Writer's Prompts for the podcast "Pressure Makes Diamonds... Or Dust"

Fiction should be a mirror to our world’s darkest and lightest moments.

The messy, chaotic world of people cracking under pressure—because let’s face it, life’s a pressure cooker, and sometimes the lid just pops!

Writer's Prompts for the podcast "The (Not So) Wonder Years" - pitch yourself headfirst into the smelly laundry basket of the teen years

It’s a confusing time when you’re expected to make life-altering decisions with the emotional maturity of a pet hamster.

In this Alchemy podcast Tim and LeeAnna talk about the teen years - because what’s a teen’s life without a *few near-death experiences*?

Writer's Prompts for the podcast "When Reality Met Fiction: The Meet Cute"

Meet-cutes are overrated. Meet-uglies are the new hotness—buckle up, because Tim and LeeAnna are about to toss your tropes out the window

The next time you're stuck for a plot, remember the absurdity of it all. The mistakes, the greed, the human error...

Writer's Prompts for the podcast "Just Soooo Attractive"

Heroes Are Fine, but Tim Wants Messy, Morally-Ambiguous Characters

Today, our podcasters talk about how to make characters that are both compelling and objectively good folks.

As a writer, slip a little “Woodman’s Son” moment into your narrative for comic effect (or a fireplace tragedy)!

Writer's Prompts for the podcast "Deflated!"

It’s all about expectations—too high, and the crash is coming. And, oh, it’s going to be glorious.

Tim and LeeAnna talk about when everything unexpectedly goes pear-shaped, and the gawkable spectacle of embarrassed deflation.

Welcome to Action Park: Where Fiction Writers Find Wickedly Flawed Characters

Welcome to today’s podcast therapy session—sorry, I meant episode.

Writer's Prompts for the podcast "Emotions, Emotions Everywhere"

Today, our podcasters explore emotions, and how they are both complex and unpredictable.