after you've written a book - what now? * We cover your options with publication and reiterate... DO NOT PAY FOR PUBLISHING unless you meet certain criteria. It's a thing. * And we ask Grace (Escape from Sherwood) and...

On the FOURTH DAY OF CHRISTMAS, my True Love gave to me: 4 DANCING WHORES, 3 Butt Plugs, 2 Vibrators, And a Dildo from Bad Dragon Website! Welcome to our 12 Days of Christmas Special Edition episode of the Character Collective Podcast. Today's Secret Santa pairing is between Jack and Kai. Jack is a Son-of-a-Pirate with a big-ass pirate ship from Kristy Westaway Kai is... well... Kai! Hi! Subscribe...

On the THIRD DAY OF CHRISTMAS, my True Love gave to me: 3 BUTT BLUGS, 2 Vibrators, And a Dildo from Bad Dragon Website! Welcome to our 12 Days of Christmas Special Edition episode of the Character Collective Podcast. Today's Secret Santa pairing is between Kristy and Cooper. Kristy is from fuck only knows where (and fuck is staying tight-lipped) - yes, it's actually Kristy Westaway! Cooper is a du...

On the FIRST DAY OF CHRISTMAS, my True Love Gave to me...  2 Vibrators and a Dildo from Bad Dragon Website Welcome to our 12 Days of Christmas Special Edition episode of the Character Collective Podcast. Today's Secret Santa pairing is between Thorne and Michael. Thorne is a sexy human with a penchant for blades and torture, from The Chaos Divide series by Kristy Westaway Michael is a First (...

On the FIRST DAY OF CHRISTMAS, my True Love Gave to me... A DILDO FROM BAD DRAGON WEBSITE. ** Note: we aren't affiliated with Bad Dragon, but sponsorship would not refused. Hint, hint, wink, wink! Welcome to our 12 Days of Christmas Special Edition episode of the Character Collective Podcast.  Today's Secret Santa pairing is between Selwyn and Ass Coach. Selwyn is an Elven assassin, from The...

Episode 13:  NaNo is done - how's your brain? It's time to look at mindset and how to keep momentum... or to establish a new pace. ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: * Kai tries to sell her shit again and sounds like a dick. * Kristy lost her cherrypicker, but it might be under Hale Appleman.  * And we ask John (Escape from Sherwood) and Tul...

Episode 12:  It's our NaNoWriMo Run to the Finish Line - or Weekend of Writing Awesomeness, or... something. NaNoWriMo is all over - see how the hell we went! Get your free NaNoWriMo Personal Planner Word Count Tracker here: http://kaiparker.com/podcast ** Mild course language - like numerous droppings of the F-bomb. In this episode: * Kristy takes on her NaNo attack run - 30k in 3 days! * Ka...

NaNoWriMo - Day 30: We did it! We both 'won' NaNoWriMo. Taking the Field is DONE and Escape from Sherwood is well over 50K. We rock. Thank you for joining us on the journey. Hey, you've heard us - if we can pull that crap out, you can totally do a thing, hahaha.  Welcome to our NaNoWriMo Special Edition episode of the Character Collective. This is Episode #30 - That's a Wrap Get your fre...