Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Bryon to talk about some of the finer points of writing dialogue, such as giving characters distinct voices through affect and subtle uses of language.

You can read Bryon's fic "War Machines" (now completed) here on Ao3.

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On this episode, Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Sungrass to talk about foreshadowing, and some examples of our favorite uses of it as well as how it can go wrong.

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On this episode, Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined once more by Cam, this time to talk about the issue of queerbaiting.

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