The gang has had curveballs thrown at them, been hit by pitches, sacked, fouled, slashed, and other sports analogies. We brought our big feelings to the Carnegie Diner to talk about them and what our…
The gang sits down with AWG poets Ashwin Verghese and Ron Giegle who do a great job of making poetry accessible. They talk form, their personal approaches to reading and writing poetry, what makes a…
Stacie leads this discussion about side characters. What makes them memorable? How are they different from secondary characters? Which ones do we love? Artwork mentioned: "The Pitt" HBO Max "Big…
When is a bad writing day a slump? And when is that slump creative despair? And what do you do about it? Michael, Stacie, and Lori, left their individual pits of despair to get together and talk about…
The gang tackle a central question all artists ask themselves: is this project done? How does one decide to stop tinkering and send a story out into the world?
Writers hear they need to be "ready to kill their darlings." What is really meant by this violent advice? The gang talk about what it means to them, when they ignore the advice, when they took it, and…
Following up on episode 2.3, Michael leads a discussion of villains. What constitiutes villany? What makes compelling baddies? How do bad guys fall short? Villains discussed or heard in this episode:…
The crew met over a heaping and very likeable plate of nachos and more to discuss unlikeable characters. They debate the difference between villains, anti-heros, and unlikeables and share some hot…
Lori leads our discussion about character develoment. How do we go about it? And what do we look for - or hate - in a character? References Include: The Gentleman of Moscow by Amor Towles The Dresden…
Stacie was enthralled by something we read in the group frecently - a collection of linked literary flash fiction from Max Paradise. She asked Max to join us on Boxing Day 2025 to talk about how we…
