Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify CONTENT WARNING: Disturbing elements, doppelgangers, familial conflict, child in peril Tape 2-10-13-2-20: Following a stunning revelation in the Sheridan case, Sam Bailey and Maria Sol plan their next steps as they form an uneasy alliance, and investigate Anna’s long history with doppelgängers, duplicates, and deception. Starring Airen Neeley … More Episode 17: “Here is a Traitor”
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts In this episode, we arrive in the final act of the story, and discuss how and why the resolution should not just be an afterthought to your climax. Learn how to create a resolution that serves your reader, concludes your story’s plot lines satisfyingly, … More Lesson 25: Act 3 – Resolution
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify CONTENT WARNING: Pyrophobia, coughing and personal injury, secondhand embarrassment and social anxiety, singing, discussions of trauma and grief, mentions of drug use, some strong language Tape 1-8-2-3-52: With the investigation into Anna Sheridan’s disappearance seemingly at an end, Bill Tyler and the rest of the Oslow County Police … More Episode 16: “The Shadows of a Moment”
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify CONTENT WARNING: Aquaphobia, discussions of death and drowning (including child death), some loud noises, despair, paranoia, small town decline and collapse, depictions of a natural disaster, mention of drug use, some strong language Tape 3-7-24-4-14: Roaming the abandoned streets of a newly-made ghost town, Anna Sheridan reflects on … More Episode 15: “This Solitary Shore”
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts In this episode, Act 2 comes to an explosive end, as the effects of the crisis decision ripple out into a final confrontation between protagonist and antagonist. Learn how to use the climax’s connection to the inciting incident to show character growth, deliver on … More Lesson 24: Act 2 – Climax
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify CONTENT WARNING: Disturbing elements, mentions of gun violence, bodily harm, discussion of suicidal ideation Tape 2-5-123-1-7: At an abandoned Girl Scout camp in New York, Anna Sheridan hunts a creature she encountered early in her career… A creature she believed to be dead nearly 12 years ago. Starring … More Episode 14: “The Wild and Solitary”
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify CONTENT WARNING: Body horror and some disturbing imagery, discussions of disappearances, some paranoia Tape 1-4-15-3-21: Following up on a lead from the previous tape, detective Sam Bailey interviews Maria Sol about her relationship with the infamous Anna Sheridan and the strange events that followed. Starring Airen Neeley Chaconas … More Episode 13: “These Imperfect Images”
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts In this episode, Wray discusses what is perhaps the most important part of any story — the final crisis before the act 2 climax. Learn how to bring your characters to their lowest point using their inherent flaws and set the stage for an … More Lesson 23: Act 2 – Crisis
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify CONTENT WARNING: Aquaphobia, near-drowning, descriptions of self-mutilation, death, and shipwrecks, some strong language Tape 1-7-1-2-8: Hiking the PCT with Maria Sol, Anna Sheridan takes a detour to visit Lake Tahoe and investigate the supposed haunting of Fannette Island by one Captain Dick Barter. Starring Airen Neeley Chaconas as … More Episode 12: “This Dark Sojourn”
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts In this episode, Wray talks about what to do when you hit the halfway point in your story: how to use this moment to increase the effect of your crisis and climax, improve pacing in the second act, and give your plot a greater … More Lesson 22: Act 2 – Midpoint Marvels
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