On this episode, we decided to do a Hear Me Out, where one of us picks a topic we either need to defend or discuss to understand better. This episode is Melissa's Hear Me Out where she wanted to discuss a concept she had been thinking called Mirrored Protagonist. A character that mirrors the protagonist, but is not the main character. We used Zuko as the example and we dug deep trying to figure out readers love secondary characters more and yet, if the secondary character was removed, it would not change the main character's story arc, let alone the overall arching storyline.

Unfortunately, the sound quality was hit hard this week, for some reason the audio became echoey. I tried all week to fix it, and this was the best version I was able to create. Sorry about that, but hopefully it won't take away TOO much from the overall discussion we had.

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On this episode, we discuss different magic systems and the different types of magic systems. We use examples from systems in popular media and then discuss our own thought process on how we created our own magic systems in our books and stories and why we did what we did, or why we leaned toward one type of magic system. There are countless ways to create your stories world, and the magic systems you include may reflect culture or a world view. Join us for more of a fan-girl episode on how much fun creating magic systems is and what we find fascinating and how we twist tropes to make them shine.

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On this episode we'll discuss how to write what you know - easily one of the most common pieces of writing advice that is extremely logical on the surface, but no one ever explains in practical use. Writing what you know means you are using personal experiences you have had in your life and gifting the idea of it to your character to translate your story into a real and grounded reading experience.

I've never ridden a dragon, but I have ridden a horse and I've gone camping, so I can use those experiences to describe the way the dragon moves under me, rocking me side to side on the leather saddle, and then dipping backward and forward as it dives or climbs through the air, the wind whipping at my hair. The smoke from the dragon's mouth wafting into my face smelling of ash and green wood sputtering in the embers. - see? Its easy. That's what makes it fun. Use what you have experiences throughout your life and apply it to your story, and a depth of reality will grow around those moments the readers spend with the characters.

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