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608 – Are We The Baddies?

2026/10/04

I'm starting to think the puppy kicking is excessive...

607 – Flawed Protagonists

2026/09/27

How many flaws is too many?

606 – Conflicts Without Character-Antagonists

2026/09/20

Would you like to attack the darkness?

605 – Copying Other Stories

2026/09/13

Can we copy a subtitle from previous episodes?

604 – Breaking the Fourth Wall

2026/09/06

Stare directly into the camera

603 – Common Beginning Mistakes

2026/08/30

Hit the ground running, but not too fast!

602 – Does Speculative Fiction Have a Canon?

2026/08/23

Anyone beside Tolkien invited?

601 – Crafting Nuanced Characters

2026/08/16

More details are always better, right?

600 – Crafting a Long Series

2026/08/09

Planning less optional this time.

599 – Tech Levels

2026/08/02

To invent a steam engine, one must first create the universe.

598 – Structuring Horror

2026/07/26

Spoooooooky structure!

597 – Creating Low Points

2026/07/19

Make them sad. Sadder. TOO SAD.

596 – Annoying Portrayal of Writers in Fiction

2026/07/12

Cut it out, writers!

595 – Narrating Fights and Action Scenes

2026/07/05

Bang! Pow! Wiff!

594 – Plotting a Slow Burn Romance

2026/06/28

You can't rush these things.

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4.6 out of 5

89 reviews

★★★☆☆

Real Love Punk 2026/05/15

Fantastic information, but

I would love to give this show five stars. Because in many ways it deserves it. The information is fantastic, whether you are a writer or a dungeon ma...

★★★★★

Laurelana 2024/06/25

Clear-headed Storycraft

I am benefitting from the Mythcreant website most of all because it contains so much helpful craft content. I already know how to put together a novel...

★★★★☆

Lotte Latte 2024/03/16

Good Content, Less Than Optimal Audio Quality

Love the website, the articles, the content—my only issue with this podcast is the audio quality. I’ve tried adjusting my car speakers, I’ve played ou...

★★☆☆☆

Half-Full Review 2022/06/04

Would you like a cup of depression?

Big, holistic gulp - come sit down and listen, because I promise you, no matter how disillusioned you are we can take it a step further. Who doesn’t ...

★★★★★

quistz 2022/06/02

Top notch advice

Some of the best practical writing advice available. Funny and down to earth listen.

★☆☆☆☆

yeahYepYepyeah 2021/03/30

3 dorks spewing nonsense

The episode on appropriation and exploitation is utter garbage. 3 mumbling white dorks whine about cultural appropriation as if they have any understa...

★★★★★

Jdaylyre 2021/03/29

One of my very favorite podcasts

Seriously, they’re some of the best storytelling advice out there, in general and for spec fic in particular

★★★★★

Wizard Oest 2020/04/09

Consistent Quality Advice and Discussions

This podcast is on my “listen to first” as soon as it comes out. I would also point you to their blog for more great content.

★★★☆☆

TheManChild23 2020/01/29

Lots of Great Nuggets

I seem to find 2-3 great nuggets of knowledge from every episode, but find myself zoning out often as I listen to the constant complaining about how v...

★★★★★

Fay Onyx 2019/04/15

One of my all time favorite podcasts!

Great writing and storytelling advice that incorporates an awareness of oppression in an entertaining (and often really funny) three person conversati...

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