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All Episodes

The Mythcreant Podcast — 102 episodes

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Title
1

587 – Revenge and Forgiveness in Fiction

2

586 – Depicting Travel and Transport

3

585 – Do Writers Need to Read?

4

584 – Introducing Characters

5

583 – Weird Genre Mashups

6

582 – Shy Girl and AI Writing

7

581 – Fights Between Protagonists

8

580 – Writing Dark Academia

9

579 – Finding a Novel Premise

10

578 – How Much Does Canon Matter?

11

576 – Secret Protagonist Backstories

12

577 – Narrative Distance

13

575 – Creating Names and Terms

14

574 – How to Craft a Satisfying Reveal

15

573 – Taste vs Quality

16

572 – How Big Should Character Problems Be?

17

571 – Clever Solutions

18

570 – Urgency In Fiction

19

569 – Audience Choices in Storytelling

20

568 – Ship Battles

21

567 – KPop Demon Hunters

22

566 – Rest and Relaxation Scenes

23

565 – Emotional Conflicts

24

564 – Historical Fantasy Worldbuilding

25

563 – Making The Most of Your Minions

26

562 – Designing Urban Fantasy Factions

27

561 – Pacing in Wordcraft

28

560 – The Questionably Supernatural

29

559 – Unreliable Allies

30

558 – Passing Time in Fiction

31

557 – Wishes in Fiction

32

556 – Societies That Ban Things

33

555 – Explaining Complex Worlds

34

554 – Writing to Resist

35

553 – The Difference Between Dark and Tense

36

552 – Critical Types of Narration

37

551 – Enemies to Lovers

38

550 – Pop Culture in Fiction

39

549 – Getting Feedback On Your Writing

40

548 – Jim C. Hines’s Authorial Journey

41

547 – 2025 Hugo Novels

42

546 – Fixing Over-Candied Characters

43

545 – Middle Book Problems

44

544 Pseudo-Structures in Storytelling

45

543 – Fixing Film POV

46

542 – Major Characters With Kids

47

541 – Downward Turning Points

48

540 – Character Banter

49

539 – Mixing Magic and Technology

50

538 – POV Character Basics

51

537 – Workplace Conflicts

52

536 – Logical Worldbuilding

53

535 – Clarifying Confusing Description

54

534 – Climaxes in Low-Tension Stories

55

533 – Characters With Nothing to Do

56

532 – Making Your Story Immersive

57

531 – Sidekick Protagonists

58

530 – Center Your Darlings

59

529 – Robots and Droids

60

528 – Keeping Your Lovebirds Apart

61

527 – Making Your Story Intuitive

62

526 – Unworkable Story Choices

63

525 – Mercenaries and Assassins

64

524 – Retelling Public Domain Stories

65

523 – Space Fantasy

66

522 – Fairylands and Dreamscapes

67

521 – Giving Your World History

68

520 – Frustrating Narration Choices

69

519 – Writing Short Stories

70

518 – Portal Fantasy

71

517 – Modern vs Classic Stories

72

516 – Can Characters Be Emotionless?

73

515 – Making Politics Compelling

74

514 – Buddy Cop Stories Without Cops

75

513 – Simplifying the Story

76

512 – Common Turning Point Problems

77

511 – Book Sales Blurbs

78

510 – Dramatizing Your Story

79

509 – Updating Problematic Stories

80

508 – Portraying the Afterlife

81

507 – Unfair Character Double Standards

82

506 – Stories That Make Us Cheer for the Wrong Side

83

505 – Disappointing Endings

84

504 – How Much Worldbuilding Is Needed?

85

503 – Building Tension in School Stories

86

502 – What Makes Characters Unlikable?

87

501 – Unusual Jobs in Fiction

88

500 – Mythcreants Retrospective

89

499 – Co-Writing Pros & Cons

90

498 – Bringing Necromancers to Life

91

497 – Cliffhangers: Fantastic Hooks or Just Annoying?

92

496 – AI and Fiction

93

495 – Making Stories Stand Out

94

494 – Bad Metaphors in Fiction

95

493 – Romances With Multiple POVs

96

492 – Language Barriers in Fiction

97

491 – Storytelling Constraints

98

490 – Philosophy in Fiction

99

489 – When and How to Add Dark Content

100

488 – Making Your Villain a Major Character

101

487 – Making Your World Dangerous

102

486 – Common Agency Problems