Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of drug use, discussions of historical homophobia, transphobia, and censorship, mental health struggles and the COVID-19 pandemic On today’s episode, Van Winkle and Virginia sit down with four incredible writers from the audio fiction community to discuss their unique paths to writing their own shows. … More HOTC – Episode 02: The road to writing
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify CONTENT WARNING: Brief discussions of depression and ADHD Welcome back to the Homestead on the Corner Writing Podcast! Van Winkle and Virginia return after a 2+ year absence for a new mini-season of interviews with other audio fiction writers and creators, starting with a reintroduction to the core … More HOTC – Episode 01: The end goal of creativity is not perfection
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts In this episode, we address the paradox of showing genuine change in the third act: if true character is only revealed through action in conflict, then how do you demonstrate the completion of a character arc after the main conflict ends? Learn how to … More Lesson 27: Act 3 – Restoration
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts In this episode, the protagonist reaches the final, and perhaps most difficult, threshold in the journey: the return to the ordinary world. Learn how and why characters must come home at the end of their arcs, how to use this moment most effectively for … More Lesson 26: Act 3 – Return
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 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 Listen on Google Podcasts In this episode, Trevor 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 Listen on Google Podcasts In this episode, Trevor 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
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts In this episode, Trevor talks plot reversals and revelations, how to twist your story without losing your reader, and ways to effectively set up big story payoffs in your own writing. For more info about the show, check out homesteadonthecorner.com Help support … More Lesson 21: Act 2 – Revelations and Reversals
Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Google Podcasts In this episode, Trevor talks about how to develop your supporting cast, create compelling subplots, and find the organic structure of your narrative. Learn how to humanize the bit parts of your stories and why it’s so important to treat characters like real people … More Lesson 20: Act 2 – Subplots and Somebodies
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