The Mythcreant Podcast

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The Mythcreant Podcast

For Fantasy & Science Fiction Storytellers

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    587 – Revenge and Forgiveness in Fiction

    Don't get mad, get even, or not!

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    585 – Do Writers Need to Read?

    Books, in *my* writing?

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    584 – Introducing Characters

    Eye flecks are a major flex.

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    583 – Weird Genre Mashups

    Where is your genre god now?

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    582 – Shy Girl and AI Writing

    Beep boop, you're absolutely right!

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    581 – Fights Between Protagonists

    With friends like these...

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    580 – Writing Dark Academia

    What's spookier than a double major?

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    579 – Finding a Novel Premise

    New, but not too new.

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    578 – How Much Does Canon Matter?

    A lot. Or a little. It depends!

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    577 – Narrative Distance

    Closer. Closer. TOO CLOSE!

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    575 – Creating Names and Terms

    How many apostrophes are you adding?

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    573 – Taste vs Quality

    Everything's subjective until it's not.

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    572 – How Big Should Character Problems Be?

    Your most intense character flaw. No that's too intense.

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    571 – Clever Solutions

    Almost no one is a singular genius.

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    570 – Urgency In Fiction

    Can you afford to wait?

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    569 – Audience Choices in Storytelling

    You have chosen... choicely

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    568 – Ship Battles

    All hands to podcast stations!

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    567 – KPop Demon Hunters

    How is it done done done, exactly?

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    566 – Rest and Relaxation Scenes

    Can books have beach episodes?

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    565 – Emotional Conflicts

    Your characters are fighting, but do they feel it?

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    564 – Historical Fantasy Worldbuilding

    What if history, but dragons?

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    563 – Making The Most of Your Minions

    But what about flying monkeys?

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    562 – Designing Urban Fantasy Factions

    Should vampires also be wizards?

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    561 – Pacing in Wordcraft

    How fast can words go?

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    559 – Unreliable Allies

    Can you trust us? Yes. Probably.

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    558 – Passing Time in Fiction

    When you really want to be writing a memoir.

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    557 – Wishes in Fiction

    Your (earned) wish is our command!

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    556 – Societies That Ban Things

    No fictional society has banned podcasting. Yet.

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    555 – Explaining Complex Worlds

    Divert all power to the exposition array!

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    554 – Writing to Resist

    We all do what we can.

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    553 – The Difference Between Dark and Tense

    Tension's not about things being bad, it's about things getting worse.

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    552 – Critical Types of Narration

    Long ago, the five narration types lived together in harmony.

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    551 – Enemies to Lovers

    If a sword isn't held below someone's chin, is it really romance?

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    550 – Pop Culture in Fiction

    One does not simply reference into pop culture.

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    549 – Getting Feedback On Your Writing

    Ugh, other people are gonna read this stuff?

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    548 – Jim C. Hines’s Authorial Journey

    Sometimes you have to talk to a pro.

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    547 – 2025 Hugo Novels

    The best of the best?

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    546 – Fixing Over-Candied Characters

    How great is the hero? So great!

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    545 – Middle Book Problems

    You've finished the first book. Now what?

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    544 Pseudo-Structures in Storytelling

    Turns out storytelling is more complicated than a flow chart.

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    543 – Fixing Film POV

    Your writing is not a camera. It's better.

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    542 – Major Characters With Kids

    Just age them up with time magic, it's fine.

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    541 – Downward Turning Points

    Sometimes you have to make the hero take a fall.

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    540 – Character Banter

    But how many characters are Sokka?

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    539 – Mixing Magic and Technology

    Magic schools take a *lot* of wifi!

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    538 – POV Character Basics

    Who should get the narrator's mic?

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