Write On SC

Segment 1 So we have a couple of things to catch up on first. Two weeks ago was HorrorCON. How did that go? Our dear friend and writing group lead, Ginny Padgett passed away on September 11th. So we’d like to take a moment to honor Ginny and talk about her influence on us. Segment 2 In August, we talked about antagonists and their impact on the protagonist’s pursuit of his own objectives. Check ep...

We’ve had the last three weeks to do something other than this on Saturday mornings and I gotta say, this is a better use of my time (laughing emoji).  November 4th was Storyfest and that was awesome. November 11th was the SC Libertarian Party state convention and that was interesting. November 18th Kasie went Clemsoning. So we’re back here, live on November 25th and we’ve decided to challenge one...

It’s week 2 of our NaNoWriMo boot camp and we’re just four days away from the kickoff of the frenzy of writing that is NaNo. So today we’re going to talk about what you should be doing, what you can expect from the month and whether this whole kerfuffle is worth it. NaNoWriMo for anyone who missed last week is National Novel Writing Month and it’s facilitated by this website and the non-profit tha...

In August we attempted a series on characters: Episode 240 was about the protagonist. Episode 241 was about the antagonist and Episode 242 was, too. Last week we were off to assist SCWA with their one-day Indie Author Camp and that was too much fun. We’d promised we’d do best friends and love interests and longtime listeners might think, “haven’t ya’ll done that?” and the answer is yes, kind of. I...

Does the antagonist always have to lose? ( link ) What about the mutual satisfaction ending? Plot-by-role discussion of the antagonist at this link . Early (the hook) - the antagonist has their own thing, not really engaged with or concerned about the protagonist Inciting incident - the protagonist’s choice puts them in conflict with the antagonist’s goal; the antagonist may still be unaware of th...

Segment 1 First, Kasie finally got around to that whole cache of recordings and put them all up on Simplecast through June 30th. July to come. It starts here with “The Write Stuff” from last fall. (I know. I told you it had been a while). In August, we’re doing a series. We haven’t done this for a few months. We’re focusing on Characters this month: Protagonist (8/5) Antagonist (8/12) Best friends...

Welcome to special guest, Nick Roberts. Nick Roberts is a native West Virginian and a graduate of Marshall University. He is an active member of the Horror Writers Association and the Horror Authors Guild. His short works have been published in various magazines and anthologies. His novel, Anathema , won Debut Novel of the Year at the 2020-2021 Horror Authors Guild Awards. His second novel, The Ex...

Segment 1 Last month we jumped around a bit – special guests, time travel, the mentor character. It was all pretty self-serving. Rex went on vacay so I brought my friends on. In August, we’re going to try for a series. We haven’t done this for a few months. We’re focusing on Characters this month: Protagonist (8/5) Antagonist (8/12) Best friends & love interests (8/19) The protagonist in the story...

Today’s special guest is Heather Harris-Bergevin, an author whose business, Barrow Editing, is based in Columbia, South Carolina. She, her three children, two cats, and a happy pitbull spend most of their time fighting entropy. Her own poetry books are published with By Common Consent Press, and she has an upcoming children's picture book with Lucky Rabbit Press, based in Columbia, SC. It's been s...

A debut novelist, Roger Jones, author of The Final Victory, joined Kasie and Rex in the studio on January 20, 2024.  Welcome to the studio, Roger Jones . The Final Victory is set to be released April 30th and is available for pre-order now on Amazon. The Final Victory follows Tripp Avery, a prominent businessman whose life gets disrupted by a cancer diagnosis. Tripp decides, during the peak of his...

In Tuesday’s Summer Series session on marketing, a writer asked how she could protect her idea at pitchfest. She was going to share it with agents and publishers and didn’t want them to steal it or give it to another writer. Interestingly, the same thing had JUST come up on an episode of Suits which Charlie is watching and I’m giving one ear/one eye to when I’m between songs on Spotify or stories...

So last week we did time travel and I have to confess, it was a LOT so I could think through my own time traveling vampires novel and the needs, uses, and functionality of time travel in the plot. So thanks. This week we’re doing the mentor-apprentice relationship and once again, I’m using it for my own purposes. See, I’m writing about a new-ish vampire, Blue, and his sire, Raven, and the hero-wor...

Rex is back from vacay. Renewed, refreshed, ready to hit the ground running? But he didn’t have a topic idea so I hijacked the show for a time travel discussion. I’ll admit it’s a Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) from-the-vault inspired topic. The song is Timeless and it’s on Taylor’s recently released re-recorded album Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) there’s a great story behind her re-recording the mus...

Full show notes including links to both books on the blog here .

Full show notes out on the blog here . Joining me in the studio today is Dr. Anna Courie , an Army wife, nurse, corporate social responsibility officer, and author of six titles. Anna’s 20+ years in the healthcare field include experience in public and private sector health promotion. Anna is a graduate of Clemson University, the University of Wyoming, and Ohio State University. In her spare time,...

This week I’m joined by Paul Davis , prize-winning journalist and Brown University grad. As a freelance writer and reporter, he has written for large and small newspapers from the Tampa Tribune to The New York Times. At the Providence Journal, he chaired the newspaper’s in-house writing committee. He won awards for his stories about the homeless, New England’s struggling fishermen, the Narraganset...

Full show notes out on the blog here .

Full show notes out on the blog here .

Full episode show notes out on the blog here .

Full show notes out on the blog here .

Full show notes out on the blog here .

Full show notes out on the blog here.

Full show notes out on the blog here .

Full show notes out on the blog here .

Full show notes out on the blog here .