The Affinity Saga Podcast

In this episode, we talk about the importance of grounding the characters in reality, where the team building comes from, and how every "king of the mountain" video game I ever played helped structure the end of chapter seven and all of chapter eight.Get your copy of the Affinity Theory at www.theaffinitysaga.com and on Amazon!

In this episode, we discuss what our powers would be if we had them, and we discuss how the Enneagram Personality Type system became the foundation from which the Elite Unit was built.Purchase your copy of the Affinity Theory at:Shopify - https://smbd6k-zn.myshopify.comAmazon - https://a.co/d/4ztRJrx

On this episode, we discuss Symone's first outing as an Elite and the enigmatic bond between Malcolm and Symone's powers.Purchase your copy of the Affinity Theory at:Shopify - https://smbd6k-zn.myshopify.comAmazon - https://a.co/d/4ztRJrx

On this episode, we dive into the building layout, nickname mishaps, Malcolm and Symone's budding crush, celebrating one another's wins, and how our mutual love for something can build a bridge to create relational equity among one another.Purchase your copy of the Affinity Theory at:Shopify - https://smbd6k-zn.myshopify.comAmazon - https://a.co/d/4ztRJrx

In this episode, we explore more character development, Malcolm and Director Mallack's relationship, and how Eddie's personality and traits come to life through each person he created.Purchase your copy of the Affinity Theory at:Shopify - https://smbd6k-zn.myshopify.comAmazon - https://a.co/d/4ztRJrx

In this episode, we discuss how the cover was developed and redesigned to best represent the book and its genre, Nicole's frustration with Symone, the structure of team dynamics, my personal struggles with abandonment, and the origins of the synergistic relationship between Malcolm and Symone.Purchase your copy of the Affinity Theory at:Shopify - https://smbd6k-zn.myshopify.comAmazon - https://a.co/d/4ztRJrx

In this episode, we talk about how introductions matter! We discuss the decisions in informing readers about vs. leading readers to get to know the principle characters, the centrality of the Intelligence Division, who the characters are modeled after, and the motivations behind the boneheaded decisions of Duncan that leads to the line that drives the rest of the book.

Welcome to the Affinity Theory! We start right out the gate with the Prologue and explain the origins of the book and how the opening of the book was shaped to express multiple things in a few pages.