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Webserial authors Daystar Eld and Alexander Wales talk about the craft of writing stories that make sense, and examine writing tropes and media through the lens of the Rational and Rationalist genres.

Intro and Outro music is G.A.T.O. Must Be Respected, by Tim Yarbrough

To contact us, please email daystar721@gmail.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationally-writing/support

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Webserial authors Daystar Eld and Alexander Wales talk about the craft of writing stories that make sense, and examine writing tropes and media through the lens of the Rational and Rationalist genres.

Intro and Outro music is G.A.T.O. Must Be Respected, by Tim Yarbrough

To contact us, please email daystar721@gmail.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationally-writing/support

    Episode 63 - Reader Feedback II (Guest: Velorien)

    Episode 63 - Reader Feedback II (Guest: Velorien)

    Short episode where Daystar and Alexander speak with Velorien, one of the writers of Marked for Death⁠, to discuss the impact of reader feedback in serial fiction.


    Hosted by ⁠⁠Daystar Eld⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Alexander Wales⁠⁠.

    With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, ⁠⁠G.A.T.O Must Be Respected


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    • 23 min
    Episode 62 - Money in Fiction

    Episode 62 - Money in Fiction

    Daystar and Alexander discuss the role of money and class in fiction, and how it can affect, or fail to affect, their decisions and interactions.


    Hosted by ⁠Daystar Eld⁠ and ⁠Alexander Wales⁠

    With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, ⁠G.A.T.O Must Be Respected







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    • 39 min
    Episode 61 - Subverting Expectations (Guest: Jamie Wahls)

    Episode 61 - Subverting Expectations (Guest: Jamie Wahls)

    Alex and I attended a writing retreat with some other authors in the rationality community, and while there decided to host an impromptu episode on subverting expectations, joined (primarily) by our Nebula nominated friend, Jamie Wahls. All I had to record with was my laptop, so apologies for the sound quality!

    Co-hosted by Alexander Wales

    With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, G.A.T.O Must Be Respected

    Links:

    http://jamiewahls.com/


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    • 1 hr 9 min
    Episode 60 - Animorphs: The Reckoning (Guest: TK17/Duncan Sabien)

    Episode 60 - Animorphs: The Reckoning (Guest: TK17/Duncan Sabien)

    Today we're joined once again by Duncan Sabien, aka TK17, to discuss his incredible rationalfic, Animorphs: The Reckoning. It was recorded shortly after the story finished and includes questions on not just his writing process, but the various decisions that went into changes made from canon, so spoilers ahead!

    Co-hosted by Alexander Wales

    With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, G.A.T.O Must Be Respected

    Links:

    Duncan's "How the MTG Color Wheel Explains Humanity"

    Animorphs: The Reckoning AMA

    Duncan's Previous Guest Appearance


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    • 1 hr 9 min
    Episode 59 - Worth the Candle Postmortem

    Episode 59 - Worth the Candle Postmortem

    Today we discuss Alexander's original serial fiction, Worth the Candle, and the various decisions and aspects of the story that came up throughout the writing process.

    Co-hosted by Alexander Wales

    With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, G.A.T.O Must Be Respected


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    • 1 hr 46 min
    Episode 58 - Gender in Fiction

    Episode 58 - Gender in Fiction

    Daystar and Alexander discuss gender in fiction, and how it cultural gender norms or deviances can inform not just character personalities but can be an interesting part of world building.

    Co-hosted by Alexander Wales

    With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, G.A.T.O Must Be Respected


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    • 54 min

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