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Skippers jump to 37:58 Announcing the grand return of The Scripturient Society! Ash and Karissa are back at it—this time diving even deeper into dialogue. We’ll explore why dialogue can either pull readers in or send the

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Hosted by Ash & Karissa · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 175 episodes
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Ash & Karissa hosts The Scripturient Society, a arts show with 175 episodes published.

Skippers jump to 37:58 Announcing the grand return of The Scripturient Society! Ash and Karissa are back at it—this time diving even deeper into dialogue. We’ll explore why dialogue can either pull readers in or send the

✨ Come behind the scenes of our Spring 2025 Story Sirens Writing Retreat—a weekend filled with creativity, connection, and storytelling magic! In this short episode, we share some of our favorite moments from Story Siren

Word of the week: Braggadocio In this episode of The Scripturient Society, Ash and Karissa dive into a listener-requested topic: how to transform your floating ideas into a full-fledged manuscript. From characters and se

Word of the week: Zemblanity In this episode of The Scripturient Society, the hosts dive into the unbelievable world of suspension of disbelief and why it’s absolutely crucial for writers--particularly when writing scien

It's that time of year again! Are you ready to throw out the time codes and embrace the nonsense? Welcome to Episode 117 of The Scripturient Society, also known as Season 5 Episode 16 of That Pretentious Book Club, also

Word of the week: Anathema This week the hosts of The Scripturient Society writers group and podcast discuss "plot conveniences", including their personal favorite/least favorite conveniences, as well as how and when to

Word of the week: Suspiration This week the hosts of The Scripturient Society writers group and podcast discuss the value of working on the books that come to you easily versus the books that are a labor of love. Is one

Word of the week: Hirsute In line with the theme of this week's episode, the hosts discuss perhaps the most unlikeable word of the week yet, before diving in to the process for crafting an unlikeable protagonist. From wh

Word of the week: Aglifft In this episode the hosts discuss how to identify elements of a story that need to be cut or replaced to take your story to the next level. Learning how to recognize elements of a story that onl

Hey there, writers! Karissa popping in for this brief announcement to let everyone know that we will be taking a brief hiatus for the rest of May 2024, but we will be back in June with your regularly scheduled writing ra

Word of the week: Littoral In this episode the hosts discuss novellas! From what separates a novella from other forms of short fiction to stylistic expectations and the strategy they require, for such small books there's

Word of the week: Axiomatic In this episode the hosts discuss what to keep in mind when crafting romantic and other relationships for your side or supporting characters. Did you know that a supporting character's choice

Word of the week: Limerence In this episode the hosts discuss the best ways to incorporate riddles, prophesies, letters, diary entries, and other asides into writing. From how frequently to include these in a single book

Word of the week: Scurryfunge In this episode the hosts discuss all the ways to clackety clack (AKA type - including methods that don't involve clackety clacking at all)! From desktop and laptop keyboards with a shocking

Word of the week: Dormiveglia In this episode the hosts discuss frame stories! From classic and modern examples of this popular storytelling to technique to how frame stories can be used to keep readers on the edge of th

Word of the week: Crepuscular In this episode the hosts discuss the unalived/missing parent trope, as well as when and how to use it, and some unique alternatives to keep stories feeling fresh and down to earth. It's no

Word of the week: Spurious In this episode the hosts discuss writing contests (or writing competitions, depending on which synonym you prefer). From the different types of contests and whether submitting something is wor

Word of the week: Persiflage In this episode the hosts discuss the many tropes in modern fiction and young adult fiction in particular that were inspired by tropes made famous by none other than the bard himself -- Willi

Word of the week: Saturnine In this first episode back following the holiday hiatus and Ash's maternity leave, the hosts discuss staying on task for the new year! From tips for staying focused to setting reasonable goals

Welcome to Episode 103 of The Scripturient Society and Season 5 Episode 9 of That Pretentious Book Club! Join sister podcasts and Story Sirens Studio productions The Scripturient Society and That Pretentious Book Club in
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