Podcasts by Story In Mind
Let's go for a walk and talk about writing and psychology.
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Nathan Ogloff from 2023-11-04T00:52:59
Talking with Nathan about his post-apocalyptic epic Sapien Empire. Ambience—the Old Crow Coffee Co.
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Best Friend 1 from 2021-05-20T14:26
Should your main character be your best friend? [part one]
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Indigenous Narnia from 2021-04-26T20:49:29
Working on the outline / synopsis leads to a missing piece.
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Rite Of Passage from 2021-04-20T19:09:36
Can we make a story that helps others get through a difficult time?
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Connect The Dots from 2021-03-30T22:37:59
Starting off by leaving room for the reader to fill in details.
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Side Walking from 2021-03-29T00:34:56
Is feeding pedestrian crows like getting published? * unmasked exposé *
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Dave Olson from 2021-03-22T02:50:10
Talking with an archivist-storyteller about time travelling postcards.
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Writing Isn't Writing from 2020-03-19T13:01:29
Do we focus on the journey, the destination, or both?
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Workshops Versus from 2020-02-19T14:25:35
... beta readers, critique partners, editors, and writers groups.
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Internal Crisis from 2019-12-26T09:18:54
How does a protagonist's inner journey transform them?
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Protagonist Reader from 2019-09-25T19:53:20
What do we want to experience? (Big pause at one point.)
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Words Of Power from 2019-09-14T20:41:45
Magical linguistics in Fantasy. Leftover from 2 months back.
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Unconventional from 2019-09-10T23:23:31
I await the fallout of the convention chair stepping down.
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Dewey Conway from 2019-07-10T19:22:30
The story-weaver of Shimmerworld answers a few questions.
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Gillian Kendall from 2019-06-29T16:23:54
Interviewing the author of The Garden Of Darkness and The Book Of Forbidden Wisdom.
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What To Write About from 2019-06-24T04:24:21
What topics make a book worth writing and reading?
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Christina Hawthorne from 2019-06-17T18:53:39
Interview with the fantastic author of Ontyre Passages.
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Susan & Michael Walsh from 2019-06-16T04:38:46
Two fantastic members of the local science fiction convention.
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Claire Buss from 2019-06-06T17:20:38
Interviewing the author of The Rose Thief and the Gaia Effect series.
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Scott David Betson from 2019-06-06T04:36:25
Interviewing Scott about comic books, movies, and fandom.
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Revealing Character from 2019-04-23T13:04:13
Showing who someone is through their choice of decoration.
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TG Shepherd from 2019-04-20T00:44:58
Interviewing the author of As A God about VCON, fighting, and comic books.
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Don DeBrandt from 2019-04-16T01:46:03
Interview with author Don DeBrant about SFF, writing, and VCON.
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Pneumatic Submarine from 2019-04-12T10:32:48
Some worldbuilding and exploring ideas for a WIP.
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Stream of Consciousness from 2019-04-08T08:37:46
An organic way of showing character thoughts.
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Josette Part 2 from 2019-04-05T20:42:30
Interviewing J. Kernaghan about VCON, SciFi, and fandom.
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Josette Part 1 from 2019-04-05T20:41:45
Interviewing J. Kernaghan about VCON, SciFi, and fandom.
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Sarcasm And Subtext from 2019-03-27T13:05:58
Starting with irony versus sarcasm, we dive beneath the text.
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Foreshadowing from 2019-03-10T12:19:30
The start of a series of episodes on literary devices.
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Time Ladies Presentation from 2019-03-04T04:25:21
A good half an hour, and 15 minutes of so-so, about the women in Doctor Who.
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Fan Expo 2 from 2019-03-04T04:19:19
Convention, Captain Marvel, and someone tries to sell me a book.
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Setting & Mindset from 2019-02-26T13:32:58
Starting with Expressionism and asking how setting can reveal character.
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Worldbuilding Vs Story from 2019-02-14T15:27:28
Language construction and the limits of comprehension.
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Writing The Unsaid from 2019-02-13T01:14:40
Banned books, dictatorships, and subconscious expression.
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Lay Of The Green Gun from 2019-01-26T19:53:52
Beautiful beta readers, starting a serial, and story.
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Life In Troy from 2019-01-23T23:37:36
Book birthday leads to (eventually) talking about Troy.
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The Little Prince from 2019-01-14T18:46:52
Is Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's classic a bad kids book?
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You Have A Choice from 2019-01-08T14:10:30
Writing updates and Vancouver's First Nations choices.
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Personification Of Time from 2019-01-05T22:14:18
"Time is an illusion. Lunch time doubly so."
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Personification Of Fate from 2019-01-05T22:09:41
Wondering why the Wyrd Sisters aren't rich and famous.
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Personification Of Death from 2019-01-05T22:02:16
Looking at expressions of mortality such as Mort from Discworld.
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Juxtaposition, Collage, And Synthesis from 2019-01-05T04:48:40
Creating design aesthetics for characters, settings, and situations.
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Getting Inspired from 2019-01-04T12:04:12
Looking at stories that have inspired another story.
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Personification from 2019-01-03T16:05:40
Abstract quality in human form or giving objects human qualities.
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No Place Like Home from 2019-01-02T13:22:40
Surviving abuse, a golden opportunity, and passing judgement
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Final Episode Part Two from 2018-12-28T00:26:01
Second half of the episode roundup and farewell.
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Final Episode Part One from 2018-12-28T00:24:15
First half of a seventy-three episode retrospective.
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Only One Story from 2018-12-26T22:01:25
Can every story be boiled down into one uber narrative?
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The Art Of Drafting from 2018-12-25T00:40:41
What's beyond the first draft? What is a rewrite vs a revision? Why draft at all?
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Mary Poppins from 2018-12-24T01:49:28
Perusing the books, movies, and musical via P.L. Travers.
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King Of The Castle from 2018-12-23T14:28:07
Looking at the symbolism and history of a military base.
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Guardian Or Mentor from 2018-12-22T18:29:32
The archetypes that guard thresholds, treasure, or knowledge.
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Winter Solstice from 2018-12-21T15:21:13
It's the darkest time of the year but the moon is full and the stars are bright.
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A Mental Utopia from 2018-12-19T23:44:03
Rambling into a talk about mental health in the future.
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Island Of The Self from 2018-12-18T20:58:06
Looking at islands in fiction and what they mean.
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Reading And Salon from 2018-12-18T19:30:38
Attending a local reading and demonstration of sword fighting.
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The Undiscovered Mind from 2018-12-16T08:00:10
Exploring your mind as if it were a another world.
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Technology Is Story from 2018-12-15T16:07:14
A look at Marshall McLuhan's "The medium is the message."
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To Prologue Or Not from 2018-12-13T15:30:31
Sometimes the beginning deserves something special.
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The Catalyst from 2018-12-08T13:24:03
The shock at the beginning of the story that upsets the ordinary world.
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The Crisis from 2018-12-07T13:16:34
Before the final confrontation we have the false failure, the tragedy, that transforms the protagonist.
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Fresh Writing from 2018-12-05T13:52:19
How often is it okay to use tired and cliche sayings and phrases like "the grass is always greener"?
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Science Fiction from 2018-12-03T14:22:11
From ancient origins to future interpretations, what's the purpose of Sci-fi?
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The Griffin Who Lived Upstairs from 2018-11-29T01:32:25
Inspirations like archaeology and cartography that have gone into planning a new story.
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Magic In Fantasy from 2018-11-28T01:30:58
From high fantasy to the paranormal, I take a look at differences in magical fiction.
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Freedom Of Speech from 2018-11-27T13:16:04
A walk and talk about responding to the silence of denial.
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Writing Space from 2018-11-26T13:41:19
Desks I have known and loved, writing instruments, and surfaces written upon.
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Non Structure & Inventive Place from 2018-11-23T13:25:03
Looking for meaning outside of imposed perspective.
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Meet & Critique from 2018-11-23T03:46:59
Returning from a first chapter swap and feedback session with Patrick Bolivar.
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Story Structure from 2018-11-22T21:18:47
After feedback from E.J. Allen, I go for a circuitous walk that imitates a three act structure.
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Whedon's Worlds from 2018-11-21T23:32:37
Thinking about the Buffy, Whedon's fall from grace, and the golden opportunity of The Nevers.
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Publishing Retrospective from 2018-11-21T03:15:54
My book's birthday is in two months, so I'm revisiting the long process, journey, thing that is publishing.
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Seven Stories Part Four from 2018-11-20T14:49:24
Finishing up with the sixth and seventh story types: Comedy and Tragedy.
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Seven Stories Part Three from 2018-11-20T02:03:52
Finishing up with the Journey And Return type of story and looking at the Rebirth.
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Seven Stories Part Two from 2018-11-19T23:08:08
Talking about two more story types: Rags to Riches, and The Quest.
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Seven Stories Part One from 2018-11-19T22:59:12
Are there only seven basic types of stories? We take a look at the first type called Overcoming The Monster.
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Sublimation from 2018-11-16T20:29:58
Creativity as a healthy response to tragedies large and small.
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Dune Explored from 2018-11-15T22:03:25
Looking back over the soft scifi epic by Frank Herbert, its sequels, prequels, and screen adaptations.
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Chilling Adventures? from 2018-11-15T19:31:35
Is the new Sabrina series doing a disservice to neopagans and women? Are witches the villains we need right now?
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Three Act Structure from 2018-11-15T00:15:08
From the grand arc of the novel to the major arcs of the three acts and the minor arcs of scenes, structure can help you outline, draft, and query your work.
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Building A World from 2018-11-14T19:05:09
It's a brave new world, but is it just a mirror? My world, your world, and the fictional worlds in between.
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Loom Of Words from 2018-11-13T19:43:20
Talking about the mythology of weaving and the rich tapestry of storylines / threads in a tale.
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The Perfect Sentence from 2018-11-12T17:58:08
Looking at the construction of an invisible, grammatical, clear sentence that supports a story.
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Swapping Critiques from 2018-11-10T15:23:30
The pros and cons of sharing your writing with others.
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Professionalism from 2018-11-09T14:54:57
Is it okay to swear a blue streak in publishing, or is it all about personal persona?
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Story Edit In Action from 2018-11-06T17:37:06
I discuss the process of editing the first chapter of a scifi novel's second draft.
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Learning Story from 2018-11-06T14:29:34
In order to write well, do you need to take Creative Writing classes?
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The Joy Of Writing from 2018-11-05T22:40:55
Why do we lose our interest in a story along the way! Is it possible to reignite the passion?
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Government In Fiction from 2018-11-04T14:58:51
Starting with Thomas More's Utopia, we look at different forms of government both in the real world and the fantastical.
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Description & Detail from 2018-11-01T13:13:49
Looking at image in writing. Forays into dream analysis, Troy, and self image.
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The Monster from 2018-10-31T12:53:10
Halloween episode! We look at popular monsters, why we have them, and what monsters we are creating.
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What Is Fantasy? from 2018-10-30T13:39:54
From cave paintings, to Plato's cave of shadows, to caves on alien worlds...
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Building Character from 2018-10-29T16:13:10
Whether plotting or pantsing, at some point you have to sit back and ask yourself who your main character is.
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How To Twitter from 2018-10-28T12:28:01
Is advertising enough? Is there a better way to sell a product? Why engage?
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Constructive Criticism from 2018-10-27T13:44:34
Reminiscing about my time in the feedback trenches. How to give writing criticism and why.
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Civilisation from 2018-10-26T13:26:57
Versus Nature. What's the purpose of art? Is it the civilising act; does it tame the wild beast? My city, your city, the last city...
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What Is Literature? from 2018-10-25T14:28:28
Whether we like it or not, writing is divided up into literature and genre fiction. Why? Who says so? What defines literature?
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Writer's Block from 2018-10-24T14:15:23
What's this thing in the way of writing? Why is it there? What function does it serve, and can we subvert it?
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Writing Comic Books from 2018-10-24T14:12:18
Comics are a union of image and text. Why do we go there for our stories? What is it about comics that is so important?
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Who Has The Power? from 2018-10-24T14:07:09
While editing a scene, the question to ask is, "Who has the power?" How does the power in a scene change? Is the power dynamic necessary?
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Being An SFF Panelist from 2018-10-24T13:59:43
Going out for a walk and talk while ruminating about being a panelist at #VCON 42.
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