All Episodes
The Mythcreant Podcast — 102 episodes
587 – Revenge and Forgiveness in Fiction
586 – Depicting Travel and Transport
585 – Do Writers Need to Read?
584 – Introducing Characters
583 – Weird Genre Mashups
582 – Shy Girl and AI Writing
581 – Fights Between Protagonists
580 – Writing Dark Academia
579 – Finding a Novel Premise
578 – How Much Does Canon Matter?
576 – Secret Protagonist Backstories
577 – Narrative Distance
575 – Creating Names and Terms
574 – How to Craft a Satisfying Reveal
573 – Taste vs Quality
572 – How Big Should Character Problems Be?
571 – Clever Solutions
570 – Urgency In Fiction
569 – Audience Choices in Storytelling
568 – Ship Battles
567 – KPop Demon Hunters
566 – Rest and Relaxation Scenes
565 – Emotional Conflicts
564 – Historical Fantasy Worldbuilding
563 – Making The Most of Your Minions
562 – Designing Urban Fantasy Factions
561 – Pacing in Wordcraft
560 – The Questionably Supernatural
559 – Unreliable Allies
558 – Passing Time in Fiction
557 – Wishes in Fiction
556 – Societies That Ban Things
555 – Explaining Complex Worlds
554 – Writing to Resist
553 – The Difference Between Dark and Tense
552 – Critical Types of Narration
551 – Enemies to Lovers
550 – Pop Culture in Fiction
549 – Getting Feedback On Your Writing
548 – Jim C. Hines’s Authorial Journey
547 – 2025 Hugo Novels
546 – Fixing Over-Candied Characters
545 – Middle Book Problems
544 Pseudo-Structures in Storytelling
543 – Fixing Film POV
542 – Major Characters With Kids
541 – Downward Turning Points
540 – Character Banter
539 – Mixing Magic and Technology
538 – POV Character Basics
537 – Workplace Conflicts
536 – Logical Worldbuilding
535 – Clarifying Confusing Description
534 – Climaxes in Low-Tension Stories
533 – Characters With Nothing to Do
532 – Making Your Story Immersive
531 – Sidekick Protagonists
530 – Center Your Darlings
529 – Robots and Droids
528 – Keeping Your Lovebirds Apart
527 – Making Your Story Intuitive
526 – Unworkable Story Choices
525 – Mercenaries and Assassins
524 – Retelling Public Domain Stories
523 – Space Fantasy
522 – Fairylands and Dreamscapes
521 – Giving Your World History
520 – Frustrating Narration Choices
519 – Writing Short Stories
518 – Portal Fantasy
517 – Modern vs Classic Stories
516 – Can Characters Be Emotionless?
515 – Making Politics Compelling
514 – Buddy Cop Stories Without Cops
513 – Simplifying the Story
512 – Common Turning Point Problems
511 – Book Sales Blurbs
510 – Dramatizing Your Story
509 – Updating Problematic Stories
508 – Portraying the Afterlife
507 – Unfair Character Double Standards
506 – Stories That Make Us Cheer for the Wrong Side
505 – Disappointing Endings
504 – How Much Worldbuilding Is Needed?
503 – Building Tension in School Stories
502 – What Makes Characters Unlikable?
501 – Unusual Jobs in Fiction
500 – Mythcreants Retrospective
499 – Co-Writing Pros & Cons
498 – Bringing Necromancers to Life
497 – Cliffhangers: Fantastic Hooks or Just Annoying?
496 – AI and Fiction
495 – Making Stories Stand Out
494 – Bad Metaphors in Fiction
493 – Romances With Multiple POVs
492 – Language Barriers in Fiction
491 – Storytelling Constraints
490 – Philosophy in Fiction
489 – When and How to Add Dark Content
488 – Making Your Villain a Major Character
487 – Making Your World Dangerous
486 – Common Agency Problems