A new year brings new beginnings…like a new podcast about beginnings! That’s right, after starting with endings way back in Episode 1, Nick and Tim come full circle to the beginning of things. Whether it’s how best to start a story or why audiences like
Read MoreWe’re back! Again! After an extended hiatus to reflect and retool the podcast, Nick and Tim return with a new, live format for Derailed Trains of Thought! This episode was originally streamed live last week at mixlr.com, which allowed us to interact with
Read MoreIn the words of the famous (read: unknown) poem from Alice in Wonderland: He sent them word I had not gone (We know it to be true): If she should push the matter on, What would become of you? And what does this mean? No idea. But, it introduces an importa
Read MoreWe all have our little pet scenes and characters. You know, that one line you’ll watch again and again or that minor villain you write long fan fictions about because he’s just SO COOL. Then there’s costumes design of the palace guards (which is just so t
Read MoreLook–it’s a fact. Not everyone can make diabolically elaborate plans go off without a hitch like the Joker or those guys from Ocean’s Eleven. That’s why some people use copious outlines while writing, and others…not so much. This episode, Nick and Tim
Read MoreIt’s been awhile since our last Side Track (like 2011!), so when the Children of the Wells gang got together recently, we thought we’d have a round table discussion of what makes us tick as creators. You know Tim and Nick, of course, but here’s also Greg
Read MoreWriter’s Block. You’ve had it. I’ve had it. Everyone’s had it, except possibly Isaac Asimov. The solution, of course, is to just start writing, but that’s like saying the best way to find patience is to wait for it. So, can podcast hosts Timothy Deal and
Read MoreEveryone loves zombies. Why? Because they’re the disgusting, shuffling, brain-eating, undying corpses of your friends and family. Wait–what? Let’s start again. Everyone loves an apocalypse. Why? Because the foundations of society crumple and instead of w
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