Write On SC

By writers, for writers, a weekly discussion of writing craft lead by South Carolina Writers Association members and guests.

Write On SC is a arts podcast hosted by Kasie Whitener, with 234 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 84. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Kasie Whitener hosts Write On SC, a arts show with 234 episodes published.

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  Episode #272

  Body Language

  May 15, 202645 minS0

  <p>In consuming a ridiculous amount of romance fiction, I (Kasie) have come across my share of absurd body part descriptions. So I thought we haven’t ever really talked about how to talk about body parts on this show. So let’s do that.</p> <p>Let’s talk:</p> <p>Basic biology versus nuanced inference</p> <p>When, where and how to flex that vocabulary</p> <p>Body parts as vehicles for metaphor (i.e. broken heart)</p> <p>What to leave to imagination and what to make explicit.</p> <p>But first, if you haven’t yet register...

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  Episode #271

  Love is in the Pages

  May 15, 202645 minS0

  <p>The last time we had a show near Valentine’s Day, it was the day after and we did Episode 299 “Love for Love’s Sake” exploring the trappings of a love story. So we’ll start there.</p> <p>Love stories are universal because they are so versatile. In our previous episode, we went through the types of love per This linkwhich explains it this way: “the comprehensive feeling for the entire cosmos.” From the same link, other types of love:</p> Eros – passionate or romantic love Philia – goodwill or friendship Storge – natural love or familial love, that which you feel for those i...

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  Episode #270

  That’s no small moon, it’s a plot device!

  May 15, 202645 minS0

  <p>So last week Hollie joined us to talk about motifs which turned into a plot device conversation and we decided we could use of more that. So here it is, Part 2 if you will of Plot Devices to get us started this year. Turns out, we haven’t done plot devices before. We’ve done literary devices (Episode 125) but not plot devices.</p> <p>What do we mean by “plot device”? A plot device is any tool used to advance the story. They can be objects, people, secrets, the weather. Anything that disrupts the story as-is and turns it toward w...

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  Episode #269

  Motifs and other Plot Devices

  May 15, 202645 minS0

  <p>This morning we’re joined by Hollie, a musician and contributor to the show, who had something to add to our conversation on motifs.</p> <p>The idea came from an article explaining how composers use motifs to advance the plot in musical theater. That got me (Kasie) wondering about other plot-advancement devices in literature that function in similar ways. Thanks, as always, to Gemini AI for curating the internet’s vast resources on this topic.</p> <p>A motif is a recurring element in a story—such as an image, object, sound, word, or situation—that holds symbolic signific...

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  Episode #268

  The Appeal of the Apocalypse

  May 15, 202645 minS0

  <p>The appeal of the apocalypse. Seems like everyone takes a stab at writing about the end times. What does it look like in your imagination?</p> <p>Let’s remember that a lot, a LOT of what we have now was once imagined by writers. For example, Fahrenheit 451 predicted headphones, Frankenstein imagined transplants, Isaac Asimov predicted the rise of computers (link). Apple watches, self-driving cars, even video chatting were all predicted by writers who imagined a better way of doing everything.</p> <p>They may not have had the science or engineering to make it happen, but writers certainly st...

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