Chris's Idea Engine Podcast
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The Novice Writer: Finding Beauty
6 mins; September 15, 2023
The Novice Writer: Go For a Walk
6 mins; September 14, 2023
The Novice Writer: Handwriting or Typing?
4 mins; September 13, 2023
The Novice Writer: Copying Stories
6 mins; September 12, 2023
The First Draft: On Writing From the Mind
4 mins; September 11, 2023
The First Draft: From Picture to 1000 Words
3 mins; September 09, 2023
The First Draft: Drawn Stories
5 mins; September 08, 2023
The First Draft: Video Games and Side Quest Stories?
4 mins; September 07, 2023
The First Draft: Video Games, Options, and Writing
4 mins; September 07, 2023
The First Draft: Video Game Stories
4 mins; September 06, 2023
The First Draft: Audio to Book
5 mins; September 05, 2023
The First Draft: Audio Stories
5 mins; September 04, 2023
The First Draft: Movies vs. Books? Pictures vs. Words?
6 mins; September 02, 2023
The First Draft: Movie as a Medium of Art
4 mins; September 01, 2023
The First Draft: Writing as a Form of Storytelling
4 mins; August 31, 2023
The First Draft: Why Your Story Never Turns Out How You Imagine It
3 mins; August 30, 2023
It Was All a Dream? When It Works
4 mins; August 29, 2023
It Was All a Dream? Examining a trope
3 mins; August 28, 2023
Selling Your Stories?
4 mins; August 24, 2023
Meta-Fiction, and How It Messes With Your Head
4 mins; August 23, 2023
Why Writers "Nerf" Their Stories
3 mins; August 22, 2023
Reading to Write
4 mins; August 21, 2023
How Much Should I Explain?
5 mins; July 31, 2023
Why Should I Join Writing Competitions?
4 mins; July 27, 2023
Fan Fiction Writing 101: the Business Benefits of Fan Fiction
3 mins; July 27, 2023
Fan Fiction Writing 101: What Men and Women Want from Fanfic
4 mins; July 25, 2023
Author's Life: Who Is Your Intended Audience?
4 mins; July 24, 2023
Fanfiction Writing 101: Minimal Reality
4 mins; July 21, 2023
Fan Fiction Writing 101: Who is Your Audience?
4 mins; July 20, 2023
Fanfiction Writing 101: What Pieces to Use...
5 mins; July 20, 2023
Fan Fiction Writing 101: Lord of the Rings Fanfic?
4 mins; July 18, 2023
Fanfiction Writing 101: Same World, Different Story
3 mins; July 17, 2023
Fan Fiction Writing 101: More on Story Types
3 mins; July 17, 2023
Fanfiction Writing 101: Retellings
3 mins; July 13, 2023
Fanfiction Writing 101: Character Sequels
3 mins; July 12, 2023
Fanfiction Writing 101: Types of Stories
4 mins; July 11, 2023
How Miyazaki Writes a Story with No Single Villain
5 mins; July 10, 2023
Why No One Can Copyright an Idea
3 mins; July 07, 2023
When Outlining Doesn't Work
4 mins; June 29, 2023
Better Writing by Using What's There?
3 mins; June 29, 2023
Am I An Artist or a Businessman?
4 mins; June 27, 2023
Batman's Built-in Scope
6 mins; June 22, 2023
Batman in Gotham?
5 mins; June 22, 2023
Batman on the Battlefield, But It Doesn't Work
4 mins; June 20, 2023
How Do I Use My Theme To Guide My Story?
4 mins; June 19, 2023
How to Create Time to Write
3 mins; June 16, 2023
Fan Fiction Writing 101: The Rewriting Begins
5 mins; June 15, 2023
Please Don't Write Like This
4 mins; June 15, 2023
Why Simple Themes Make Good Complicated Plots
4 mins; June 12, 2023
I Love Making Worlds
4 mins; June 12, 2023
Why Does My Writing Plan Not Work When I Start Writing?
5 mins; June 08, 2023
Not Writing Something, and Preparing to Write Something Else
3 mins; June 07, 2023
Should I Delete Useless Parts of My First Draft?
5 mins; June 06, 2023
How Complex Should My Story Be?
5 mins; June 05, 2023
How Much Should I Write Every Day?
3 mins; June 02, 2023
Do Readers Want Complex Characters?
5 mins; June 01, 2023
Why Starting a Business Requires Love
3 mins; May 31, 2023
How Line Editing Improves Writing
3 mins; May 31, 2023
Wholesome Fiction and Me
6 mins; May 25, 2023
What If I Can't Finish My Story?
3 mins; May 24, 2023
What If I Can't Keep Up My Habits?
5 mins; May 23, 2023
How Important are Unimportant Details?
3 mins; May 23, 2023
Should I Write My Story In Order?
3 mins; May 23, 2023
How Fitness Fits in Writing
6 mins; May 19, 2023
If I Miss a Day of Writing, Should I Feel Bad??
4 mins; May 17, 2023
How Can I Be Sure I Want to Be a Writer?
4 mins; May 17, 2023
How Long Should My First Draft Take To Write? Eh, Ten Weeks?
3 mins; May 15, 2023
Should I Start My Story "In Media Res?"
4 mins; May 13, 2023
Is It Worth Writing?
3 mins; May 12, 2023
Fan Fiction and Borrowing Characters
4 mins; May 10, 2023
Why are Bad Girls in Fiction Dressed like Bad Girls?
5 mins; May 10, 2023
How I Write At Work
4 mins; May 08, 2023
Should I Write 1000 Words Every Day?
3 mins; May 08, 2023
How to Make Characters Talk?
3 mins; May 05, 2023
Contrasting Character Traits
6 mins; May 04, 2023
History, Story, and Fiction
4 mins; May 04, 2023
Coffee, Drugs, and Writing
6 mins; May 03, 2023
If only I *Could* Write All Day
4 mins; May 02, 2023
How To Drive Plot with Characters
3 mins; May 01, 2023
The Knives of the Skull King: Ring
2 mins; November 09, 2022
The Knives of the Skull King: Slow Fighter
1 min; November 03, 2022
The Knives of the Skull King: The Jokes
4 mins; November 01, 2022
The Knives of the Skull King: The Kingdom Killer
4 mins; October 29, 2022
The Knives of the Skull King: A Betting Man
2 mins; October 27, 2022
The Knives of the Skull King: Table War
8 mins; October 26, 2022
The Knives of the Skull King: From On High
2 mins; October 24, 2022
The Knives of the Skull King: The Cell of the Man
3 mins; October 20, 2022
Coffee
1 min; March 24, 2022
Wolf, Cat, Rabbit?
1 min; March 22, 2022
Shadows
1 min; March 20, 2022
Safe Place
1 min; March 17, 2022
Naiads
1 min; March 15, 2022
Devotions
54 secs; March 13, 2022
Pathfinder
59 secs; March 10, 2022
The Rascal
53 secs; March 08, 2022
Birds and Wolves
1 min; March 06, 2022
Better Side Characters
6 mins; March 04, 2022
Vacation with Wolfy 2: Guardian Angels?
1 min; March 03, 2022
Writing Better Bullies
7 mins; March 02, 2022
Vacation with Wolfy 1: A Run
1 min; March 01, 2022