Storysmithing
#51: 2025 Review and 2026 Goals
Jan 4, 202622 min
An overview of what I read and wrote in 2025, lessons learned, and my goals for 2026.
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Storysmithing
Hosted by John Gulick · fiction · EN
About this Podcast:
A sandbox for readers and writers to follow stories through brainstorming and drafting. Enjoy the development of fresh stories, and absorb the writing process as principle meets practice. All stories are available to read at https://sites.google.com/view/storysmithing/home.
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What is Storysmithing about?
A sandbox for readers and writers to follow stories through brainstorming and drafting. Enjoy the development of fresh stories, and absorb the writing process as principle meets practice.
Who hosts Storysmithing?
Storysmithing is hosted by John Gulick. The show has published 51 episodes to date.
What has Storysmithing covered recently?
Recent episodes include "#51: 2025 Review and 2026 Goals" (4 January 2026, 22 minutes), "#50: Appreciation for Books 1-3 of We Hunt Monsters by Aaron Oster" (21 September 2025, 58 minutes), and "#49: Designing a Dungeon Crawler Card Game in One Hour" (21 September 2025, 60 minutes).
How often does Storysmithing publish?
Storysmithing publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 38 minutes across 51 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Storysmithing?
Booking probability for Storysmithing is 22%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Storysmithing requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Storysmithing's contact route on record: verified email.
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The strongest fits for Storysmithing are Courses, Coaching & Lessons and Artists, Writers & Performers. Storysmithing has a fiction audience.
About the host
John Gulick hosts Storysmithing, a fiction podcast with 51 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Sep 21, 202558 min
I review my favorite elements of books 1, 2, and 3 of the We Hunt Monsters series as a reader, then a writer. I also share a few thoughts on areas that could be reconsidered.Overall, I would highly recommend this series...
- Sep 21, 20251 hour
We design a (99%) complete dungeon diving card game in one hour. The abbreviated, complete ruleset of "Dungeon 53" is available at the Storysmithing website .I hope you enjoy!
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#48: Interviewing Minichirops of Royal Road
Sep 21, 202533 minA conversation with Minichirops touching on his journey as a writer, the snowflake outlining method, and more.
- Aug 17, 20251h 8m
The least interesting aspect of a combat scene should be the combat. Here, I outline how Chapter 5's combat scene should develop our characters and worldbuilding through the action.
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- Aug 13, 202516 min
After 60+ hours of brainstorming, the shape of the story has evolved significantly. I overview how the characters and wordbuilding have grown along with the plot now stretching to seven books.
- Jul 26, 20252h 5m
Have you ever met a Smogback or a Lunchmeat Slabber? Me neither, but we create over 50 of these mobs that our cast of heroes will encounter at Delving High. Another 200 mobs, and we'll be all set!
- Jul 20, 202538 min
We continue delving into our new brainstorm by digging into the trident of character progression: Classes, Variants, and Charisms.
- Jul 5, 20251h 37m
We brainstorm the LitRPG/LitRoguelite novel, Delving High. The story will follow Jack Stalk and his squad's quest to survive the dangers (and other students) of Delving High. I plan to release chapters on Royal Road as...
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#42: The Jester's Son: Chapter 3 Reading
Feb 1, 202530 minCheck out the draft of Chapter 3!
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#41: The Jester's Son: Chapter 2 Reading
Feb 1, 202531 minA reading of the Chapter 2 draft.
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#40: The Jester's Son: Chapter 1 Reading
Jan 18, 202536 minCheck out the first chapter of my primary 2025 project!
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#39: 2024 Review and 2025 Goals
Dec 28, 202445 minI review the biggest projects and takeaways from 2025 and introduce 2025's major project: The Jester's Son novel!
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#38: BatSim High: Chapter 1 Reading
Dec 27, 202431 minAn introduction and reading of BatSim High: Chapter 1, where high school students are trained for combat in the Simworld. This YA sci-fi chapter was very fun to draft, and we'll see if I return to this story in the...
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#37: Knit the Knight: Reading
Nov 17, 20245 minKnit the (toy) Knight must save the day while all the big knights are away!
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#36: Berry Soup: Reading
Nov 10, 20248 minTired of their usual food, all the animals must band together to make soup. It takes a crew to stew!
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#35: Rody's Rocks: Reading
Nov 10, 202410 minRody the ghoul seeks the perfect rock to give each member of his new humanamily.
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#34: Finny's Magic Fish Food: Reading
Nov 10, 20246 minMacy feeds Finny magic fish food, and strangeness ensues.
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#33: Glip the Ghoul: Reading
Oct 1, 20248 minA full reading of my very best-to-date ghoul-bedtime-card-stacking-mischiefy story. This story is kid and ghoul friendly.
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#32: Bedtime Story Brainstorming: Glip the Ghoul
Sep 30, 202431 minIf you've never heard of Glip the Ghoul, that's because we invented him in this episode! Here, we outline a short bedtime story for kids (and ghouls)!
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