The Mythcreant Podcast

520 – Frustrating Narration Choices 26.01.2025 ↓

Of all the emotions your book can embody, "smug" is rarely a good one.

519 – Writing Short Stories 19.01.2025 ↓

Short but mighty!

518 – Portal Fantasy 12.01.2025 ↓

Ask not for who the portal opens.

517 – Modern vs Classic Stories 05.01.2025 ↓

Hot take: new stuff is good.

516 – Can Characters Be Emotionless? 29.12.2024 ↓

To feel, or not to feel, that is the question.

515 – Making Politics Compelling 22.12.2024 ↓

Don't let your plot be filibustered!

514 – Buddy Cop Stories Without Cops 15.12.2024 ↓

No friendship police here, thanks!

513 – Simplifying the Story 08.12.2024 ↓

Do you really need the kingdoms of Boria *and* Loria?

512 – Common Turning Point Problems 01.12.2024 ↓

We know something should be there, but what?

511 – Book Sales Blurbs 24.11.2024 ↓

Why should people buy your book?

510 – Dramatizing Your Story 17.11.2024 ↓

How to make a story more than a pile of words.

509 – Updating Problematic Stories 10.11.2024 ↓

But if we make things different, they'll be different!

508 – Portraying the Afterlife 03.11.2024 ↓

Less spooky, more logistical.

507 – Unfair Character Double Standards 27.10.2024 ↓

Help characters break the glass fourth wall!

506 – Stories That Make Us Cheer for the Wrong Side 20.10.2024 ↓

Sometimes the villain is just too charming.

505 – Disappointing Endings 13.10.2024 ↓

The finale shouldn't fizzle out!

504 – How Much Worldbuilding Is Needed? 06.10.2024 ↓

Why do people get so weird about this topic?

503 – Building Tension in School Stories 29.09.2024 ↓

Get to your desk before the bell!

502 – What Makes Characters Unlikable? 22.09.2024 ↓

To like, or not to like, that is the question

501 – Unusual Jobs in Fiction 15.09.2024 ↓

Welcome to the spec fic job fair!

500 – Mythcreants Retrospective 08.09.2024 ↓

We were the stars all along!

499 – Co-Writing Pros & Cons 01.09.2024 ↓

Just copy+paste an extra writer, right?

498 – Bringing Necromancers to Life 25.08.2024 ↓

Spooky scary!

497 – Cliffhangers: Fantastic Hooks or Just Annoying? 18.08.2024 ↓

Wow, this cliff edge is slippery...

496 – AI and Fiction 11.08.2024 ↓

Confidently reciting vague web searches is a job for HUMANS!