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For the first half hour, Alex and Chris spend some quality time talking about bringing their work to the next level and Chris discusses the Deadly Ink...

Chris is on a solo mission at the DEADLY INK WRITERS' CONFERENCE meeting and learning from writers of many genres. And of course Chris is also interv...

Chris is back from the wilds of creative career contemplation, and Alex has returned from panels and presentations at the San Diego Comic Con! They'r...

With Alex attending the the biggest comic con on the west coast, and Chris watching social media report and respond to it from the east coast, the boy...

Many, many students ask the same question, sometimes with subtle variations. How can I come up with a new idea? Why bother, mine won't be as good? W...

Writers often talk about character motivations. Basically why do they do what they do? Though that is a major question, another equally important one ...

There are so many things that influence our storytelling. If we only scratch the surface we wind up repeating what's gone before, in almost the same "...

In this episode Alex identifies and underlines the 7 important sources writers explore for stories. From an item on your desk to a tragic moment in li...

Alex and Chris celebrate Father's Day talking about the influence of fathers (and mothers!) present or not, being fathers, and the impact of fictional...

Alex and Chris discuss what Chris calls the "come down" from being heavily engaged in the creative process; the time when we're not quite out of our c...

Based on a few things that happened this past week, on Alex's Facebook Live webinar, and on Chris attending a major writers' conference, as well as ...

For the Memorial Day weekend, Alex & Chris take a look at creative demons and angels in an unusual way. First Chris shares some honest and painfu...