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Season 17, Theory and Technique

17.30: Know Your Characters

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Your Hosts: Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, Maurice Broaddus, and Howard Tayler

How well do you know your characters? Sure, you might know their age, nationality, and perhaps wardrobe, but how well do you know their internal characteristics? Do you know them well enough that you can write dialog that sounds like them? In this episode we discuss how you might approach this problem.

Credits: This episode was recorded by Daniel Thompson, and mastered by Alex Jackson.

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Write monologues in which your characters tell you about themselves.

The Ballad of Perilous Graves, by Alex Jennings

Season 17, Theory and Technique

17.27: Ensembles Behind the Scenes

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Your Hosts: Dan Wells, Zoraida Cordova, Kaela Rivera, and Howard Tayler

In this, our final “ensemble masterclass” episode, we discuss the nuts-and-bolts, the tips and tricks, the tools of the trade. In short, we talk very specifically about how we do it. Color-coded sticky notes, index cards, spreadsheets, and more…

Liner Notes: Howard’s guest story for Dave Kellet’s DRIVE compendium is now running online! It’s called “History and Haberdashery.“

Credits: This episode was recorded by Marshall Carr, Jr., and mastered by Alex Jackson.

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Color-code your outline, and see if it’s helpful.

Into the Dark, by Claudia Gray