Backstory is essential to establishing who your characters are and the decisions they’ll make in your story, but how much is too much? In this REPLAY episode from 2024, Russ and Tim discuss backstory, how they approached it for their first novels, and how they plan on using it in their new works.
Want a good twist for your story? Earn it. This episode Russ & Tim explore the various types of twists found in fiction and why it’s important to earn them with setups and payoffs.
How do you find inspiration? Where can it be found? Once you find it how do you maintain it? This episode Russ & Tim dive into their sources of inspiration and how they maintain it, Read more
It’s one thing to self-publish, but what does it take to start your own publishing imprint? In this episode, Russ and Tim sit down with fantasy author Scott Colby to discuss why and how he Read more