بهترین پادکست های Rationally Writing (2024)

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Episode 63 - Reader Feedback II (Guest: Velorien) 23:47

3M ago23:47

23:47

Short episode where Daystar and Alexander speak with Velorien, one of the writers of Marked for Death⁠, to discuss the impact of reader feedback in serial fiction. Hosted by ⁠⁠Daystar Eld⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Alexander Wales⁠⁠.With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, ⁠⁠G.A.T.O Must Be Respected --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify…

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Episode 62 - Money in Fiction 39:36

5M ago39:36

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Daystar and Alexander discuss the role of money and class in fiction, and how it can affect, or fail to affect, their decisions and interactions. Hosted by ⁠Daystar Eld⁠ and ⁠Alexander Wales⁠With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, ⁠G.A.T.O Must Be Respected --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationally…

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Episode 61 - Subverting Expectations (Guest: Jamie Wahls) 1:09:39

1+ y ago1:09:39

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Alex and I attended a writing retreat with some other authors in the rationality community, and while there decided to host an impromptu episode on subverting expectations, joined (primarily) by our Nebula nominated friend, Jamie Wahls. All I had to record with was my laptop, so apologies for the sound quality! Co-hosted by Alexander Wales With tha…

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Episode 60 - Animorphs: The Reckoning (Guest: TK17/Duncan Sabien) 1:09:34

2y ago1:09:34

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Today we're joined once again by Duncan Sabien, aka TK17, to discuss his incredible rationalfic, Animorphs: The Reckoning. It was recorded shortly after the story finished and includes questions on not just his writing process, but the various decisions that went into changes made from canon, so spoilers ahead! Co-hosted by Alexander Wales With tha…

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Episode 59 - Worth the Candle Postmortem 1:46:03

2+ y ago1:46:03

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Today we discuss Alexander's original serial fiction, Worth the Candle, and the various decisions and aspects of the story that came up throughout the writing process. Co-hosted by Alexander Wales With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, G.A.T.O Must Be Respected --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ratio…

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Episode 58 - Gender in Fiction 54:44

2+ y ago54:44

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Daystar and Alexander discuss gender in fiction, and how it cultural gender norms or deviances can inform not just character personalities but can be an interesting part of world building. Co-hosted by Alexander Wales With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, G.A.T.O Must Be Respected --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spoti…

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Episode 57 - Species in Fiction 48:59

3y ago48:59

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Daystar and Alexander discuss using different species or "races" in fiction, and how it informs characters and is addressed by different types of stories. Co-hosted by Alexander Wales With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, G.A.T.O Must Be Respected --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationally-writing…

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Episode 56 - Race in Fiction 1:00:41

3+ y ago1:00:41

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Daystar and Alexander discuss race in fiction, or rather, species, and how it informs characters and is addressed by different types of stories. Co-hosted by Alexander Wales With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, G.A.T.O Must Be Respected Timestamps 03:38 Race as a Social Construct 14:20 Approaches to Race in Fiction 22:30 Black Su…

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Episode 55 - Politics in Fiction 57:44

4y ago57:44

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Daystar and Alexander discuss politics as a plot device, and and political fiction as a genre. Co-hosted by Alexander Wales With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, G.A.T.O Must Be Respected Timestamps: 00:35 What is a political plot? 8:58 Main types of political plot structures 24:00 Political 5 Man Band 37:05 Challenges Links: Rule…

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Episode 54 - Irrational Fiction 1:03:10

4y ago1:03:10

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Daystar and Alexander discuss irrational or non-rational fiction. Co-hosted by Alexander Wales With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, G.A.T.O Must Be Respected Timestamps 00:35 "Rational" vs "Irrational" 10:04 How do you distinguish? 18:50 Conversations around the difference 33:05 Audience Mindset 48:18 Writing non-rational fiction…

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Episode 53 - Horror 38:49

4y ago38:49

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Daystar and Alexander discuss horror in fiction, and the unique challenges and opportunities that come with rational horror. Co-hosted by Alexander Wales With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, G.A.T.O Must Be Respected Timestamps 0:37 What Do You Find Scary in Fiction? 7:42 Rational Horror 22:50 Horror vs Thriller 31:00 Strengths o…

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Episode 52 - Dropped Threads 52:07

4+ y ago52:07

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Daystar and Alexander discuss dropped threads and side plots in stories, what tends to lead to them and how to manage them as you go. Timestamps 2:34 Serial Fiction 9:32 What Ends Up on the Page 14:55 Side Plots 17:10 Serials 21:25 Why Threads Get Dropped 27:30 Story Shifts 37:30 Our Dropped Threads 44:28 Bonus Dropped Threads --- Support this podc…

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Episode 51 - Character Flaws 1:06:13

4+ y ago1:06:13

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Daystar and Alexander discuss character flaws; what makes for good ones, how to avoid Mary Sues, and why some flaws show up so often compared to others. Timestamps 0:35 Flaws As Conflict Generators 5:53 Mary Sues 15:23 Brought Low 23:14 Most Common Flaws 36:02 Rarest Flaws Twig by Wildbow The Erogamer by Groon the Walker --- Support this podcast: h…

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Episode 50 - Abandoning Stories 1:01:12

5y ago1:01:12

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Daystar and Alexander discuss the reasons authors abandon stories before they're finished, whether they want to or not. Hosted by Daystar Eld and Alexander Wales With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, G.A.T.O Must Be Respected Time Stamps 1:26 Abandonment vs Hiatus 6:16 Different reasons for Abandoning 17:10 Alex's List 25:55 Manag…

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Episode 49 - Ideological Turing Test 56:31

5y ago56:31

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Daystar and Alexander discuss Ideological Turing Tests; what they are, why they're important in fiction, and how to try to pass them as best you can. Timestamps: 0:34 Turing Tests 6:15 Avoiding Caricatures Isn't Enough 10:14 Passing ITT 25:48 Frames 37:53 Personal Challenges 47:11 Presentation --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.co…

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Episode 48 - Romance 56:10

5y ago56:10

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Daystar and Alexander discuss romance in fiction, particularly in finding meaningful romantic conflicts as either the major plot, or as a subplot in a broader story. Timestamps: 7:21 Body Language and Chemistry 14:00 Source of Romantic conflict 21:43 Troubled vs Doomed 30:20 Extreme Romantic Contexts 36:29 Compatibility 43:06 Conflict from Change 5…

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Episode 47 - Timeskips 49:20

5+ y ago49:20

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Daystar and Alexander discuss the value and pitfalls of using time skips, long and short. Timestamps: 1:13 The Two Axes 11:51 Rules for Timeskips 25:27 Relationships 42:13 Extremely Long Timeskips --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationally-writing/support

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Episode 46 Bonus 11:19

5+ y ago11:19

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Bonus bit of conversation from Episode 46. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationally-writing/support

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Episode 46 - Story Research 49:24

5+ y ago49:24

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Daystar and Alexander discuss the common necessities of research for writing fiction.0:30 A Stable of Experts12:49 Inspirational Research19:15 Spot Research--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationally-writing/support

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Episode 45 - Writing as a Skill (Guest: Kuiper) 1:07:08

5+ y ago1:07:08

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Daystar and Alexander are joined by professional game writer Kuiper to discuss writing as a skill, or rather a set of skills, and the ways people can improve them.Timestamps:1:19 Writing as a skill21:03 What improves writing?24:20 Don't grow attached to your ideas32:45 Skilling up one at a time 45:36 Sticking with or abandoning50:25 Other ways to i…

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Episode 44 - World Building II (Guest: Erratic Errata) 1:18:04

5+ y ago1:18:04

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Special guest Erratic Errata joins Daystar and Alexander to discuss more aspects of world building, particularly in his serial A Practical Guide to Evil.1:04 Planet of Hats11:31 Societal Axioms19:30 Reconstructing Tropes25:56 Playing with Narrative35:06 Worldbuilding Differences43:38 Free Will and Deities49:39 Video game inspiration55:15 A Practica…

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Episode 43 - Reader Feedback 55:51

6y ago55:51

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Daystar and Alexander discuss reader feedback, and taking criticism constructively.Timestamps:2:02 Paretto's Principle6:30 Trends and Spikes19:50 Typos vs Style26:56 Continuity29:30 Actionable37:49 Deep Criticism45:50 Spoilery feedback--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationally-writing/support…

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Episode 42 - Worth the Candle (Guest: CthulhuRaeJepsen) 47:09

6y ago47:09

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Special guest CthulhuRaeJepsen joins the podcast to discuss pseudonyms, and his story Worth the Candle.Timestamps: 2:19 Writing Under Pseudonym7:52 Worth the Candle17:07 Spoiler Talk up to Ch. 84--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rationally-writing/support

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Episode 41 - Worldbuilding: Second Order Effects 48:24

6y ago48:24

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Daystar and Alexander discuss worldbuilding, and why considering second-order effects is so important to making it rational, and can help in finding or fleshing out good plots.2:50 Battle School concept6:46 Inadequate Equilibria As Story Elements 22:55 Shadows of the Limelight28:22 Consequence of the Consequence37:20 Aesop Exacerbation41:14 Confron…

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Episode 40 - Review: The Prestige 47:30

6y ago47:30

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Daystar and Alexander review the movie The Prestige, and explore what made it such a well constructed, perhaps even rational, work of fiction.Timestamps2:24 Summary + Was it Rational?16:30 Foreshadowing21:34 Clashing Ideologies25:22 Noticing Confusion30:25 Magic and Storytelling45:40 Repeat Viewings--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spoti…

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Episode 63 - Reader Feedback II (Guest: Velorien) 23:47

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Episode 62 - Money in Fiction 39:36

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Episode 61 - Subverting Expectations (Guest: Jamie Wahls) 1:09:39

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Episode 60 - Animorphs: The Reckoning (Guest: TK17/Duncan Sabien) 1:09:34

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Episode 59 - Worth the Candle Postmortem 1:46:03

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Episode 58 - Gender in Fiction 54:44

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Episode 57 - Species in Fiction 48:59

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Episode 56 - Race in Fiction 1:00:41

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Episode 55 - Politics in Fiction 57:44

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Episode 54 - Irrational Fiction 1:03:10

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Episode 53 - Horror 38:49

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Episode 52 - Dropped Threads 52:07

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Episode 51 - Character Flaws 1:06:13

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Episode 50 - Abandoning Stories 1:01:12

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Episode 49 - Ideological Turing Test 56:31

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Episode 48 - Romance 56:10

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Episode 47 - Timeskips 49:20

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Episode 46 Bonus 11:19

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Episode 46 - Story Research 49:24

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Episode 45 - Writing as a Skill (Guest: Kuiper) 1:07:08

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Episode 44 - World Building II (Guest: Erratic Errata) 1:18:04

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Episode 43 - Reader Feedback 55:51

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Episode 42 - Worth the Candle (Guest: CthulhuRaeJepsen) 47:09

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Episode 41 - Worldbuilding: Second Order Effects 48:24

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Episode 40 - Review: The Prestige 47:30

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